My son will be finishing GM "A" school within the next week or so. His orders for his next duty station are to report to DDG 114 which is still under construction at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. As I understand it, the Ralph Johnson i
Just wondering if anyone else has a recruit that will graduate NOV 20th, 2015 ? Also wondering if there are any from the following ship / division, SHIP 03 USS HOPPER and DIV 012.
Is there a meet and greet with your recruit the day prio
Well today was my sons day to swear in and head out. After his swearing in he literally had 20 minutes to give us hugs & kisses, grab his gear and get in a van headed for the airport where a group of recruits were heading to the Great Lakes basic tra
spoke to him today and school his A school AT-o is delayed until Jan 2016? but has no clear understanding why. So I guess they will be pulling weeds and cutting grass for 10 weeks? Does anyone know why the start of classes has been delayed?
Well today was my sons day to swear in and head out. After his swearing in he literally had 20 minutes to give us hugs & kisses, grab his gear and get in a van headed for the airport where a group of recruits were heading to the Great Lakes basic tra
I joined this site recently because I was trying to find information for basic training. So far, it has been an invaluable piece of information for us. So for that, I am grateful to all that have helped in the site and to all for adding all the awe
I am writing this in the hope that it will educate other fathers and perhaps help other sailors starting their career in the navy, it is my son’s story.
First I must give you some background; my son graduated high school in 2005 and had a scholarship
My new sailor called Friday to tell me she is "U.S. Sailor"! Passed all tests easily, and been making quite a few calls and cery excited. She called yesterday saying there is a Medical Hold on her, and I have heard nothing since, she was very freaked
After joining NavyDads.com, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was the 10,000th member. I was even more surprised when I received a plaque with my name on it, with a commerative coin attached, stating that I was the 10,000th member. At fir
My father passed away a year ago. 88 years walking this planet as part of the greatest generation America knew. He never talked about his role in WWII. I never heard war stories or seen him have old buddies over from his outfit. In fact, I really
I wanna buy my girlfriend stuff for her to wear, im going to buy her clothes to wear when shes off base but im talking about when shes in uniform. she doesnt wear her dog tags because she is in school. she wears a necklace i bought her under her shir
Our daughter is in OCS in New Port .RI. Upon completion of her training she has been told she will go to aviation in Pensacola. Just 18 days before graduation and during the exercise
Our daughter was informed by her command master chief she was selected for Chief Petty Officer. She joins grandfather, me, and my brother all chiefs..........
We are so happy we received an extended phone call from Evan today from boot camp. He's only been there two weeks and was allowed a 5 min call. He says he is having a blast. (Funny but I thought boot camp was not supposed to be fun). Any how things a