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Comment by Chris H. on June 5, 2011 at 3:45pm

Welcome to the Decatur family, John.  That's where our daughter is.  She just sent an email about the current situation, "I also got seasick really bad yesterday but felt WONDERFUL after I threw up lol. Funny how that works lol."  A couple months ago we did six days aboard on the Tiger Cruise back to San Diego, and had trouble walking on land for a little bit.  LOL!

Comment by John Johnson on June 5, 2011 at 2:19pm

My son is on the Decatur (DDG73). Hopefully he's starting to adjust to life at sea. Learning new skills,etc.

 

Comment by Chris H. on June 4, 2011 at 12:45pm

 Welcome to the Destroyer Group, John. Yes, the first few days may be tough. When our daughter deployed for the first time last year, she and most of the crew got seasick in the first two or three days out. It is the territory, the excitement of the first time and anxious feelings not knowing what to expect. They get over it. LOL!

Comment by Paige on June 4, 2011 at 11:30am

John, glad to hear your son is now with his destroyer and is currently underway.  My son experienced seasickness on the first day out, but then was fine after that.  It's good if they can get their sea legs by having short trips underway, so by the time deployment rolls around they are well adjusted to life at sea.  Which destroyer is your son attached to?  My son is with the Howard (DDG83) currently in it's second month of a six month deployment.

Comment by John Johnson on June 4, 2011 at 10:57am

Well, my son has made it to his destroyer at San Diego. He's going to get a early start to test his sea legs as they leave for a three week exercise yesterday. He said rough seas are expected during to trip. Nothing like a little nausea to start your first voyage.

Comment by Paige on June 3, 2011 at 10:05am

Jim and Paul, thank you for taking the time to get all these links up.  As the group creator I have not contributed as much as I would like, so I am grateful to you for your help in keeping this group as well as others current with information about our ships and sailors.  I appreciate it.

 

Chris, I agree with your comments regarding Facebook.  The ships FB pages are particularly helpful with info when they are on deployment.  They keep family and friends up-to-date on where they are and what they are doing. I've learned more from the USS Howard and CARAT exercise FB pages than I have from my son, lol.  And yes, it is very important to observe OPSEC.

 

Comment by Chris H. on June 2, 2011 at 10:47pm

Oh, DUH!  Either way, you guys keep this site going with wonderful information. 

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on June 2, 2011 at 10:18pm

appreciate the accolade Chris, but the links were a project by Jim!

Comment by Chris H. on June 2, 2011 at 8:55pm

Thanks for all the links, Paul.  Appreciated!  To parents and other relatives, a lot of the destroyers also have Facebook pages where the staff posts official, cleared photos and some articles occasionally.  If you do post on a FB page, please, please observe OPSEC at all times.  Never post dates or specific information for what you may think is next for the ship.

Comment by Chris H. on June 2, 2011 at 8:08pm

Hi Stevie, welcome to the group.  Here's a Search result on the site here for further information on Tiger Cruises - http://www.navydads.com/main/search/search?q=Tiger+Cruise 

If you're offered it, take it.  The experience is incredible.  There are certain requirements, though, like parents are fine, spouses are not, and there is also a less-than age limit (no children under a certain age), along with good health certification. Over age 60 you must have a doctor's note also.  Not all ships have Tiger Cruises, depending on what they've been doing, I suppose.

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