Hi Dads,
Just looking for any other Dads with sailor recruits in this ship & division. This is my second son who joined the Navy, so I may have some insight that may be helpful to other Dads who don't have any experience with boot camp and the f
Read more…My son called Saturday and said everything was going well and was looking forward to seeing his family on Friday at graduation. He said that he would go through BS21 on Tuesday to Wednesday morning. Well, I waited anxiously all day and now all evenin
Read more…My son's PIR is scheduled for Oct. 14, just two days from now. In fact, my wife and I, along with his girlfriend, are set to board a plane tomorrow morning to fly to Great Lakes, and yet I've still received no "I'm a sailor" phone call. Is this unusu
Read more…My son got to Great Lakes on Sept. 20, so far we got a box of his things that he left with, and the form letter. Which stated that his PIR is Nov. 10... anybody else have somebody on SHIP 7 DIV 371???
Read more…Just received my son Tommy's address and PIR date. 10/28/11. He arrived at Great Lakes on 9/6/11. Anyone else have a sailor in ship 9 or division 359?
Read more…Hey fellow Navy Dads! If you're like me, you got home today and there was a letter from our SR !! Yeah!! Although a Navy form letter, it was still great to get and on the bottom of page 4 were the "Comments" section where our SR was able to write
Read more…Does anyone know how close to a division's projected PIR date they do Battle Stations? Just roughly ... a day or two before, or is it a week or more prior to PIR? News from Chicago has been so scarce (which I realize is usually a good thing!) that I'
Read more…Greetings to all proud parents. The wife and I have just returned from Great Lakes where we spent the past weekend enjoying the ceremony and being with our son, Brian.
Things began with me immediately getting lost leaving O'hare in our rental car.
Read more…I got an unexpected phone call from my recruit from ship12 div.355 today. He says everything is going good, is eating well, and is getting used to the routine. didn't expect a phone call so soon. Chase went in Sept.1. Hearing his voice for the first
Read more…Just received our son's address. Anybody else in Div 945 Ship 2?
We would love to hear from ya' !!!
Read more…Can someone tell me when promotions are given out? Are they given throughout basic, or is it something that happens after battlestations?
Can you give some idea of what might earn an SR a promotion?
Read more…My son's girlfriend asked me a question that I don't know the answer to, so I'll ask it here: After my son has his PIR and moves on to A-school, and presumably graduates from there some day, is there an official celebration that marks that occasion,
Read more…New to the site. Just wanted to get with other parents of my sons div.
Read more…Just got a letter from my son today. I was looking for it since his letters usually arrive here on Thursday, and sure enough, there it was. He says he's back on limited duty because of a sore knee, and was going to have it looked at more extensively
Read more…...something about him standing a watch during the ceremony. He said we might be able to get a glimpse of him through a large window at the PIR hall and that he would be in a different uniform. Kind of disappointing not be able to actually see him
Read more…My son left his small travel bible. Does anyone know if it's ok to ship a small package to them?
Read more…Well the much anticipated Form Letter was in today's mail - I can honestly say this is the best letter I've ever received from the government! All kidding aside, reading just those few words about my son has made my week. Now my wife and I will be
Read more…My son started boot camp on Sept.6 2011. We got the form letter but no box on sept.12 I sent a letter to him the next morning telling him all was good at home but we had wildfires all around East Texas. That afternoon on the 13th of sept. 9 homes in
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