Bob Malone's Comments

Oops sorry Bob... see that you're in MD and not AZ... time for that 2nd cup of coffee. =-)

Thanks for the great suggestions Bob. Appreciated your comment "Wish I were young again" Very happy with my life but yes, there are some things I'd do differently. Appreciate having support on this site. Makes letting go a little easier. Enjoy your day... was going to say "stay warm" as we're at -18 below in MSP but I see you're in AZ. Hopefully the dust storms have subsided.

Thanks Bob. Matt just PIR'd on 12/30. He's heading to San Antonio 230 tomorrow morning. I wrote him almost everyday while he was at BC. Plan to keep that connection as long as I can.

Hello Bob,
Hope your feeling better,I did get Steve's mailing address,his recruiter seemed a bit surprised to have it so soon.ship 03,div.045.Is there any significance to these numbers?Anyhow I have mailed two letter's in so many days and have made sure most of his friends also get his address.Tomorrow I am going to try to scan some old and new photo's to send. I think I will try to tinker with updating my profile on this wonderful site.Suddenly I seem to have more time onh my hands! LOL

thank you Bob,
steve jr. left for meps on tuesday,I riecieved his call last night at 1:00am he sounded a bit
overwhelmed.I cant stop thinking about what he's going through.I thought I read on this site
to give his recruiter a call in about a week for a mailing address I'm thinking of calling his
recruiter today.do you think that may be to soon?regardless im going to start writing now.
I have watched the boot camp vids.a couple of times now.they
are very good.thank you and all for your warm greetings steve sr

Will do on the camera batteries. I understand that I can only take pictures inside during the PIR - no pics are allowed outside on base. Is this correct?

Bob,
Thanks for all your responces it all helps.I Hope your sailor is doing well. God Bless & GO NAVY!!!!!!!

Thanks Bob,

I joined to learn a little more about the Navy and try to get help with some of my concerns. Our youngest went to boot camp in April and just graduated Corp School last week. It has not been a very smooth ride. He has been sick for 5 months and does not seem to get anyone who has a concern about his health. On top of that after graduation he was one of only two graduates that did not get to leave for a couple of weeks before heading to their next assignment. He has been placed on HOLD and no one seems to be able to tell him why or when he will get to leave. So in short, he's stuck in Great Lakes, sick and on hold with no idea if he will even get to go to his first assignment. Don't mean to be a "downer" here, but, it is just the way it is for him. I'd love for someone with a little Navy experience to tell me something constructive (other than welcome to the Navy) to help him out. So, anyone with similar issues I would love to hear how you overcame them.

Thanks Bob,
My son Stanley graduates on Oct. 2. He has talked about his experiences and look forward to his future. Tell your son my prayer are with him and thanks for serving.

Bob, Thanks for the update, I have joined the Master at Arms group. We are going to the PIR in two weeks, staying at the Navy Lodge.

Bob
we ate allover the place...there was a good buffet it had all kinds of seafood...its by the boardwalk in virgina beach...OMG the food was very good there...as a matter of fact all the restaurants on the boardwalk was very good.....If i remember right rooms at the Navy lodge was 50 a day including tax...Just make sure at check in that yoou have a military id card to show cause they will ask...They gave us a break cause they knew Jason was on a ship coming home so as soon as his ship got to port we had to run him right over so that he could show them

Good deal Bob....I'l try to get them in the mail this evening...We'll see how my day goes{:-)

Hi Bob..My name is Steve and i probably have the most Navy Dads cards of anybody here.That is unless E.G or Paul had some made as i did.Right now i have about 1000 cards left.

Paul is the one that i got the template from.All I did was take the process one step in a different direction and instead of printing them from my computer as I needed them,I had them done at a printing company.Due to a small smudge on the back of the cards the company sent me besides the first1000, they sent me a second 1000 cards.

If you are interested i will send you as many cards as you would like at no charge.I chose to do this as a way of thanking E.G,Paul,and Terry for the work they have done on this site and all of the help they have provided as all of our sailors go thru this adventure.If you are interested send me a e-mail to ksbaker@compprime.com with your mailing address and i will get you some in the mail as soon as possible.

Steve !!!!!!

Hey Bob,
No, Michael has not selected a career yet, but I know he is deciding. I will make it to graduation regardless of anything. Thank you for the verbal support.
Michael

Welcome to NavyDads Bruce! I'm sure you'll find the site as fun and useful as I have. Explore and make some friends, add your comments to a discussion or two, read the postings in the various groups-- even start one or two. I have! If you have any questions or concerns about your sailor and what he is going through...ask! I'm sure someone here will have the answer or can point you in the right direction to find out. I'm lucky enough to have two sailors- my son Eric just returned from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and my daughter Kat returned last fall from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). And Bruce this is a great place to brag about your sailor as well! So join in and let us know how Jon is doing! And stop by the NavyDads offical store- Navyoutfitters.com. Show your support for NavyDads by wearing the latest in NavyDads attire.

And Bruce- thank you for your service to our great country. Best Regards- Paul