Thank you for the kind welcome!

Thank you Sir  for your comnets an guidance as my family and I will be needing the advise of other parents and friends as our son makes his journey into Navy life. In addition quess one could say as well the parents journey into Navy life. 

Have a fine day. Lentz Family.

Tim,

Thanks for the welcome. As an AF Aux. capt., I'm looking forward to some spirited inter-service discussions with my sailor..... It's great to know I have so many navy familys out there to draw on their experiences whenever I have questions as my daughter in law advances through the ranks. My thanks to your son's for their service to our nation!

See you around the fleet!

Jeff

Thank you for the welcome. I am sure I will find comfort in this site just like I do N4M's. My son is currently on the USS Port Royal and they are out on deployment as well, and is his and my first too. I had a really hard time getting use to not talking to him and him being so far away. He was stationed in WV for his first 2 yrs and he was only 5 hours away from us and came home a lot on the weekends. So it was hard for me for him to go Hawaii as well. But I am okay now and getting use to things. Thank you again.

Tim,

Thank very much for the welcome and for the information on how to navigate through this wonderful and helpful site. our best regards to you and family. I will make sure I pass on the massage to Amanda. Thank you to you as well and to all servicemen and women for their work to God and Country.

thanks for the welcome. this is a great site, you gents are doing a wonderful service, and I hope that in addition to getting help , I might be able to lend some also.

Jack

Thanks for the welcome aboard !!! I've been kinda busy and have not had alot of time to fumble around in the site but what i have found has been very informative. again thanks for the welcome !

Tim - Thanks for the mail and kind words. Lots of info here to absorb and get myself acquainted with. Today is day 1 for all of us, we're excited, very proud, a little nervous and all those feelings I'm sure everyone else has had before us. Thanks for all that you do and making people like myself feel welcome. 

Thank you for your guidance! I have been a guest on the site for several months while Sean has been training for his PST. With him scoring close to "Optimal" on all of the elements today, I figured it was time for me to take the next step as well.

I will read through the information you pointed me to and let you know if I have any questions.

Thanks again...Papa Ursa

Thank you for the welcome. As the separation anxiety fades this site will be my best friend. Thanks again.

Thank you very much sir!  Navydads.com is going to be a website I will spend a lot of time on.  I will pass your good wishes on our grandson.

Thanks again,

Nancy Maisenbach

Thanks, Tim.  Really interested in meeting other dads / families with kids shipping out on same date as mine, February 06, 2012. (02/06/12).

Thanks for the welcome, Tim. My son is the first in our family to join the military, so we have a lot to learn. We're fully supportive of his decision, but are a little apprehensive as he prepares to leave for Great Lakes in just a couple days.

Thank you for the welcome Tim,

As hard as it was to see James leave we know he is in good hands and is on his way to an exciting career, a good friend was in the Navy for 27 years and says it was the best thing he ever did!

Cheers, Graham.

Thank you Tim.

 Troy Hvidsten

Tim, Thanks for the info.  I think i'm ok right now.  But you will sure hear from me if i have any questions.

Thanks!  Plowing through the links, questions to follow.

All the best!

dp

thank you tim  for your warm welcome 

Thank you, Tim for the information. I just heard from Tyler on Sunday and he is ill. I'm not sure what is going on as I dont have access to his medical records. Thy thought he had a nerve disorder but now I guess its much more serious than that. He said there sending him home. Its been a long 3 months of not knowing anything.    

Tylers g ma

Thank you Tim

Thanks Tim.  We'll Spencer DIV 945 Ship 2 All graduated! The did very well indeed. Commanders Cup. I did not speak to him. He got the one hour phone call. 55 minutes for girl friend, 5 minutes for mom. Isn't that how it should go though. I'm just amazed and so very proud.  Words can not describe.  Most of my friends are military or retired military. One of my very best friends is a retired COB on a Boomer.  This is a great day.  Thanks for all the support.  One question...how come the "Navy4Moms" link and about a dozen other "Moms" sites are listed and linked on the Navy website, but not the Navy Dads? Perhaps I just missed it.

Thank you very much!! This is very nice, all the people, the comments even all the different views display... nice!!

When they are deployed you say "out in the fleet"? Do all the carriers do "tiger cruise"?

Thank you again, nice evening!!

Thanks for the information.

I love this site!!

Thanks Tim!

