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Comment by navymomfromCT (Ship 11, Div.037) on December 4, 2015 at 9:38am

I messaged the Obudsman yesterday...he got back to me right away....the names for the list to get on the pier for homecoming needed to be submitted by the sailors by December 3....I haven't talked to my sailor so I have no idea whether he put my name on the list...he also said there is a distribution email list...Our sailor needs to send an email with your information to info73ombudsman@gmail.com from his ship's CVN 73 email account so, can you can get information...Has anybody received an e-mail from the ombudsman with any information about homecoming?  If so, can you please personal message me any information.  Thanks.

Comment by BeachBunny on December 2, 2015 at 10:03pm

oh that posted funny...don't know why?grrr

BZ to the new Shellbacks!!

Comment by BeachBunny on December 2, 2015 at 10:02pm

This is a Ceremony that is an Old Navy Tradition for Sailors crossing the Equator for the first time aboard Ship. Before the Ceremony they are considered Polywogs. After the ceremony they become Shellbacks ! All Sailors that have crossed the Equator by Ship go through the Ceremony!

51202-N-YB023-1454 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2015) Command Master Chief of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) Spike Call plays the role of King Neptune during a crossing the line ceremony aboard the ship. Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are deployed in support of Southern Seas 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)

-N-JY875-314 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2015) Sailors participating in a crossing the line ceremony kneel before the royal court on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington and its embarked air wing Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are deployed in support of Southern Seas 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist

Comment by BeachBunny on December 1, 2015 at 7:26pm

Well...some days am chatting to myself on here...lol....saw this poem...really cute and you may need tissue by time you finish reading it...

"The Sailor's Christmas Poem" by VetFriends.com

Twas the night before Christmas, the ship was out steaming,
Sailors stood watch while others were dreaming.
They lived in a crowd with racks tight and small,
In a 80-man berthing, cramped one and all.
I had come down the stack with presents to give,
And to see inside just who might perhaps live.
I looked all about, a strange sight did I see,
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.
No stockings were hung, shined boots close at hand,
On the bulkhead hung pictures of a far distant land.
They had medals and badges and awards of all kind,
And a sober thought came into my mind.
For this place was different, so dark and so dreary,
I had found the house of a Sailor, once I saw clearly.
A Sailor lay sleeping, silent and alone,
Curled up in a rack and dreaming of home.
The face was so gentle, the room squared away,
This was the United States Sailor today.
This was the hero I saw on TV,
Defending our country so we could be free.
I realized the families that I would visit this night,
Owed their lives to these Sailors lay willing to fight.
Soon round the world, the children would play,
And grownups would celebrate on Christmas Day.
They all enjoyed freedom each day of the year,
Because of the Sailor, like the one lying here.
I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone,
On a cold Christmas Eve on a sea, far from home.
The very thought brought a tear to my eye,
I dropped to my knees and started to cry.
The Sailor awakened and I heard a calm voice,
"Santa, don't cry, this life is my choice."
"Defending the seas all days of the year,
So others may live and be free with no fear."
I thought for a moment, what a difficult road,
To live a life guided by honor and code.
After all it's Christmas Eve and the ship's underway!
But freedom isn't free and it's sailors who pay.
The Sailor says to our country "be free and sleep tight,
No harm will come, not on my watch and not on this night.
The Sailor rolled over and drifted to sleep,
I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.
I kept watch for hours, so silent, so still,
I watched as the Sailor shivered from the night's cold chill.
I didn't want to leave on that cold dark night,
This guardian of honor so willing to fight.
The Sailor rolled over and with a voice strong and sure,
Commanded, "Carry on Santa, It's Christmas, and All is Secure!"

Comment by BeachBunny on December 1, 2015 at 11:44am

51124-N-DV340-070 RIO DE JANEIRO (Nov. 24, 2015) Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23 participate in a community relation event during a scheduled port visit to Rio De Janeiro. Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are deployed in support of Southern Seas 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class

Love it when the USN does goodwill volunteering! BZ

Comment by BeachBunny on December 1, 2015 at 11:34am

This is what replenishment looks like:

Story about the exercise they finished..I tried to post it but it went sideways...so just click on the link:

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=92215

Great words from the CNO on Thanksgiving as he dines with the fleet on the Truman:

Richardson said Thanksgiving is an important time to think of those who are spending the holidays deployed, separated from family and friends, to support the operations that keep America safe.

"We've all been there and know those mixed feelings of pride at accomplishing the mission, but also missing our loved ones while deployed during this time," said Richardson in his Thanksgiving message. "For those at home, please keep these shipmates in your thoughts and prayers. If you're forward, reach out, be good company for each other, and wish your shipmate a Happy Thanksgiving."

Comment by MaggieMay on December 1, 2015 at 10:39am

I was sooooo excited to flip the calendar over to December! Getting close....getting very very excited!!!!

Congrats to all who advanced!  Very proud moment for them and their momma's!!  

NavymomfromCT - {{{hugs}}} tell your son not to give up and remember some rates don't advance as fast as others and when quotas are down it makes it even harder.  It's frustrating I know!  

Have a great day ladies!  

Comment by BeachBunny on December 1, 2015 at 10:10am

Ok Ladies...you know what month it is!!

Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on December 1, 2015 at 12:41am

navymomfromT I am so sorry for your sailor as that was sooo close!

Comment by navymomfromCT (Ship 11, Div.037) on November 30, 2015 at 5:28pm

My sailor missed second class by 3 points....he was upset.....congrats to all that made it....my sailor has not been home in 4 years for xmas or thanksgiving....he will be home for a month starting in January....so we can celebrate it then.....

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