May 2009 Blog Posts (20)

Finally in Japan!

After a 3-week leave upon completing A-school, my son Kevin left North Carolina on Sunday to join the crew of the USS Tortuga in Sasebo Japan. To say it was hard to say good-by is an understatement. It is one thing to send your son to Illinois, but to send them to Japan was a lot harder than I imagined. He had a grueling trip, which included a 14-hour flight from Atlanta to Seoul, South Korea. Jet lag did catch up with him and his LCPO allowed to take a nap on his first day on board, which… Continue

Added by Lee on May 27, 2009 at 9:21pm — No Comments

Everyone should go to this Challenge

Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge

Dallas / Ft. Worth Texas 05/09/2009

On Saturday May 9, 2009 the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge visited the Dallas – Ft. Worth Metroplex and was held at the Keller School District Natatorium. (I live about 5 miles from the location.) It was their biggest event by a long shot with 590 people competing. They competed in a 500 yd. swim, push-ups, sit-ups, pull ups and a 1.5 mile run. The event was free and open to anyone over 13 years old. Since both males… Continue

Added by NavyDads Co-Admin, Calvin on May 27, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Memorial Day at the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas

My son Adam along with other future sailors from the DFW area took their oath yesterday before a sold-out Ballpark in Arlington crowd. This took place on the field behind home plate before the beginning of the Rangers and Yankees baseball game. Thanks to Navy for Moms and the U.S. Navy for putting this event together.

Added by Ralph (Adam's Dad) on May 26, 2009 at 8:47am — 2 Comments

One Woman in Today's Navy

One Woman in Today’s Navy:

A Sailor’s Personal Account

By DCFN Ashley Marie XXXXXXXXXX

Remembering that some women might have a different opinion, due to how long they themselves have been in, where as I have been in only a little over a year. To me it seems, because I am a woman in a man’s job (engineer/damage controller) we have to mold ourselves as much as the men of the navy do. There is the obvious, that most women can not physically compete with most men… Continue

Added by Charley on May 26, 2009 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

"In Between"

My thanks to the Admins (EG & Paul) for the warm welcome here at NavyDads. I found the site when my wife noticed a magazine ad for navyformoms.com and signed up. Like EG, I figured there had to be a corresponding site for the other gender, and am grateful that EG (and others) have put so much effort into making what looks to be a great site.

I titled this post "In Between" because my daughter is in a slightly different situation than many of your sons and daughters. You might… Continue

Added by John Livesey on May 24, 2009 at 12:18pm — 2 Comments

Care packeges

Hello all, got to hear from Andy several times by cell phone and text. He is doing well. Told me the worst part was 115 degrees at 2315. He said it cooled down a lot one night. They had to break out their foul-weather gear. It dropped to 92 degrees at 0200. He is having some great times. Thanks for prayers and kind words. We are praying for your sailors. God bless America. I have been proud to be an American all of my life, not just in recent months.

Added by Bob, Andy's dad on May 23, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Steve left for boot camp May 13th. Steve's dog Shadow is still not himself. My wife is very quiet, definitely not herself. I have been through this before when our oldest daughter, Lisa went away to …

Steve left for boot camp May 13th. Steve's dog Shadow is still not himself. My wife is very quiet, definitely not herself. I have been through this before when our oldest daughter, Lisa went away to college. This time is different. This time there are no daily phone calls, just one brief call to say I'm at Great Lakes, I'm safe, I love you Mom. This time it has hit me, I feel like a piece of me is missing. Steve and I are both volunteer fire fighters, when the whistle blows we are out the door,… Continue

Added by Jeffrey B. Parlee on May 22, 2009 at 9:07pm — 5 Comments

Boot Camp

My son Corey left Monday for boot camp 5/19. from Jacksonville, Fl.We got to see him sworn in and spent a few minutes with him before he was rushed out to go to the airport. quick call that he had arrived. Today (5/22) we got "the box". so everything he has now is the Navy's..Waiting for his letter with his ship/div on it so we can write him. I'm used to him calling me 4-5 times a day everyday( I have good relationships with all my sons) so it's hard not talking with him.

Added by Jeff ( Corey's Dad) on May 22, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

The Sacrifice of Seperation

After not being able to communicate for a long time, my son called his mom this week. The conversation was short, less than three minutes, but in that short time the concerns he expressed spoke volumes. There was no talk of what he had been doing, or of what he would be doing next. There was only concern for those here at home who he had left behind.

He said he had only been ashore long enough to exchange some currency and get to a pay phone. He had no idea how long he would have on… Continue

Added by Leonard on May 22, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

leaving for boot camp

well my son Kyle left Atlanta, Monday afternoon. We had a going away party for him on Sunday afternoon. a large number of family and friends came out to say good-by.

although Kyle said he did not want a big to-do. But he really enjoyed the party.

