My son left for boot camp on January 7th, and since then all we have heard from him was the I arrive safely call, received his box, and the letter about graduation. Is this normal that we have not received at least one call from him? I do know that
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my daughter, Maddison, will be taking the ASVAB next month (she's just a junior in high school), and she would love to auto-qualify as a nuke! Her brother auto-qualified in August, but he had had honors chem, honors physics, and AP Calculus
Read more…Hello everyone, I am new to NavyDads— but I am proud to announce my son will be leaving for RTC within 6 days! I've read a lot about my sailor is to expect and what he should bring. I just have a couple of questions regarding the changes and concerns
Read more…Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I am the newest Co-Admin for Navy Dads. My name is Tom and I am from the South Shore of Massachusetts. My daughter finished her service about 6 months ago as an MA2. She was a member o
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I'm new to this, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestion as to what my wife and I should wear to the ceremony? My son is graduating on Friday 10/24.
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I just got done seeing my son graduate to a proud sailor. Just a quick tip for all parents of upcoming graduates. You will most likely be sitting on steel bleachers. So, if you have any back issues or you don't like to sit on steel bleachers for hour
Read more…Hi...thank you for the responses I've had to questions thus far. I appreciate it!
Annnnnnnnd.....a couple more questions.
Shipping stuff? I'm in Minnesota, my son is on his way to Bahrain. How do I ship care packages, letters, cards, etc., to h
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We thought we might do something a little different this year and start a discussion area where folks could paste some "Words of Remembrance" or prayers for the lost from 9-11. We all hold dark memories from that day, but while the scope of the
Read more…Many of you have kids who have no doubt been offered the Professional Apprentice Career Tract by their recruiters. They no doubt have been sold on the numerous benefits of the PACT program. The ability to shop around for rates, on the job traini
Read more…This was my son's PIR, and I thought the video was to be posted online, but perhaps I missed it. Was wondering if there were any other resources where I could find a video of the PIR?
Read more…Looking for a XMAS Photo my daughter was in. Ship11 /DIV 102 3505 SAILOR DRIVE She said it was somewhere on the RTC Page.
Just got my son's form letter. He's in Ship 2 Div 911. PIR is set for Jan 22nd 2016. Anyone else have a recruit in that division?
Read more…My daughter is an E3 and is going to get married to an E2. I was wondering if they would be able to live in on base housing or will they have to get an apartment off base. They only been in the navy since April.
Read more…Are there any family members her that have an SR with a PIR date of 22 Jan 2016 and housed in ship 12 div 078. I would like to stay in touch with family members withe same PIR date Ship and Div.
Read more…Does anyone know of Recruits get time off for Christmas during bootcamp? My son ships out Nov. 16 for GL. He has passed the NAVY Diver PFT so that seems to be the direction that he is heading. His mom is wondering if he will get to be home during Ch
Read more…My son arrived at RTC on Nov 24th. I received the “kid in the box” on December 1st. I still haven’t received the “form” letter with his address and PIR information. Should I be worried at this point? I’ve heard from other parents who’ve said
Read more…I am visiting my Nuke (in prototype at the Goose) over Christmas. Have matching tattoos scheduled. Where to stay and events advice needed.
Read more…Just wondering how often a nuke will get an assignment on a land-based reactor. Does the navy have more than just the one in Charleston and NY?
Read more…There is no sound on the live feed from this weeks graduation. Also unable to make video full screen. Guess I will have to buy the dvd anyway. Can I buy them through navydads.com ???
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