The US Navy and Livestream have (hopefully) resolved the technical issues that have plagued the live PIR broadcast from Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes the past several weeks. NavyDads.com apologizes if you tuned in only to find that the PIR broadcast was not available as promised.
That being said- www.NavyDads.com is pleased to once again present, barring any further technical issues, a live feed of tomorrow's (11 Oct) PIR ceremony from Great Lakes (scheduled to start at 09:45 EDT/8:45 CDT) on the main page of www.NavyDads.com. We know that some of you cannot attend your sailor's PIR - this is the next best thing to actually sitting in Midway Ceremonial Hall for boot camp graduation. For those of you with sailors in training at Great Lakes or with sailors in DEP it is a great way to see what you will experience when you travel to RTC for your sailor's PIR. For those of you with sailors in the fleet, it is a great way to bring back the memories of PIR and what it meant for your family. We will feature recorded video of that ceremony throughout the weekend so if you cannot watch tomorrow, stop by Saturday or Sunday!

Greetings Stephen! When my son joined the Navy I really had no idea nor a clue on what he’s about to partake in besides what I’ve seen on tv and some stories I've heard from friends and relatives who have served in the military.

However, I'm so honored and very proud of his decision to serve our great country.

From the start, I’ve perused Navy and recruiter information online and beyond but I felt that I needed more peace of mind to help keep me from worrying too much. I also wanted to hear from real people who've been around the block and others to share knowledge and experience throughout this entire journey.

That's when I found this website while searching for answers...

We're all in this together and I hope you too will find NavyDads.Com useful with lots of real shared information.

Don't forget to check out our Groups section and join a group that shares your interest. Please keep us posted on your sailor's progress via status updates, discussion forums, blogs and photos...

A Warm "Thank You" from our family to your son Glenn for his service!

Welcome Aboard :)

Welcome aboard Stephen,

I would like to take this time to point you in some of the right directions. For starters if you haven't had the time take a look at the right side of any page you click on. There you will find some useful information for you. The links under the about this site will help you with how this site got started, navigation, P.I.R., About us, community guidelines and some links to some of the groups that beginners with a lot of questions will find very useful. There is also a link called Navy Enlisted Ratings, this link will take you to a brief description of the rates (jobs) in the Navy that you can find your sailors rate and find out some information about the rate that they are in.

First and foremost though we are all here for the same reason. We are curious about what our young sailors are getting into and for more information about the rate or job that they will be doing for the next 4-6 yrs. of their lives. I know when I first got here I had lots of questions and there was not a lot of people on this site but they all were either going through the same thing or had been through it and had sailors out in the fleet. Now this site has grown to over 7000 members, Dads, Moms, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, sisters, brothers, girlfriends and boyfriends. Don't be afraid to ask questions of members in here because somewhere along the way we have all had the same questions and asked. There are a lot of knowledgeable people on this site with various years of experience in the NAVY either on their own account or through their Sailors.

Again welcome aboard and BRAVO ZULU to you and your son Glenn on his enlistment and please thank him for me for making the choice to defend the freedoms that my family, this country and I have and enjoy.

Navy dads Admin Tim