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Comment by KatK on October 5, 2010 at 11:37am

You can send them priority mail thru the post office. They have a flat rate for up to 70 pounds. I think it is $10.95 (depending on the size of the box) for FPO AP addresses. My son is in Japan and it gets to Japan in 6-10 days. If you send it thru Fed Ex or UPS it will be much more expensive and the customs are much tougher. I sent my son some Vitamin C and they stopped it and wanted a doctor's order (that was thru Fed Ex) but the post office considers FPO AP addresses US soil and customs are much less stringent.

Comment by spensmom on October 5, 2010 at 10:12am

Angie, welcome! My son is about to finish his first deployment and his first few months in the Navy. I have sent him care packages (3) while he has been out. He did struggle with some seasickness at first especially when they were going full speed trying to keep us with a carrier. :) He did not seem to want to go to the pharmacy, maybe because he thought the guys would give him a hard time??? Who knows, but I did send him some ginger candy which he said also tasted good.
He's better now, and I don't think he has been troubled with it since the beginning, thank goodness. I have sent him underwear, t-shirts, healthy snacks or the 100 cal. kind, jelly beans (which he really likes), and Gatorade mix with an empty water bottle to mix it in. A Sailors Mom is right about limited space! especially for a tall fellow. My son has used Skype when he's in port. It is so nice to be able to actually see them. He has his laptop to use in port. He has sent numerous e-mails from the ship's computers and has called twice but the connections take a bit of getting used to since there is a pause between comments. He has not used his cell phone at all. Hope this helps.

Comment by MissMySailor on October 5, 2010 at 10:12am

Hi all,
Spensmom I enjoyed that story very much and wish more teachers did it or passed it on. I think our children forget how we got our freedom and how we keep it. I am surprised how many people question me as if I am crazy that my son is in Navy when they should thank him.

A SailorsMom and Sandi thank you for the information it is very helpful. My son is a long way from his deployment but I want to be prepared and have him prepared. He is never on a computer so I want him to start a facebook page and he keeps forgetting to ask for his assigned e-mail address for the ship.

One more question why do we call it the "Small Boy" community?

Take care, Paula

Comment by spensmom on October 4, 2010 at 1:29pm

Thought you all might appreciate this ......... got it thru e-mail.


Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.
'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?'
She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'
They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'
'No,' she said.
'Maybe it's our behavior.'
She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.'
And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom.
By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms. Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the desk less classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.
Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned..

Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'
By the way, this is a true story.
Please consider passing this along so others won't forget that the freedoms we have in this great country were earned by U. S. Veterans.

Comment by micheles3 on October 1, 2010 at 9:28pm

Hi Joanne, My son is also stationed on the USS Sterett, I've been looking for other moms with sailors on that ship. I would love to chat more.

Comment by MissMySailor on September 30, 2010 at 2:01pm

How great 5 hours away from home and San Diego is so great!!! My daughter is a doctor in private practice now but when she was a senior resident when this current war started she worked on base in the clinic and loved it!!! In fact I was on the phone with her yesterday and she was passing the base on her way to work. She mentioned to me how much she enjoyed the clinic there and how she met so many great people and still has them as friends today.

My son had that as his first choice but ended up in Norfolk Va which was great. He is on the USS Jason Dunham and has made alot of friends and is happy.

Take care, Paula

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on September 30, 2010 at 1:33pm

Welcome Joanie - how exciting for Matt ...and great news for you too!

Comment by micheles3 on September 27, 2010 at 10:47am

I just called for the shipping materials and it is called a Military Care Kit. Just call the number on the link and you should receive in 7-10 business days.

Comment by spensmom on September 27, 2010 at 10:35am

For some reason my link did not showup in the message below....try again...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Navy-Care-Packages/127461210624955?re...

Comment by spensmom on September 27, 2010 at 10:33am

There is also a group on N4M's called "Care Package Ideas".

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