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Comment by Paul Blazer on October 5, 2010 at 7:06pm

Hey All-
New to this group, but been here awhile. Here's my query-My Son is in A school in Pensacola as an IT. Anybody hear where the Navy is sending the latest IT grads? My son said something about possibly Germany but it's just talk. Anyone else have a recent IT grad, and to where did they get deployed? The curiousity is killing this cat....

Comment by John J on August 27, 2010 at 12:51pm

Hey Kevin
What we found that a US phone does have a difficult time as there are no agreements with carriers for service, But there is a agreement for a UK service provider, Yes strange but thats how it goes we also talk with our family in AZ on Skype.

Comment by John J on August 27, 2010 at 11:48am

Hey Kevin.
We live in England my daughter is a nuke and based on the east coast, we talk by Skype all the time if you have any question re England just ask away

Comment by Chris H. on August 26, 2010 at 4:27pm

So sad, but major areas like San Diego are dangerous for everyone, not just the Navy personnel. I lived (through) in California for many years, primarily in the Palm Springs area, and would get a major headache if I had to drive into the Los Angeles/Orange County/San Diego areas. I like the Chicago area (between the Great Lakes base and downtown) just about the same, except there seemed to be more lanes and more off-ramps one-after-the-other in Illinois. LOL! It is still a shame, but we can only caution them, not control the pedal-to-the-metal attitudes, unfortunately. Our daughter's Chief was riding in a car (passenger) recently which got nailed by someone running a red light. He's got a broken pelvis and is currently in a wheel chair, and it is unknown if he'll be able to deploy with his ship next month.

Comment by Bob Kline on August 26, 2010 at 4:00pm

That is such sad news. My prayers go out to the families of the sailors. SPEED KILLS!

Comment by Gary Jensen on August 26, 2010 at 3:03pm

I posted a note about this in the Prayer Requests group, but I wanted to share some very sad news about the loss of two Sailors who were stationed in Point Loma (San Diego) with my son at the ASW base.

The article about this tragic accident is posted below. Please remind your Sailor(s) that automobile and motorcycle accidents are the leading cause of death in the Navy. While your sons and daughters may not be deployed in the fleet yet, they need to be mindful of their own safety as well as the safety of their shipmates.

RIP Brian Davis and Seth Hartin.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/25/navy-ids-two-sailors...

Comment by Shane Snyder on July 24, 2010 at 11:49am

Scary isn't it, the price

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on July 24, 2010 at 10:36am

Yeah....Eric called me Christmas before last from Dubai....we won't tlk about the cost.....plenty!!!!

Comment by Shane Snyder on July 24, 2010 at 10:21am

The roaming charges are nuts, Sean used his I phone to keep in touch as he was flying to Bahrain and then used it off and on for the first couple of weeks over there to check his email etc his bill was $500. So what he did was bought a pre paid cell phone to make calls home.

Comment by Chris H. on July 24, 2010 at 10:16am

Good to know about Verizon/Skype. Someone at Verizon told my wife Skype and the Verizon on our daughter's cell phone would only work within the US with her account. How does one sign in with Verizon Internet service when they're somewhere like Japan? I figured a different Internet Service Provider (ISP) might be available at different locations, but not Verizon. Oh, well, she's going to have a Netbook with her, where I've installed Skype so that's got a cam/speakers and should be sufficient and also avoid cell phone roaming charges. LOL!

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