What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
IT
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I am a proud Navy Veteran, having served aboard the USS JFK CVA-67 as an ABH. Ihave a wife and 4 children one of which is in boot camp now. I have been a Volunteer Firefighter for 35 years , experience which i gained from being on the Crash and Salvage Crew and shipboard Firefighting team. I am a current council member in the town of which i live. I live every day praising our military, my flag and my country.
Prior Military Experience
Proud Navy Veteran
What Brought You To This Site:
My son is recently enlisted (before PIR)
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
This was the proudest moment of my life knowing my son wanted to follow in his Dad's footsteps.
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
trying to find out how to get a gate pass for the naval station and came across this site.
Comments
RTC is a closed base and the only access you have to the base is for PIR parking. That pass is available for download using the password that was on the form letter your son sent.
Welcome to NavyDads.com Timothy ! 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 attached to VAW-125, and back on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. 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 Timothy 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 Isaac 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
Tim....Welcome to Navy Dads! I had the pleasure of touring the JFK when she was docked in Boston many years ago! My Father was part of a ceremony for Normandy veterans held on the flight deck. Thank you for your service! Things have changed up over the years. As Isaac gets underway, look around the site....especially the Boot Camp Group. Ask away as you come up with questions and we will all try to help. Best of luck to Isaac!