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I come from a military family. my dad served in the Navy and Army for 26 years. My brother served in the Air Force for 30 years.
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What Brought You To This Site:
My son is currently serving
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
I was a proud father. Growing up in a military family you understand why the men and women put their lives on the line everyday.
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
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On the Navy Web site. Saw Navy for Moms thought I would see if there was Navy for Dads
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Hi Fred,
Thank you for joining the Destroyer group and for your friend request. I enjoyed reading your post "Great Day May 11 2011". I feel your pride in more ways then you can imagine. Coincidently, I took my first steps onto my son's ship the USS Howard (DDG-83) on May 10th 2009. And to make it even a more thrilling occasion for me than it already was... it was my birthday and it was also Mother's Day. And to put the icing on the cake (no pun intended, lol), it was my son's (Billy) first time on the ship as well. So, I had the honor of being with my son when he took those first steps onto his ship. He was in C-School at the time and hadn't reported for duty yet, so we were basically guests that day. We got a personal tour by one of his soon to be Chief Petty Officer's. It was an experience I will cherish forever. I think I was more excited about it than Billy was. I have had the priviledge of touring the Howard three times now.... most recently in March for a Family Day Cruise. I could go on forever about what I experienced that day of the FDC. My son has been active duty nearing 3 yrs. now and is currently on his first deployment with the ship.
Good luck to Rick! I hope he enjoys being a part of the crew of USS Truxton. I would be happy to share information about my son's experience on his destroyer if you have any questions.
Take Care,
Paige
When my son first enlisted in the Navy I found NavyForMoms in searching for answers to his future. I just knew their had to be a site for dads but found out I was wrong. So I started this site so us dads would also have a place to call home. I'm new at this and hope this site will benefit fathers that follow behind us. So jump right in share concerns, join groups, share info, and show off your Sailor. I'm so glad to find out their are so many proud Navy Dads just like myself. I hope this site benefits you and your family throughout your sons journey in the Navy. Thank Richard for his service for me and thanks again for joining us.
Sincerely, E.G.
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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, PIR, About us, community guidelines and some links to some of the groups that beginners with a lot of questions will find very useful.
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 2000 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 Richard 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 Co-admin Tim