What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
HMC
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
I'm Jesse Bedia, not a Navy Dad yet, but I was a Dad in the Navy and since you do have an article about me here I thought I could be of some service.
Prior Military Experience
Proud Navy Veteran, Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran, Iraqi Freedom Veteran
What Brought You To This Site:
I am a veteran
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Excited, but yet reserved with a lot of anticipation.
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Navy Supporter
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
You found me!
Comments
Welcome to NavyDads.com Jesse! 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 daughter Kat is now a Navy veteran and was stationed on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as a Mass Communications Specialist (MC3). My son Eric (AM1) did two cruises on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), was attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) in Hawaii, was attached to VAW-125 ("The Tigertails") stationed at Iwakuni, Japan, and is currenlty stationed in Pensacola where he is an instructor in A-School. If NavyDads.com were around in those early days, it would have made my first days as a Navy parent much easier!
If you have any comments, questions or concerns 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 Jesse this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let everyone know how you are doing!
Best Regards- Paul
Forgot to mention that we are also on FaceBook.
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Welcome aboard Jesse! I must admit I had to look up the article you were talking about. That's some story!
Happy to have you with us!
Jim