Navy Daughters and their Dads

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Comment by Larry Huffman on July 17, 2009 at 1:51pm

Hello...I just joined this site and this group. My daughter was sworn in and left for Great Lakes this Wed (Jul 15). She is going in to become a CTI. I am a Navy vet myself, and my son (her older brother) is currently an IT on board the USS Vandegrift.

I guess I always expected my sons to at least be interested in a military experience or career, since I myself am a thrid gen sailor. Never really thought my daughters would...not really meant as a sexist remark...it is just that the Navy I was in was a much more male oriented experience. But, my daughter decided it was a great move for her and is really glad to be able to serve her country, get the Navy experience and build for her future. And I could not be happier. Now I will sit back and wait for that first letter!

Looking forward to getting to know all of you on the site.

Comment by joe bowles on July 16, 2009 at 9:17pm

Well Kirk I wish you could make aweekend getaway with Holly.there a lot of things you and her to see and do. are just go to the beach at night time to talk . (Nice) gulf shore 30 mins drive P-cola NAS The gulf coast got good places to eat too. You know they grow up to fast. I feel like I was giving Brandy(Niki) a bottle in rocking her to sleep (23yrs. ago ) Now my little girl grow up I not going to make GNG. But GulfPort only 50 mins away that what she want You know that bond between dads in daughters

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on July 16, 2009 at 8:03pm

Kirk--- if there is anyway at all to get to P'cola you should....once in the fleet you may not see Holly for 12-18 months or longer....I haven't seen Kat since March of last year..............

Comment by Kirk Brooks on July 16, 2009 at 7:43pm

Hi Joe, Hi Tom, looking forward to tomorrow, just wish we had time with Holly but oh well. Holly is going in for ABE- Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment). I live in Colorado so P-cola is not exactly in the neighborhood. I got held over in Miami for 24 hours once though and it was quite enjoyable. I would love to visit her in Pensacola but she won't be there long enough. She does get 14 days of leave after A school for a visit at least.

Comment by Tom McGlew on July 16, 2009 at 6:54pm

Hi Joel and Kirk,

My daughter Kelly seen in my picture is in Pensacola right now just begining her A-School since PIRing onMay 15th. They have been short of instructors and now training is going full steam ahead. She is an AON(Avionics Ordinance Ariman. Congratulations to you both on raising such wonderful women who have heeded the call to be in the Navy.

Have fun at the PIR. Tom

Comment by joe bowles on July 15, 2009 at 10:39pm

Well do you live close to p-cola? If not what a great weekend getaway we have some great things to do .Just a few you can board the USSALABAMA the lucky A, drive over to Bilxoi to the casnios for a chance in alife time to lose your money or see a show, drive to new Orleans . Every thing close in
drive range.Well Pcola to NewOrlean about 3 hrs. or about 190miles .But to Mobile about 50 mins.
And to Bilxoi about 1hr. and 20 mins. See we do have some fun places to spent with your daughter. I 'm very lucky mine daughter Brandy (Niki) A school in Gulf port about 45 to55 mins drive I know how you feel I still call Brandy my baby and her little sister tell me I'm the baby Well both of them are my babys in my eyes .We are the Dads in that what count!

Comment by Kirk Brooks on July 15, 2009 at 6:42pm

Hi Joe, I'm at GL right now for Friday's PIR. Like you my daughter Holly is also Grad/Go. Her departure is superquick. 5 minutes for visiting with us and then an immediate flight out to P-Cola for "A" School. She's really champing at the bit to go too. She got bronchitis, was sent to infirmary and missed a bunch of training. She got set back 2 weeks due to illness but still got to keep her A school. 10 weeks for 5 minutes has been painful to say the least. Only dads with daughters understand the relationship between dads and daughters. It's excruciating to see them have a problem and not be able to fix it.

Comment by joe bowles on July 15, 2009 at 4:23pm

Well got a lettler today from my daughter in next friday she will grad in on her way to Gulfport
for A school.She did tell me she got a new best friend she meet last week ( her gas mask) the Navy must take chemical attacks real seriously.B.S. start tomrrow in next friday will be grad-in-go
This has been a long 8 weeks wwith out being able to see her If you have a daughter you know

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on July 3, 2009 at 5:05pm

Welcome to those that have recently joined....I feel badly that I have not been as active in the group as I had hoped, but it has been a hectic first half of 2009. I'm re-posting something from late last year:

tell you what...I set up a separate e-mail address for this kind of stuff.....I may need to crop photos so I can download them in a 160 x 160 pixel size.

If anyone has a photo they would like me to try to get into this crazy scheme of mine e-mail it to:

navydadsadmin@cox.net

and I'll see what I can do!

Reminder to all.....in this day and age I need to remind everyone that these have to be in good taste as this is a family website!

for those that wish to have a photo in the Daughter's Hall of Fame, please feel free to send me your photos and I'll eventually get around to posting!

Thanks all!

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on April 23, 2009 at 11:43pm

That is a project I started and get to when I get a chance. Somewhere in a past post is some more info on whatr I was doing and how to get me a photo.

between work, the Tiger Cruise, and NavyDads Admin stuff I haven't done much on this in awhile, but check out the posts and send me a photo one of these days and I'll see what I can do when I get the time

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