Son shipped today

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Permalink Reply by George M. Klaes on October 2, 2013 at 2:11pm

At this point, there is no way to know where he will be stationed. If he attends an "A" school and finishes

at the top of his class, he may be given a choice depending upon the rating he is in.

Permalink Reply by MudRunner on October 2, 2013 at 2:21pm

My son also got on the bus today and flies out of Atlanta this evening. Based on previous posts you will receive a package a few days from now with his address at basic. I do not know when the exact date of graduation but hopefully it will be in the packet.   

Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on October 2, 2013 at 2:33pm

PIR dates will be in the form letter you should receive several days after the "sailor in a box" (all of his stuff) arrives...and remember the phrase "needs of the Navy" as they supersede everything.....

also on that form letter are the guests names for PIR (limited to 4 unless there are 13 division or more graduating- then it will be 3), and the password you'll need for a parking pass if you decided to drive onto base for PIR.......we recommend taking taxi/shuttle...see Sarge's Meet and Greets in the events area.  And if you want to drive on base, we have a post in the PIR group how to avoid a TON of traffic getting into the base.

Permalink Reply by Scott Hyman on October 2, 2013 at 2:39pm

My son left today too, but flies out tomorrow from Syracuse, NY. Looking forward to getting the letter with his division and PIR date. It looks like PIR/graduation should be the week of Thanksgiving. But we will see. Good luck to all your SRs.

Permalink Reply by Cody Baird on October 2, 2013 at 2:53pm

He's gonna do great. Tell him to keep his head up and you do the same

Permalink Reply by Cody Baird on October 2, 2013 at 2:55pm

Call his recruiter about a week after he's been gone and they'll give you his address. Took me 4 weeks to get my wife's address n the mail. Recruiter has it available after about a week

Permalink Reply by George M. Klaes on October 2, 2013 at 2:55pm

Good advice.

I guess we should all say "Welcome Aboard".

Permalink Reply by George M. Klaes on October 2, 2013 at 3:06pm

And the parents should say "Anchors Aweigh".

 

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/nav_legacy.asp?id=191

Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on October 2, 2013 at 3:14pm

no- parents should say "fair winds and following seas" as that is the traditional "bon voyage" to sailors

Permalink Reply by George M. Klaes on October 2, 2013 at 3:21pm

I agree, in fact, I am returning from looking that up.

I'm trying to remember the long version of a song that had that. There are Aviation Songs too.

 

Trying to remember.

Permalink Reply by George M. Klaes on October 2, 2013 at 3:25pm

LOL. I guess I should have looked at the Navy site first.

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/nav_legacy.asp?id=172

Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on October 2, 2013 at 3:25pm

just as an FYI:

The origin of the quote "Fair Winds and Following Seas" is unknown. It is often said to have been lifted from a poem, phrase, or literary work, but to the best of this researcher's knowledge, it wasn't. Over the last century at least, the two quotes "Fair Winds" and "Following Seas" have evolved, by usage, into a single phrase which is often used as a nautical blessing.

"Fair Winds": The Dictionary of American Regional English defines "Fair Wind" as "safe journey; good fortune." An early example of the phrase's use is in Herman Melville's Moby Dick, published in 1851, where it says near the end "Let me square the yards, while we may, old man, and make a fair wind of it homeward." In other words, let me square the yards (add on all sail) and make a safe journey home.

"Following Seas": Defined by Bowditch's American Practical Navigator as "A sea in which the waves move in the general direction of the heading." It further defines "Tide" as "the periodic rise and fall of the water resulting from gravitational interactions between the sun, moon, and earth. . . . the accompanying horizontal movement of the water is part of the same phenomenon." In simple terms: the movement of the water, the waves, and the surface, correspond with the movement of the tide.

"Fair Winds and Following Seas" is really two quotes originating from different sources. The two quotes are a nautical phrase of good luck--a blessing as it were--as the person, group, or thing it is said to departs on a voyage in life. It is often used at a "beginning" ceremony such as a commissioning ceremony of a ship or people, as well as in retirement, change of command, or farewell ceremonies.

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