What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
IT
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
Have already one son, Allen, stationed with the USS Ronald Reagan. he is IT and an E3. Allen is 27. Tony who is 23 has decided to join and will be in Great Lakes on November 25, 2009. He is looking into IT also. I was not in the service in the 70's but had a brother and father-in-law in the Navy. Brother was in Vietnam and father-in-law was World War II. Father was retired Master Sergeant in Air Force and an World War II Vet. I am insurance agent by trade.
What Brought You To This Site:
my son is recently enlisted
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Great. Needs some focus in life. College did not work for him,so maybe the structure of Navy life will help.
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
Notice there was a website for Moms when my first son went thru Great Lakes and figure we have one too. Just google for Navy Dads.
Comments
As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what your sonis going through. Thanks to one of our members we have two excellent videos that you can access from the Video area on the NavyDads.com main page: New Bootcamp 1 of 2 and New Bootcamp 2 of 2. These videos will answer many of your questions and concerns and will give you a better understanding of how the United States Navy transforms our children into sailors! In the Navy Bootcamp group is a discussion called "A MUST READ for All New Navy Parents". I would suggest you take a few mintues to read through this post as it will do a lot to give you some understanding about what your sailor is learning and why.
Be sure to spend some time in the Bootcamp group- there are many questions and answers available to help you understand what your sailor is going through. And 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. And stop by the NavyDads offical store- Navyoutfitters.com. Show your support for NavyDads by wearing the latest in NavyDads attire. And thanks to Allen for this service to our great country! Best Regards- Paul
My son is an ABE aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego, Ca. and my family and I couldn't be prouder of him. When he first enlisted I found NavyForMoms in searching for answers to my son's future. I just knew their had to be a site for dads like n4m's but 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 I hope this site will benefit fathers that come 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 Allen and Anthony for their service for me and thanks again for joining us.
Sincerely, EG