What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
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Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
My oldest grandson joined the Navy after high school. We live in a small town. He was anxious to see the world be on a ship and fight for his country. I am a very proud grandma. I am a retired hairdresser from California .moved across country 5 years ago to be with my daughter and her 5 kids.I have been around these kids all their life so I really needed to be here. Never thought my grandson would do this but his entire family are so very proud of our Sailor!!
What Brought You To This Site:
my grandson is currently serving
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Scared and proud that he made this decision on his own. Living the life HE is making for himself. When he has come home on leave the family is grateful joyful,happy, but when it is time to walk to his plane back to his ship, he doesn't turn around. He is walking towards his life, his future and we all know he is happy, becoming the man,son,brothers sisters aunts uncles cousins and grandmas are so proud of!!
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Grandparent
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
He is going to combat school. I looked it up as I do a lot of things related to Navy. When I can see his ship his job his life, it keeps him close to me. Still miss him like mad, but so honored that he is my Grandson
Comments
Anita, Welcome Aboard!
My son served as an ABE aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego, Ca. and my family and I couldn't have been prouder. I created NavyDads.Com when he was in boot camp in hopes that this site would better inform new Navy Dads and Navy Families that followed behind me. I designed, built, and launched NavyDads.Com June 18, 2008, two days before his Navy graduation. I then launched NavyOutfitters.Com, our sites "Official Store" in 09'. All proceeds from the store go directly to helping fund what we do here at NavyDads.Com and to ensure our future growth for many years to come.
NavyDads provides the best community for learning about Navy life for everyone but particularly us parents. We are a place for sharing experiences with others that have gone through and are going through the same thing as you. We give you real-time information from others going through it, the sense that you're not alone, and the opportunity to help another along.
So jump right in, share concerns, join groups, share info, and show off your Sailor. I hope this site benefits you and your family throughout your Sailors journey in the United States Navy and I thank them for their service. I wish them the best in their travels and I'm glad you've found us.
Sincerely,
Elmo Moore
Welcome to NavyDads.com Anita! 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 carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and is currently attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) in Hawaii. My daughter Kat is now a Navy veteran and was stationed on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as a Mass Communications Specialist(MC3) and is currently using her GI benefits to go to school. 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 Anita this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how your grandson Ryan 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.
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Best Regards- Paul