I just got my letter from my SR.  I was surprised at his graduation date - it's a week ealier that I would have thought.

That's ok - one week sooner to see my son.

Does anyone know the history of the huge old anchor in front of a railroad bridge in Camp John Paul Jones.  The railroad seperates Camp John Paul Jones and Camp Porter.  My son is at RTC and they run by it, but he doesn't get to stop and see what it says.  He said he's ask some of the RDCs and their answer is "an old ship".  HAHA  My son is a history buff, and I am too.  He has always enjoyed studying nautical history, so he probably would know about the sihp, whatever it was.  Any help is…

Hi All- not doing so hot today- I got my last I love you text at 1030p and the I'm hear call at 1233a this morning.  So since she arrived on a Thursday- will they rush her P-days- and put her in a division formed earlier this week, or hold her til next week?  Her main complaint was she couldn't get her ear to pop and it was bothering her- at least her cold seemed to have decided to end-her voice sounded so good when I got to talk to her while waiting in O'Hare.  So now I wait- and the no…

ok so i have talked to a couple people on here already about this but i am still very confused. My sailor is in San antonio tx graduating april 12th. he got to pick his orders to NH but nothing is set in stone till he actually gets his orders next week. We are trying to get married in plenty of time to be able to follow him to NH. we were going to do it in his 2 week break between A school and NH but i was informed the navy needs time to process all the marriage papers before i just show up…

Hi All- I'm at work and going crazy- she's in the air right now shipping to GL- So scared and worried- but oh so proud of her-- She's got her phone cards- and a little extra money- I've joined all the necessary groups- now I'm just waiting until I get the call tonight-- I didn't think it would hurt this much...

I'm not one to blog about anything! I'm not a writer, and I usually prefer to keep my business private, but since this will probably effect future Navy Mama's I chose to share. As soon as I got my form letter from my SR with his PIR date I made reservations with the first hotel I stumbled upon. After doing some more research I decided to stay at a different hotel (The Ramada) (FYI, not much better in my opinion) and called back The Great Lakes Hotel to cancel my…

Ok Mama's.........here is how it played out......and I am not finished yet!  With love.....my husband has said "DO NOT PISS THE SQUAW OFF!!"     Sooooo..........after a great deal of consideration and prep for the "C" school, we choose Days Inn in Saint George, UT.......we live on the western slope in Colorado.  Upon arriving, our son was REFUSED the right to check in because he is NOT 21!!!  On the booking.com website it does not say you must be 21 to get a room in "UTAH".  Ok, you can…

just got back form a 5 day vacation to see my sailor in san antonio tx A school. it was so great to get to see him and understand more of what his days are like. i got to meet his friends which were all so nice. the base down there was huge but by the end of it i was starting to get it down. he wasnt able to leave base which was okay with me because there was plenty to do on base.

While i was down there he got oc sprayed and got to pick his orders. i felt so bad for him having to get…

Hi All- my heart goes out to all the shippers whose flights are being canceled due to the storm- my own is on her way home from Maryland to try flying out on thursday-

its only 18 more days till i get to see my handsome fiance. i am so excited as are his family and friends. 

were almost done with the worst part! i cant wait till the 22nd i just wanted to give a huge thanks to everybody on this website, it has helped me and his family through this whole process. thank you  :) have a blessed night.

I just got off the phone with my son. His voice sound so good to his mothers ears I told him. He is doing good and he has got the letters from me and his family. He said they help so much and he has read every one of them. Hearing his voice made me very very happy. Thankyou again for all the love and support everyone has given me. Many blessings to you all.

Thank you everybody for your support. I got a letter on Thursday I am very happy Now I am waiting for the call. I learned how to use call forwarding so I will not miss another call. Can not thank everyone enough for the support.

My name is Mary and my youngest son of three left for boot camp on Tuesday the 26th. I am still having a hard time talking to people about it because I start crying everytime. Those who haven't been through this think I am nuts.He is the first in our family to join any military branch so it is all new to me. I was so happy to hear about this website to share feelings and get information.