A Sailor's Holiday Visit

[Randy Leeper]

Comment by Randy Leeper just nowDelete Comment Hi Sub Dads,We had our first visit of our son who is in sub school at Groton, CT. Dave arrived on Dec 28th and returned to Groton on Jan 3rd. It was our first chance to spend any time with him since he left for basic @ GL- August 26th. He was a 'Grad-n-Go' so we only saw him for 45min at the base and 3 hrs at O'Hare. We definitely saw changes with our son (all good). He was more confident and proud of his accomplishments (and so are we).Dave was very anxious to be home, we even brought a couple of his hometown buddies with us to pick him up at BWI. He wore his uniform, which looked great. He got to see all his friends during the week, but we really enjoyed when his buddy from the Air Force Acad. stopped by. It was fun listening to the two of them comparing notes about their service. We received lessons on how to fold tee-shirts and pants, gas mask training, and the best was learning how to eat while seating at attention (AF).One of the most important things we noticed was he is very happy to be a member of the Submarine community. He likes the guys he rooms and hangs with. He likes his location in CT, which is good since he will be there until Aug. '10. He is scheduled to complete BESS in Jan, then stay for A-school for ET Nav. Dave still seems very happy with this choice.I hope all of you had the opportunity to see your sailor over the holidays. We are already looking forward to our next visit.God Bless all those who have chosen to serve and their families!Randy L.