Late last night, Kyle called home and said " i don't have much time to talk, we made it to boot camp, you will get a box and a letter from me in about 3 weeks."

we could hear the instructor in the back ground, for them to hurry… Continue

Added by Mike Davis on May 19, 2009 at 5:10pm — 2 Comments

Tiger Cruise - Homecoming !

Wow….homecoming….after seven-plus months at sea everyone was returning to US soil and their families. I knew it was going to be a memorable day with lots of mixed emotions for all.

Eric and I had agreed to make it another 06:00 day, but around 05:00 I managed to wiggle out of the rack and get cleaned up. I wasn’t sleeping anyway, so why stare at the inside of my eyelids when I could go ahead and get cleaned up and get ready for the day. The ship’s movement had eased over night and…

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Added by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on May 16, 2009 at 12:30am — 3 Comments

Brothers at War Movie

Tiger Cruise blog continues with next post---- click NEXT POST in the bottom right to contiue

Saw an interview with Gary Sinise this AM and he was talking about a movie out today...if you look at the website: http://www.brothersatwarmovie.com you can watch a clip and read about the project....it looks powerful and something that all Americans should see. I know this is off-topic here but the fight for freedowm is larger than…

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Added by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on May 15, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Morgan passed FMTB

Morgan did it! He went through two "hell weeks". I got a text from him today saying he passed the Casualty Assessment Test (CAT) and completed the 8 mile hike. These were two huge tests for all of them. He is so tired of going through school, but is realizing that there is finally light at the end of the tunnel.

He will not know where his final duty station is until after he graduates, but it will be there in Camp Pendleton. We do know he's assigned to the 1st Marine Div. Graduation… Continue

Added by Cindy on May 13, 2009 at 11:35pm — 3 Comments

Families Serve Too

I've often heard and read that the families of our military men and women serve too. That statement seems perfectly logical when you hear it, and I never really thought too much about it except to agree that our military families made sacrifices to allow their loved ones to serve our country.

The first time I actually experienced this was when my daughter's husband, a Marine, was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2004. She moved back in with her mother and I for a while during that time.… Continue

Added by Leonard on May 11, 2009 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Happy Mothers Day

to all of our Navy Moms. I hope you all get a phone call from your Sailor on this day when it's time to honor Mom. Just remember, there would be no United States Navy without MOM. I hope you all have a day of pampering as you deserve.

Sincerely, EG

Added by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on May 10, 2009 at 9:01am — 1 Comment

Update on ET (no more SA) Trevor Sullivan

Trevor called me last night and told me that he graduates A-School next friday the 15th of May. Trevor took his final test last nite with 2 others in his class. All 3 of them passed the test. Trevor told me that he is graduating 3rd in his class. I gave him a hard time about the fact that he was ranked 3rd in his class. Then he proceeded to tell me that the 2 guys ahead of him were reporting from the fleet for more training. His instructor told him that even though he was ranked 3rd in his… Continue

Added by NavyDads Admin, Tim on May 8, 2009 at 4:02pm — 3 Comments

Tiger Cruise- Day 2, Part 3

Wow! Pretty impressive air power demo….sure makes you appreciate what the pilots and support crew go through. I was still kind of in a daze as I don’t think it still hit me that it was real. I’ve been a fan of military aircraft my whole life and swear I was a fighter jock in another life, so I was living the dream of being that close to the planes as they launched.

Anyway, as I said in part 2, the Air Boss asked all to leave the flight deck so he could recover the aircraft and…

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Added by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on May 8, 2009 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

Need some advice/help

I sent this once thru "message to Group", but have no idea where to see it, so am re-sending in the blog post:

Our son Jeff graduates 15 May 09. We received a letter from him today, requesting checks to pay for his photo, yearbook, and video to be taken at graduation. Can anyone tell me if he can receive blank checks in the 8th week, to pay for these items? The way his letter reads, the items are on hold pending payment. From the other messages I have read in Navy Dads, they have to be… Continue

Added by Ulon (Bud) Haynes on May 6, 2009 at 8:27pm — 5 Comments

No communication

I feel strange today. Nathan just left on a long deployment, and although I knew it was coming I didn't expect to feel this way. Submariners are truly a different breed of men. It's odd knowing that I can't contact my son, but I can't imagine not being able to contact anyone.......at all. I'm proud of him, but I couldn't do what he does.

Added by Leonard on May 5, 2009 at 2:20pm — 1 Comment

Tiger Cruise, Day 2, Part 2: The Air Power Demo

I know I musta had a grin from ear to ear after that shot as you try to absorb the experience and burn it into memory. The launch must be pretty violent as you sure can see the pilots head get jostled around in the cockpit as the plane accelerates. You can see the afterburners as the 18 moves down the flight deck….as soon as he clears the end of the deck the pilot goes into a clearing turn to port and the burners kick off. You also note the thin trails from each wing tip…at the wingtips…

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Added by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on May 2, 2009 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

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