having very very tough times dealing with him over there.single dad ,3 girls 1 son.all by my selve 4 last 17 years,n still going strong.ur all ways a dad ,right men,but cant shake this f'ing deployment,depession,enxiety,loosing my mind,need some dire
Read more…Just back from my first tiger cruise. I have a new respect and understanding for what our young men and women do for us every day 24-7. What a tremendous group of warriors. Eating, sleeping and working along side my son for the 8 days was a thrill of
Read more…Hey all, my son arrives at great Lakes tonite and we're awaiting his phone call home any idea how long it takes from Chicago to the base and that first call thanks for your quick reply anxious Dad.
Read more…Does anyone know if someone sells "Navy Christmas Trees" ? I found a cool one for Marines but no other military branch. My son has been deployed since May and won't be home for several weeks. I've collected some things to decorate a white or blue tre
What do those sailors do that have nowhere to go on Thanksgiving and Christmas?
Read more…Navy warships will of course vary in size and function. Most however, have similar organizational structures. For purposes of instruction, we will examine the organizational structure of the modern aircraft carrier as the la
Read more…I would like to thank Navy Dads for the last few months that my daughter was on deployment aboard the GHWB CVN 77. Your website proved to be a valuable asset. Keep up the great work.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Read more…Hi Guys,
Lets all start posting a little more instead of just reading posts. I know there can be more activity than this. Especially the bootcamp forum. The Moms are blowing us away.
Read more…I was very lucky today and thankful to have received a 15 min phone call and a phone pic of my son at the vfw sponsored turkey dinner for recruit at the great lakes navel base. Any other dads with a recruit in great lakes navel command ship 03 div 0
Read more…my son just arrived in yokosuka 11/16. my wife and i were wondering what is the best way to communicate with our sailor. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Read more…My son is about to go on his first deployment and just called to say he had to spend most of his paycheck to load up on clothing and supplies for the next 6 months. I thought the military provided a clothing allowance. Do our sailors have to buy all
Read more…Twas the night before Christmas, and he lived in a crowd, In a 40 man berthing, with shipmates so loud.
I had come down the exhaust stack with presents to give, And to see just who in this rack did live.
I looked all about, and a strange sight I did
Read more…We have a shipbuilder on our site I thought you all would like to see what our shipyards are up to lately. If the Admins don't mind, I'd like to redirect interested folks to Keel Laying at The Patriot Woodworker and read a neat story by one of our me
Read more…My reserve sailor received the following: You are assigned to XXXXXXX for inactive duty in a pay status, cross assigned to XXXXXXX.
Can some one explain this? What is "inactive duty", "in a pay status" and what is "cross assigned?"
thanks,
Read more…Any one with a son /daughter shp 09 Div 042.
Read more…My son is a Navy reservist IT. He has two more years to complete college with plans to go active and become an officer. Who does he talk to about navigating what appears to be a mass of confusion about; earned Navy credits, financial, aid, ROTC, hi
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