January 2014 Blog Posts (9)

my son will be returning soon from his first deployment is there any way that I can get video of there

return.

Anybody know who won the Captain's Cup this week? I heard rumblings that my son's ship  (ship 14 div 073) won

Hello all.

Does any one know if its ok to bunch the first group of mail for a recuit and send them via Next Day Air ????

Hello again all.

Since my son signed up last summer, I  have given thought to the Blue Star flag. I know about them and the use in WWI and WW II. My Fathers Mother's flag had three blue stars. My Mothers Mother had one Blue Star. Sadly that Blue star had to be covered with a Gold star when the Indianaoplis was sunk.

It would seem that the Blue Star Flag is being used again.

Anyone know of the current proper respected use of the Blue Star Flag ?

Hello all. Have a couple of questions if you don't mind. I have been reading but haven't found the answers. Yet anyway.

I already have three letters written and ready to mail when I get my sons first letter telling us his official address. Any one know of what the usual time frame is from day one unitl we should expect his first mail? I did read at NavyDads about recuiters not always having the correct address due to different things that can hpapen to recruits and Divisions…

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Hello all. Still new to this site so don't know how to reply to each of you . So I will have to make a group Thank You for the welcome aboard and info.

Many new things for an old sailor like me to get used to. I was in boot camp in San Diego in 1964, and was totally shocked to learn there is no "boot liberty" or "boot leave" anymore. Its the new Navy with new terms and proceedures, but no boot leave!?!?!?!?!?

And the new working unifroms? When the recuiter came to the house…

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Southwest flies into Midway and Milwaukee. Milwaukee is cheaper with a straight shot to Great Lakes. Since we are from Florida and never seen snow much less driven in it, I thought the interstate might have a better chance of being cleared off but I don't really know how all that works.

Anyone with a son or daughter in Ship02 Div 913?

Let's try a little edition

Of trying a piece of deck log tradition

The new year is logged in rhyme

The OOD's special writing time.

CO and XO

Are top of the page

Special positions

Don't start their rage

We write of the course

Bearing and speed

State of the plant

And what's on most

Inport we tell of the lines

What number, type, size,

And of what kind.

The watchstanders on Deck

Are given a line.

The CDO, POOW, and…

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