first phone call on sat, 2/23/13 he said he sent out grad form letter on 2/16/13 i had to get his address verbally from him on phone. anyone else not get a letter yet?
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Tomorrow morning I will be bringing my daughter to the recruiter office for shipping out to boot camp. I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on what I should do as a single parent for her the last night with me.
Well - I have not posted anything since PIR on 11-9-12. Now "A" school "Logistics" is over and our son John just spent the last two weeks at home with us. It was very good to have him home. But now the Hard Part. He left today to go to his first assignment aboard the USS Rushmore that is based in San Diego. The Rushmore is currently deployed in the Persian Gulf area and I think he will go meet up with it. I can't put in words how hard it was to say goodbye this time. Bootcamp and "A" school had timetables that we knew when we would see him again. My wife and I have each shed more tears today than ever. In fact they were our first tears. Now we don't know when we will see him again. It truly felt like pushing the bird out of the nest to fly on it's own. As I drove to work today I reflected on how many mothers and fathers have said goodbye to their sons over history, from the Civil War to the World Wars to Vietnam to the War on Terrorism to now. All of a sudden I did not feel alone any longer. I even remembered when I watched my father board the plane to go to Vietnam when I was 8 yrs old in 1967. He never returned. I am still proud of my father and his heroic service. I am feeling the same sense of pride in my son now. I know I must let go and as the busyness of life rolls along we will recover from today. I am more thankful than ever for modern technology like email to stay in touch with him. We have it so much better than families of years past. Does anyone know if sailors take and use cell phones when at sea? Do the ships have good internet service to email and/or skype? If any of you had similar days when your son or daughter left for their first assignment, write me. Have a great week and may those that have moved on to their great adventure have Fair Winds and Following Seas.
Rod Keefe
Looking forward to spending time with her and hanging out with the Raptors again.
My daughter Jessica submitted my paperwork for the Tiger Cruise, waiting on Medical for approval.
Sorry so long to respond.Daniel graduated on 2/1. He had 6 days leave. He is on his way to Okinawa. That was his choice - he loves scuba diving so he is very excited. Glad to hear Amber loves Spain. I heard it is very nice.
My boy left for Basic this week. Sure do miss him but man am I proud of him!
Hello everyone and thank you for making me feel welcome. My son, Cory, has not yet joined the Navy. He will be taking the ASVAB either tomorrow or sometime next week. He is going for Master of Arms. Does anyone have any advise for us before he takes the ASVAB. He doesn't test well (even in school) and the first test he took he scored a 45. He was told that he needs to score at least a 50 to enlist in the Navy.
Permission, "To Come Aboard, Sir!"
Recently there have been a number of submarine commanders fired while their boats have been refitted at the Portsmouth NH Naval Ship yard. That apparently has prompted the attached article which suggests that times have changed for Navy COs. Being a naval commander was never an easy job but according to this article in today's world it has gotten even harder. Any thought about this? http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130203-NEWS-302030345
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