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Div 09 Ship 029 PIR 12/30/09
Our son Jean Pierre left Tuesday, 10/27. He is in Ship 9 division 029. PIR date is 12/30/09. We will be arriving in GL on the 12/29 and leaving on 01/01/10. We are driving from Florida. Can't wait to see our son!!! Any others with loved ones in th
Read more…Christmas during basic
Does anyone know what the recruits do during this holiday? Do they have the day off, do they get to call home, or.........?
Read more…No Phone Call
Son left Dec 2nd for RTC and havent heard from him since, Recruiter told me hes in the system and there but would have been nice to hear something. Checked with his girlfreind and she didnt get the call either. Oh well i guess no news is good news
Read more…My son is gone
I stayed all morning and most of this afternoon by my sons side, waiting for his "swearing in". I didn't mind the long wait because I knew that I wouldn't be seeing him for at least 2 months. I am so proud of him for making this choice. He shows that
Read more…NavyDads.com Ship's Store
Just a quick note for EG, and all who are thinking of buying a shirt (or shirts) .... I bought one and immediately wore it Saturday while shopping. I was stopped in Costco, by a Dad, Mom and Grandmom who had just placed their son on the way to Recrui
Read more…Wisdom Teeth
My wife saw somewhere on Navyformoms that the majority of recruits will have their wisdom teeth extracted by the third week. Does anyone have info on this?
Read more…Son got a DUI on base
I just got a call from my son he said he just got a DUI while going on base. He is being told that he is going to be thrown out of the Navy. Is there any truth to this or are they trying to scare him. As far as I know this the only infraction he has
Read more…Blue Jacket
Well my son will be coming home from deployment in a couple of weeks. We can't wait to see him. He told us in an email that he was being nominated for blue jacket of the quarter can someone tell me what that means or does anyone know where I can get
Read more…Sad news for the sailors on the USS Rentz (FFG46)
This came out on 12/01/09. I am sorry to hear this kind of news but I would like to extend my sincearest condolences to the family and friends of this sailor. I did not know this young man nor his family but i do have some ties to this ship as this i
Read more…Test
My daughter was told by the recruiter she scored high on her practice test and that she would get a good job with a score that good . What is a good score ? or is he feeding us B.S.
Read more…C -school
My daughter started her job two days ago in Coronado and her chief told her she wants to sign her up for C-school what is C- school and is this a good thing? Her job is IT.
Read more…Veteran's Day
There are some corporations that do take the service of our veterans and military very seriously...Kat sent this out as a reminder....thank you Applebee's, Famous Dave's, and Golden Corral for stepping up: if you're active duty or a veteran with pho
Read more…My Son Just Shipped out Yesterday
After nearly a year in the delayed entry program, my 20 year old son Josh finally shipped out. I was counting the days hoping that he would not decide to forgo his enlistment. I managed to get him a job a while back & he was working 60 hrs a week &
Read more…Worried Dad
Let see if anyone can help answer a question. My son got a DUI a few months before he was going to boot camp. He went to court and the charges were dropped down to a reckless driving, with 3 years unsupervised probation. He has gone thru boot camp, a
Read more…Grad Pack
I need some info about the Grad pack can someone help me out with when will I get it and what it consists of. Grad date 2010 Jan 08 Thank for any Info
Read more…Still waiting...
My son Matt is due to go to GL in March but has asked his recruiter to for an early in. Last Wednesday, he got the call, to leave the next day! By the time he drove to his recruiters office, he was informed that they were mistaken, he wouldn't be lea
Read more…Airline Ticket
Any ideas on airline tickets to see son's graduations. Where to look any deals Please advise Thank You in Advance.
Read more…Does anyone have a sailor who is in aviation support? Need Info
My son was given the aviation support rating, need more info.
Read more…NavyDads business cards
Hello to all of the NavyDads. Paul made up some business cards with the NavyDads logo on the front and the Navy creed on the back to get the word out about NavyDads.I took the approach of having somecards made up by a professional printing company.To
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