Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
Nathanial
What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
ITS
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
Father of 3 boys all very close, the youngest Nate has joined our US NAVY Submarine Service. 35 years married to wife/mother Laura. I retired 2015 from Lockheed Martin, Satellite Operations, NRO. Never enlisted but served out my 30 year career on Air Force and Army bases, stations, and other governmental facilities. Proud Dad.
What Brought You To This Site:
My son is currently serving
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Nate was closing in on finishing college, 3.5 gpa, he worked 2 years at our local sporting goods.
They asked “would consider becoming a manager”?
He said “I’m to young”,
He told me “I’m bored”,
I said “maybe transfer to another school”,
He said “college was boring, not teaching what he wanted”,
He wanted excitement, a big change. Our doing, we raised a restless child, different than most. When I retired we pulled him out of the 6th grade, he then traveled the world with us, one more year of word schooling but then Covid, at which point he enrolled at NMSU, a Cyber Ops degree. My feelings are a very long story and growing. Mom was very upset, still not completely on board, but I brought home a puppy the day after Nate dropped the bomb on mom. Puppy powers help split her angst.
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
Researching Ship 11. Nathanial’s Ship, The USS Kearsarge. The Division is doing well, Nate is adapting, he is very proud, to help new friends, to help bring up the averages in the Division, also says he is extremely tired. His 21ST Birthday was yesterday. Nate spent the summer of 2019, the 75th anniversary of D-Day, on the beaches, in the towns, cemeteries of Normandy, Military celebrations in England, Tank Fest, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. We miss him dearly, Sincerely, Charlie
Comments
Welcome aboard to NavyDads.com Charles! When my son first enlisted, I was a little scared and worried for him. Not coming from a military family at all, I had no idea what to expect. What I found, was that he had made the most mature decision of his life! I found lots of answers to my questions right here on NavyDads.com.
My son Stephen was an AWO2 in the P-3 community. However, after 6 years of service, he was medically discharged in July of 2014. We are so proud of our son and his service to our country. I'm sure you feel that same pride for you child. This is the place to brag!
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Once again, welcome to our site and I hope you enjoy your stay here. GO NAVY! HOOYAH!
Best Regards- Jim
I'm sure you'll find NavyDads as useful, educational and informative as I have over the past few years. Click How To Get Started for a guide on getting going in your NavyDads experience! I hope you take the time to explore the site and make some new friends. Read the discussions and add your comments. Browse through the postings in the various groups or start a new one. If you have any comments, questions or concerns about your sailor and what he is going through...be sure to post them! In my experience someone here can answer your questions or concerns or can point you in the direction to find out. And Charles this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how your son is doing! Please remember that we talk about the Navy here and we must keep the security and safety of our sailors and the fleet in mind. On the right or starboard side of every NavyDads page is an area we call Key Information. Please take a minute and read through the Operations Security (OPSEC) link for some guidelines as to what we should not talk about in a public forum like NavyDads.
As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what Nathanial is going through. In the Navy Bootcamp group is a discussion called A MUST READ for all New Navy Parents. Read through this post as it will do a lot to give you some understanding about what your sailor is learning and why. And be sure to check out the videos available in the Bootcamp Group as well and as PIR nears be sure to spend time in the PIR group for hints and helps! To better understand how the Navy creates sailors, watch this video Making A Sailor to see what life is like at Great Lakes RTC.
Best Regards- Paul
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