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Roll Call: Name your sailor's sub!
Submarine moms are special:
--- All of us have boys, "SAILORS!"
--- Who serve on "boats,"
--- With whereabouts unknown, and
--- We only get sporadic, short emails while they're out!
Tell us where your sailor serves...
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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on
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Annette, I would be very interested to hear what your sailor says about Guam. My sailor may be headed there in the near future! Pat
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Permalink Reply by Nancy on
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My daughter in law is from Guam. Married to my son who is not a sailor. I bet she can answer any non Navy questions.
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Permalink Reply by Annette on
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He said the base is big, not as easy to get to places by walking. His boat is away at the moment, so he is in TPU with another guy he knows (temporary personnel unit). Not much else. He mentioned a 4 mile run to a beach that is on base, and back. In the pouring rain, with situps and pushups along the way! LOL
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Permalink Reply by navymom2013 on
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Hi! I listened to you talking about Guam. Never been there but to look at all the images on Goggle the place is small but beautiful. I am seeing that the military has a very large presence, it is a large tourist area and it looks a lot like Hawaii- where my son is. I am reading about brown snakes that were imported in WW2 probably in airplane cargo and spiders and that there are very few birds there because the snakes eat the bird eggs and there are octopuses in the water. Lot's of Calamari LOL I hope your son likes the water because that is what it is all about - swim, snorkel, dive, catamarans, fishing and water all around. Beautiful!!!! I can't seem to get off the mainland of Florida.
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Permalink Reply by Rhonda8881 on
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I don't know if it is still true, but when my sailor was in A school, he was told that the Navy would not ship his vehicle to Guam. He decided he did not want to be anywhere that he could not bring his car.
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Permalink Reply by onemoremom on
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My son is on a temporary assignment with the USS Louisianna. He is assigned with the USS Kentucky which is not going out for a long while yet.
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Permalink Reply by Proud Mom on
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Hi, My son also is in Guam. He's waiting for his sub to return (USS Oaklahoma City). It will be his first deployment. He came out of A school in Connecticut, made a quick trip home to suprise me (which he did with great success) and then left for Guam. Very hard to see him go but it's what he had been looking forward to for some time.
He is a Machinist Mate or MM and they are also called A-Gangers. Very proud of him. Looking forward to going to Guam to see him after he has a couple of deployments under his belt.
Are there any Mom's out there with sons on the USS Oaklahoma City?
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Permalink Reply by tina41 on
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my son is on the USS Jefferson City as a MM. glad your son is doing good!! I am always glad to hear about moms getting surprised!!
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It was quite funny about the surprise visit. I've seen many videos and stories about Moms and wives being surprised but really didn't think my son had it in him to keep a secret like that. (actually all my kids were in on it) I was speaking to him on the phone on all his lay-overs he had on his way to Guam (supposedly) and the next morning he was suppose to be in Guam. I walked out to the back patio feeling a bit down and there he was with a big grin on his face. (makes me tear up thinking about it). Needless to say it was the best surprise ever and I hope that all mothers get that same surprise. We truly need that time with them before they are sent away.
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Enjoy! Enjoy! In the 6 years that my son has been in the Navy, he has surprised me twice. No better feeling in the world! Possibility that my sailor has Guam in his future, too!
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