I was very pleasantly surprised on Thanksgiving Day by his Navy son whom surprised me by coming home for shore leave without telling anyone. I screamed like a little girl when the door opened and he was standing there in his uniform. A Great Thanksgi
Read more…its sunday morning and i have been up all night. my son leaves to his hotel today. tomorrow, at 9:30 am, he will get sworn in. i have been a wreck, but im trying not to show it. i know my son is going to be ok, but i'm just going to miss him. last ni
Read more…I was planning on joining the Navy, and still am. I just have some questions that I dont feel my recruiter is being upfront about (beating around the bush). I decided I want my bachelors degree before going into the Navy, but while I was looking on t
Read more…I need the form "Navy, Permission to Drive", a clean PDF form, so I can fill it out and send it back to my son, he's finally off 2 tours on the 76 and has a truck to drive. Tanks, John
Read more…North Attleboro man killed in Afghanistan BY AMY DEMELIA and RICK FOSTERMonday, October 26, 2009 1:39 PM EDT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print NORTH ATTLEBORO - A North Attleboro military pilot
Read more…My son just got orders and was assigned to this unit SVDT1. He is an engineer. Does anyone have an idea of what he will be doing? I can't find any info on this unit.
Read more…Thanks to one of our members (thanks Dixie!) I'm posting this list of links that are of great use to veteran's--- you may all want to keep these as a reference:
ALL VETS SHOULD COPY THIS
Someone has gone to a lot of trouble. If this helps one perso
I am so depressed to learn of this today, ( 28 Sept., '09). Call me a prude, a sexist-homophobe, a misogynist, a CHRISTIAN !!!! , even. I do not care any more. This is so sad, that a handful of "Progressive" leaders (?) decide that human nature , a
Read more…I finally got the first letter in the mail! Unfortunately, this past Saturday, my sons recruiter gave me an address that was incorrect, and I already sent out a letter. O well, it's no biggie. I am just so happy that he is ok. He said that basic is s
Read more…My son has been a DEP'r since May 2009 and he ships to Boot Feb. 3, 2010. At first we thougt that was way too long but having read all the articles of "hurry up and wait", and the back log of new recruits, we are just thankful he is in. Sean is extre
Read more…DOD is evaluatimg a new policy on the use of social media by the military....guidelines may be set for the use of Twitter, Facebook, etc. Click to Read Article
Read more…Any dads out there Navy retired. Trying to decide what uniform to wear to my son's graduation (Sep 2). I believe they will be in whites. Should I wear whites or my dress blues.
Read more…Hello, Hope all is well? My son is DEP and his job will be a LS Logistics Specialists. Does anyone have any information with regards to this job? We know his A school will be in Merdian MS. Any information would be great Thanks!
Read more…I'm not sure what my son job title is considered to be . He went into advanced computer electronics . I was wondering what abbreviation that falls under.
Read more…Good morning everyone, I started the Fantasy Football again this year with Yahoo. See the information below for instructions on how to be part of the league. It is free and a lot of fun. Luis-Navy Dad & DAMN Proud Hey there Navy friends, You have be
Read more…My daughter had to get a release for childhood asthma before going in and she was accepted w/ no problems. Now my son has run into a different issue. He was getting a clearance from our family doc for ADHD (hasn't used meds in years) and the doc thou
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