What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
Not sure
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Living in the Ocean State and loving it! Involved in food and beverage industry. Raising 2 boys, one in 8th grade and one currently at RTC. One grandparent has been employed at Naval Station Newport for over 25 years!
What Brought You To This Site:
My son is recently enlisted (before PIR)
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Mixed feelings! Didn't know if it was the right choice for him. Son is very outgoing with much to say so wasn't sure if he would be able to get into the routine of keeping quiet when needed! Aside from that VERY proud that he has made the choice to serve our country!
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Mom
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I joined the N4M website which is awesome but also wanted a males perspective.
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Kathleen,
Don't hit the panic button yet. There are a lot of recruits that have trouble passing the run in the required time allotted. I'm guessing, that's it. They will send him to the FIT program and help him get through it. Sending him home is the last thing they want to do if he's still medically sound. He gets to try the run every other day. At least that's what it's been and I don't think they've changed that.
The RDCs will work with him, motivate him, YELL at him and anything else they can do to send him on to A school. Just keep your phone close by because when his status changes, he'll call.
Hang in there...
Jim
Welcome to NavyDads.com Kathleen! 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 now attached to VAW-125 ("The Tigertails"). 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 Kathleen 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.com.
As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what Ian 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!
Best Regards- Paul
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Welcome aboard to NavyDads.com Kathleen! 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 out 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 proud of our son and his service to our country.
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Once again, welcome to our site and I hope you enjoy your stay here. GO NAVY! HOOYAH!
Best Regards- Jim
Hi Kathleen....Welcome to Navy Dads from a fellow New Englander....just to your North! Newport is one of my favorite places! I think that you will be amazed when you see Ian at PIR....the change is incredible! Please feel free to ask any questions. Join our Boot Camp group and watch the videos of RTC to see what he is going through! We all wish him the best!