I know this site is going to be a huge part of my life from here on out!

Thanks Tim ,

I Look forward to asking lots of questions.I just wanted to let you know my Samantha is my daughter not my son.!

thank you for the welcome aboard

Thank you for your warm introduction.

Hi Tim, thanks for the comment.  I wish I could figure out how to comment back to several people at once.  :)  I see you are from Shawnee.  That's where I was born and I worked there also for a year at the OGE facility on the south side of town.  I was a reliability engineer for them for a year before I went back to a larger company.  I live in Wylie TX now but grew up in OK and went to OSU.  I am mainly here for the emotional support, as this is affecting me more than I thought.  I only have one boy and Mom and I really wanted him to swim in college.  We're proud he's serving, but tried to talk him out of the sub route since I did it for 8 years.  I think they're the best at what they do, but fresh milk and vegetables are nice also.  So is seeing the sun and feeling the wind.  :)  Thanks for the welcome and take care. 

Good Morning Tim,

Thanks for posting the additional information about the Navy Dads website.  I plan to look around in it more as time permits. 

It's hard to believe my youngster is coming up on three years in the Navy (Feb).  We recently had him home from Mayport for two weeks of post-deployment leave.  It went by way too fast!

My son is assigned to the USS Boone (FFG-28); so the picture in the background looks very familiar.  They're taking her up the east coast to NY this month.  This is the Boone's last trip; prior to a planned decom in February of next year.

Thanks much for the welcome!

Thank you for the warm welcome, I am sure as I explore and search I will have questions and will be able to more directly make use of this extensive resource!

Hi Tim,

Thank you for the big HELLO. The website is very impressive. I will be spending a lot of time there.

Thanks,

Dave

Thanks Tim for the email and heads up!

I heard from my son and he said he might be coming home for a visit soon!

Sincerely ,  Jay Murphy

Thank alot, My Sons best friend just left for boot camp last week. To great Lakes. james will be leaving soon he got delayed because of an eye exam. He has 20-20 in one eye and 20-40 in the other. I could tell he was really bummed out over this. But he's a trooper he picked himself up pretty quick. Just playing the waiting game know. Does anyone have any information how The Navy will handle this situation? He also has a cousin that just re-enlisted. I think that may of swayed his way of thinking that he may want to make a career in the navy. Thank you for taking the time to drop me a note and I'll definately check into the group discussions. I want to sit down first and talk with him first, hes been really busy lately as well as me.Thanks again!

Wasn't quite finished. I'll tell James that you said thank you for him enlisting to defend our freedom. I can already tell you what he's going to say, to tell you Thank you and that it meant alot. Take care Tim and thanks again.    

Hi Tim, thank you for the welcome! Thank you also for helping to build this site, I’m glad I get to be part of it.

We are wondering/hoping to get a call from our son from Boot Camp today...Christmas.  Is that unrealistic?

Good to be aboard,  Josh is currently in Boot Camp,  Ship 11  Div. 062, PIR: 10 Feb 2012.  Although no guaranties, if all goes well, he intends to be a Fire Controlman on a submarine.  We're getting letters from him on a fairly regular basis and all sounds well (with the exception of some dental work).  Even said he likes it a bit.  We've been checking out the PIR group looking for tips on attending in Feb.  Very informative site.

I found the links you described as I joined  and started surfing around the site. Thanks for the welcome and looking forward to the next few years of exchanges.

Thank you all for your comments. It means a lot.

Thank you, Tim.  I appreciated your message and it's good to know that there is a group like this.  I am Navy new without any military bearing.  Madison is the first in our family to serve and we couldn't be prouder of her.   I remember the day that she called me and told me that she had a calling and it was to serve her country and save lives.  She was in her sophmore year of college and she was determined to follow her calling - HM Hospital Corpsman with a desire for Nursing.   I am very proud of her and can't wait to see her at GL in several weeks.   Again, thank you for reaching out.   Go Navy!

Thank you, Tim.  I appreciated your message and it's good to know that there is a group like this. Yes, we are proud of our son for stepping up and defending our freedom.

Thanks Tim.Was glad to get such a warm quick response.I've been reading and looking at this sight since just before my son DEP.Is very informative and sounds like a great bunch of people.  Am proud of my son and all the other  sons and daughters who step up for their country.                                                                                                            

                                                                                    Thanks again

                                                                                     Harry