With 4 days to go before my son goes to basic I woke up at 2 AM today. As I tried to go back to sleep the last 19 years with my son flashed before me so I made some coffee and decided o write my first post to NavyDads. I hope I do this right (blog po
Read more…My son leaves for boot camp October 5th. He is going into the nuclear field.
Read more…Is tonight (week 6-3) Battle Stations for the group that graduates 25SEP15 ?
Read more…Is there a group discussion about Bahrain? Erik received his orders yesterday
Read more…Hello all We received our first letter from our recruit. He is doing well and as he stated in his phone call is in the 950 group (staff service). He also stated that he is an RPO ( religious petty officer) for his group. We are very proud of him. Hop
Read more…Just a quick question, my son is currently training at at Jacksonville NAS as a non acoustic AWO. He is one of two in his class for P-3 training. Just curious if there is any advantage for this type compared to to training for the newer plane that wi
Read more…I would like to specify right away that I am not a disgruntled father of a SR that is being set back due to not passing pfa and prone float. This is to be expected. What I do not agree with is that the RDC are supposed to give the SR 1 hour of advise
Read more…My daughter is in Pensacola in a combined A and C school program at Correy Station. She is to graduate in mid-December. She told us (without getting a commitment from command) that she would fly home for Thanksgiving, and fly back after the weeken
Read more…request to post from Nicholas: "This is from my son LTCR Kelly C. Ward stationed in Iraq. Please post this for all members and parents. Subject: USPS CAREKIT04 PROGRAM / > http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/localnews/ks/ks_2007_1106.htm >
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Navy Boot Camp Videos
Get on the bus and meet the four recruits you'll follow through our only boot camp over the next six weeks in All Hands Magazine's mini-documentary series "Making a Sailor."
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Challenge coins are cool (I get them for my middle kid who is an Army officer) and I started looking for some good ones to give my youngest whose PIR is on July 12th.
I found some good ones, but then I found a challenge coin for the specific ship h
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Being a part of the Navy delayed entry program offers a smooth transition from civilian to military life. For most, going straight from one to the other quickly after enlistment can be too overwhelming and cause a great deal of anxiety. For those wh
Read more…I have heard that recruits not staying in great lakes for A school could actually be taken to the Airport anytime after midnight is this true
Read more…It's Sept 1, couple weeks to go will be heading to see my Bu graduate and continue his journey. God Bless our military !!!!
Read more…Does anyone have any information about buying and sending calling cards to recruits. We have looked at wal mart and several other retail stores the only kinds of calling cards we can find are those of either pay as you go cell phones or VOIP phone s
Read more…We will never forget the 17 sailors that lost their lives today, October 12, 2000. These sailors were killed aboard the USS Cole while loading supply in Yemen. This suicide attack was a total surprise and a sad day for the Navy.
Now some educatio
Read more…I DONT KNOW IF ANYONE 0UT THERE HAS GONE THROUGH THIS OR NOT BUT MY SON WAS MARRIED 5 MONTHS AGO WHEN HE WAS STATIONED AT GREAT LAKES IN ILLINIOS. HE WAS TRANSFERED TO VIRGINIA FOR MORE SCHOOLING AND WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF HIS MOVE HIS NOW WIFE LEFT HIM
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Well after much research and advise on this forum I reserved some tickets to see my son's PIR on 9/4/2015. We're excited to see our son graduate and watch him start his life as a Sailor. When I graduated in 1987, in San Diego, my mother rode a Grey
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How Your Sailor Gets Paid During Navy Boot Camp
Direct Deposit is mandatory for military pay. You should already have a bank account set up before you leave for basic training, and bring your account information and an ATM/debit card with you. If
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