What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
OCS
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Of the 6 children my wife and I have, four boys and two girls, all are active members or former members of the Armed Forces. They represent Air Force- active duty 1; Army National Guard-former 1; Marines- active duty 1, former 1; Navy - active duty 1, reserve duty 2. (I know that adds up to 7, but one former Marine is now Navy Reserve). Both of our fathers were Navy WW II veterans.
I'm tired just listing all the branches! But so very proud of each one of the them! And to add to the score, the spouses of the 3 kids that are married- one is Marine- active duty; another is Army Special Forces- active duty!
My wife and I didn't serve in the military, I'm a career Police Officer (36 years).
My youngest son, Caleb, is currently in Navy OCS 3-13, and since he is the only Officer, is looking forward to having his bothers and sisters salute him!
What Brought You To This Site:
My Sailor is currently at OCS
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Very proud to know he has decided to join his brothers and sisters in serving his country!
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad
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Family and Friends of Navy OCS 03-16
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Welcome to NavyDads.com Darrell! When my daughter enlisted in 2005 and left for RTC, I had virtually no knowledge of Navy life or how the Navy did things. By the time her PIR rolled around, I was starting to get the hang of things and understand some of the language and abbreviations, but still felt like a fish out of water when dealing with most topics concerning the US Navy. When my son enlisted and left for Great Lakes in 2007, I got serious about trying to learn as much as possible about the Navy. Now, several years into my journey, I’m blessed to say I have two sailors in the family - my son Eric (AM2) was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), was attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) in Hawaii, and is attached to VAW-125, and back on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. My daughter Kat is now a Navy veteran and was stationed on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as a Mass Communications Specialist(MC3). If NavyDads.com were around in those early days, it would have made my first days as a Navy parent much easier!
I'm sure you'll find NavyDads.com 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.com 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 Darrell this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how your son Caleb 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.com.
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Best Regards- Paul