Michele, Welcome Aboard! and thanks for joining us dads. I'm so glad to have the moms on here to keep us men in line. We will help in any way we can. So please jump right in share concerns, join groups, and show off your sailor. I hope this site will benefit you during your sons journey in the Navy. Thank Michael for his service for me and thanks again for joining us.
Sincerely, EG

Hi Michele, my sons pir is also 4-24. He is in Div 823. My wife is a member of n4ms, and is in your pir group. She is RebeccaBucksmom. I have enjoyed the last seven weeks reading the daily " Navel Novel", boy can you guys chat. As you can see, your group has more activity in one day than our whole site does in a whole week lol. I was just getting ready to check the chatter over on n4ms, and saw you joined us here and thought I would say hi real quick. See ya on the flip side. Tom B.

Hi Michele, congrats on your new sailor. Buck is an hour and a half into battlestations by now, and I'm sure it's pretty hectic right now, but they should be fine. When I went through boot camp, our training ship was the USS RECRUIT. It was pretty much a wooden building shaped like a ship, nothing like today. From what I've seen on the internet, battlestations is alot like the refresher training before a west pac cruise. Those were some long days , usually three or four , but they went by fast, as you are always busy, and at sea.

Michele, got a call from our new sailor tonight. Buck sounded great, but tired. He said they are pretty much done, but would practice for graduation and do alot of cleaning. We were at my daughters softball game when he called, so he got to talk to a few family members. Sounds like the Navy has really changed him, he cussed, something he never does around us. At least not that we could hear anyway;-) Well, gotta go, almost midnight , and we have a double header in the morning. Six days and a wake up, can't wait :-) Tom

Welcome to NavyDads Michele! 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 Michele this is a great place to brag about your sailor as well! So join in and let us know how Michael is doing! Best Regards- Paul

Hi Michele,yes we are very proud of Buck. We are also packed and ready. We are leaving Thursday morning and should get there around 2 or 3 pm, then we have to pick Beckys mom up an hour away. I,m hoping to get over to meet everyone who have made the last eight weeks bearable, but it's gonna depend on how tired we are from all the driving, (nine hours). Well, you and yours have a safe trip, and hopefully we will see you at the meet n greet. Tom

Hello Michele: So you are one week ahead of us. Boy that is great to have these new Sailors. Sounds like you will be able to go through Security at the Airport, but we will be very interested to know how everything goes at the airport. Tell Michael everyone is proud of what he has done and what he is going to be doing. GO SAILOR !!

Hi Michele: Thank you very much for the information about security at the Aiport. Just what we wanted to know. Not sure which Airport Tyler will be flying out from, we will find out this Friday at PIR. Information should be good at either Ohare or Midway. Tyler is in Division 174, Ship 13. He will be going to Corry Station (Pensacola, Fla) for "A" School as a CTT (Cryptologic Tech). Tell Michael Best of Luck and this is not goodby just moving ahead with a Navy Career. See you in the Fleet. Bravo Zula.