My son will be graduating on August 16th and we have a large number of family members and friends coming out to see him and congratulate him.
Only his mother, sister, and I will be attending PIR, but the others coming will watch it on the RTC website
Read more…Question for those who may know. My daughter is set to graduate next week and we haven't heard whether she will or won't. Do we hear either way or only if they're not graduating with their division?
Read more…Wanted to know how many other dads have sons on ship 09 Div 292 PIR 08/09?
Read more…ahoy...called Norfolk Navy Lodge to make reservations for the Homecoming...as of this writing, they are full for the days up to and after the Homecoming. i was able to get a room at the Motel 8 in Norfolk. $75 plus tax Queen bed single. they have Ki
Read more…Was hoping someone who has been out for a prior graduation might have some recommendations for lodging when my daughter and I head out for my son's graduation on 6/21/13. Not looking for the Ritz, just clean and comfortable. Would only be one night.
Read more…Any helpful advice for making Diego Garcia a little more tolerable for a year??
thanks
Read more…Can anyone tell me about the AD rating and what my son should expect when he gets to A school, any words of wisdom for him?
Read more…It has been a long period of time since I have seen my son after sitting with him at MEPS on June 13th and the hard part as a father of choking back tears while saying "good bye" or "see you soon" to my son.
He has always been a "miniature me" as so
Read more…According to a post I saw on Navydads, there appearantly was some discussion on the Navy Moms page about something that happened within Ship#9, Div. 156, that wasn't good! Anyone know what happened???? Just concerned! Thanx....
Read more…Son #1 just got commissioned in Annapolis. Waiting for a ship.
Son #2 just got a letter from USNA that he is an official candidate for the class of 2018. With a 36/36 on the ACT composite, a 4.0 with mostly AP classes, and he wants to be an enginee
Read more…We did not expect to hear from our son so soon, seeing as it's only been 2 weeks, but he called his mother this past Saturday and said that all was going well in boot camp. Anyone out there have a son/daughter in same (Ship 13 Div 230)? Hopefully the
Read more…Hello everyone! I wanted to tell you of my son's journey post-PIR.
TRANSFER TO 'A' SCHOOL:
My son's PIR was June 13th, and his 'A' school is in Great Lakes, so he just transferred over from one side of base to the other. I wrote a separate post
Read more…To me the worst case scenario just occurred:
My son, who is a sophomore in college made the decision to join the Navy. I support it as he is struggling to pay for college and worrying about no jobs when he gets out. ASVAB score of 93. Recruiter has
Read more…ahoy...would anyone have information on transportation from Amtrak Station in jacksonville to where i need to be that day...tried google..not very helpful...thank you
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Read more…Hi, fellow Navy Dads. Allow me first to introduce myself before getting into my discussion today. I am a retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer, and proudly served from 1978 until medically retired in 1995. And now, I am more proud to be here because my
Read more…Son: 21 years old, in Goose Creek, after graduating from Power School. My wife and I are pretty upset with our son. In December, he had an underage drinking incident - was home on leave for the holidays, went to a concert, got drunk with some fr
Read more…In a recent letter from my son he indicated that if he can maintain his grades and can get a bit of luck on his side, then he is attempting to get orders for DDG 1000 and he used the acronym ACNT. I have searched for anything I can find on ACNT and a
Read more…I'm thinking of putting together a shadowbox for my son to hang in my office while he's on active duty, updating it as he advances in rank or is awarded ribbons, warfare badges, etc. I think it would make a terrific gift for him when he leaves the Na
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