Keith, Welcome Aboard! I found navyformoms in searching for answers to my son's future. I just knew their had to be a site for dads like n4m's but I was wrong. So I started this site so us dads would also have a place to call home. I'm new at this and I hope this site will benefit fathers that come behind us. So jump right in share concerns, join groups, share info, and show off your sailor. I'm so glad to find out their are so many proud Navy Dads just like myself. I hope this site benefits you and your family throughout your sons journey in the Navy. Thank James for his service for me and thanks again for joining us.
Sincerely, EG

Welcome to NavyDads Keith! 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 is on the second half of a seven-month cruise on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and my daughter Kat recently returned from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). And Keith this is a great place to brag about your sailor as well! So join in and let us know how James is doing!

As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what your son is going through. Thanks to one of our members we have two excellent videos that you can access from the Video area on the NavyDads.com main page: New Bootcamp 1 of 2 and New Bootcamp 2 of 2. These videos will answer many of your questions and concerns and will give you a better understanding of how the United States Navy transforms our children into sailors!

Be sure to spend some time in the Bootcamp group- there are many questions and answers available to help you understand what your sailor is going through. And as PIR draws closer, be sure to spend some time going through the PIR-Tips, Hints and Helps group- we’ve tried to assemble some tips and suggestions to make your sailor's PIR more enjoyable. Best Regards- Paul

Greetings there are lots of places to ask questions. Most if us have been or are where you are.
Chuck

Best wishes to Ray as he begins his Navy journey. Did you get the first phone call yet?

It has been a couple of weeks then.
My son finished Boot Camp about a year ago. He is currently stationed in Hawaii. He is an Aviation Electricians Mate and enjoys his work for the most part (like working anywhere). He is content where he is. When we had some in the single digits he would text several times a day to see how cold we were. Last night he told his mother that the base swimming pool was closed for the winter?

Best of luck to Ray at A school at Fort Leonard Wood!

He is in div 923, ship 6

Spike 's first day was February 25th, so I guess he's starting to get now. His letter had the tone of "why are they doing it this way" He probably thinks he has a better way. No doubt a common attitude. I read that it's not until the 4th or 5th week that they start to understand that there really is a reason for everything.