One benefit of having a recruit in a 900 division is that there are multiple opportunities for you to spot your recruit online. In addition to the informal division photos that come out near week 4, the 900 DIV also support the two PIRs prior to thei
Read more…Greetings to all fellow members of NavyDads! I think this website it great. I've gotten a lot of very useful information. We flew in to O'Hare for our son's PIR on 02/03/17. We had a great, but short time. We both shipped out the following day,
Read more…I researched the discussions and did not see much on where to stay around Pearl Harbor. There were a couple of discussions talking about Best Western but not much else. My wife and I are going to visit our son in a few weeks who is stationed at Pea
Read more…Long time coming but he made it to Illinois. Just talk to him on the phone and he will be taking the bus to RTC soon.
He shipped out today with one other young man.
They shipped out of the Portland Oregon MEPS
Should be getting his final (I made it c
My son will PIR on Sep 2. He's in Ship 14, Div 305. I know we can't post specifics, but if there is any information, please, Please, PLEASE message me. We can't wait for his call!
Can anybody tell me when it typically happens? It's not the day or
Hello Everyone,
Is there a backlog going on for security clearance for Nukes?
My son initially had June 2017 as ship dates which is now been pushed to Dec 2017. We are really worried about what he will do for 9 months and it also delays his care
Read more…Well, here I am now officially a Navy Dad. My son still has this final semester of high school so he is in the DEP program for now. He ships out for boot camp in late August 2017.
I'm really proud of him. He's smart (scored very high on his ASVAB) so
My son called and stated they are starting seperation proceedings for failing room inspections. I'm sure I'm not getting the whole story. I'm devastated. He needs to appeal, correct his mistake, stay in the Navy. I feel helpless what can I do... anyo
Read more…http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/09/12/navy-sailor-gives-birth-baby-aircraft-carrier-sea.html
NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy says a sailor wh
My son is in ship 11 division 057. And we still after 4 weeks have not received his clothes or the form letter about graduation. I am starting to get a little worried! His first letter home he told us he was going to be graduating on January 27, 2016
Read more…My husband and I are trying to figure out what the last two exams are about for OCS. We know one is about Navigation, but the other one is ....?
Read more…So, I have read all the stuff for parents of recruits, and it says we should receive a phone call from my son telling us he is graduating, or not.
When can we expect this call? He is scheduled to graduate 4/14 - 8 days.
Read more…My wife and two daughters and I attended my sons graduation last Friday and I must say it was quite impressive. Of course emotions were at a high since we haven't seen our son in 8 weeks and we are a very close family. The entire ceremony was very t
Read more…We were wondering if it is customary to bring a gift to our sailor for his graduation, we have no military background and were not sure or not. If so what would be appropriate.
Read more…I want to thank NayDads.com for everything you do! As an Air Force veteran, I thought I was ready for my son (Brandon) to head off to RTC. How wrong was I! It wasn't the veteran side of me putting him on that plane, it was his dad. To help me get
Read more…Hello, I was wondering if someone could clarify which is the correct street address for Officer Candidate School. I want to send my candidate son a letter. The website lists the street as 1356 Meyerkord Ave, but I also have an address of 291 Kollm
Read more…Ok I realize this is the Navydads forum, but just by chance does anyone know what happened to the navyformoms.com. When you try to go that group it comes up an error 404 not found.
Read more…Just got the I'm a sailor call. Now onto the next phase. Gary
Read more…Have any of you ever had a break up where the other person seems to be gone before you realized what happened. And months later you seem to still be trying to catch up while they have long sense gone? That is the only way I can use to describe what I
Read more…just wanting to see if there is any parent who has a son/daughter in Division 345
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