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Monica is doing well. Everything she eats makes her stomach hurt, but they also didn't tell her to stay away from fatty foods. Lol -
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Noni,
Not sure why I didn't see your discussion when you posted it, but I just now saw it. I would have posted sooner!!! I'm so sorry you missed your daughter's birthday again. I know how sad it is to miss those celebrations!! I missed Christmas with one of my daughters for 3 years!! I also didn't know your daughter had surgery just before then. Is she ok now? I also noticed you joined this group and I didn't get that notification either. Don't know what's going on with my notifications!!! But I see I had sent you a personal message earlier to invite you. I'm glad you stopped in here. I see your daughter is an officer - what does she do and is she still on the ship? My daughter is still training to be a Naval Flight Officer but is on medical hold for over a year now!!! She is stationed in Oklahoma City!!
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Hi Anna,
Sorry I am just getting back to you. Life is busy. She has healed and is doing wonderful. It's amazing how much pain a little gallbladder can create.
This might be my year for missing Christmas. But I will get New Years. So we will push it back a week.
My daughter is a Officer, I wish I could tell you what she is doing in her Naval Career. What she signed up for and what they put her in are two different ends of the spectrum. She is in SWO now and EDO cwhen finished with the SWO program. ML is on the USS Princeton. Her job is very demanding and in charge of all computer opperations. So you can see why I said it's at all ends of the spectrum. Did your daughter go to OCS? ML graduated Hotel 02-05. She is coming up on her first year in the navy. Graduation was 10-31-14 -
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Noni,
My daughter graduated OCS in September 2012. We are still in a holding pattern as far as her thyroid condition is. She is healthy now but the Navy wants her to have two to three blood tests which are in the normal range for her to get off med hold. Hopefully her next blood test will do it because the last two they had to make slight adjustments to her meds. I know what SWO is but I'm not familiar with EDO. And I understand all about not being able to explain to others what their jobs actually are. I also have a son in intel and I never know what he is doing and don't want to know!!!!
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Anna,
EDO is a engineering duty officer. Not really sure what it detailed so I looked it up. It involves design, acquisition, construction, repair, maintance, conversion, overhaul and despise of ships, subs,aircraft carriers and the systems on those platforms. Weapons command and control, communication, computers,
She will be going back to school for her mastern withers at the naval postgraduate school or MIT. Now that was a mouth full .lol
I have thyroid problems. I understand how she feels. What does your daughter do while on medical? -
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Noni,
My goodness - that is a mouthful!!! Thanks for the info. I'm always happy to learn new things about today's Navy. It sure has changed since my days!! Women still weren't allowed on ships which is one of the reasons I got out - no chance to advance for me since I was an OS. Now I read what your daughter is doing and think WOW!!!
Jennifer has been working in the security office of the squadron she will be reporting to once she gets winged. Unfortunately her thyroid problem is hereditary because me, my sister and one niece all have it and we think our mom had the problem but she never spoke of it.
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