What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
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Please feel free to ask me any questions that you want.
James,
Here is a little information to get you started.
We went to visit our son stationed at Marine Base Hawaii in 2010. My in-laws traded condo weeks to get us a place to stay. We bought food loally and made meals as you are planning. My father in law rent a 7 passenger van at the airport.
Here is a link to aplace to stay that rents condos: http://www.winstonswaikikicondos.com/ Be carful about renting , look and see if there is parking. This place charges extra for parking. This still may be cheaper than one of the bigger hotels.
There are also Military places to stay. You will need a military ID to check in. The Hale Koa is a military resort in Honolulu on the beach. There is a Navy Lodge near the Naval Station.https://www.navy-lodge.com/lodge_page.html?p_lodge_number=19
There is a lodge on the Marine Base and Cabins that can be rented.http://mccshawaii.com/lodge/ http://mccshawaii.com/cottages/
Have your sailor check with people in his command that have had family visit. Get on the internet and decied what you want to see while you are in Hawaii. Reserve flights and book lodeging as early as possible. It can save you money.
They're different.
The Navy had to do something after the USS Stark and the USS Greenville incidence which basically was the CTT faults. Now the Slick 32 is totally awesome.
I wrote this for my website, it might help you understand the CTT rating and the difference between the Slick 32's.
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2004
It's a tough call. Everyone has a good and a bad part.
V4 Carriers stay out forever, and their port suck. However, they don't do much work because they have manning. It's a huge ship.
V5 FFG are small boys and they get great ports and they don't stay out too long. But there isn't enough manning so you work your @ss off.
V3 Amphib are great. I loved them, but the new Amphibs stay out out real long time now. They are almost like carriers.
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 Bradley for his service for me and thanks again for joining us.
Sincerely, E.G.
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 Bradley 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
Play the following video for a brief introduction to NavyDads.com. We've made some cosmetic changes to the site since this video was made, but nagivation remains the same.
As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what your son 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.
As PIR draws closer, be sure to spend some time going through the PIR-Tips, Hints and Helps group- we’ve tried to assemble some tips and suggestions to make your sailor's PIR more enjoyable. Best Regards- Paul
Please feel free to ask question.
Again Welcome and keep us updated of your recruit’s progress.
HooYah US Navy!!!!!!!!!!!