Thank you Calvin for the info, greatly appreciated!

    thank you so much for your warm welcome

    this is all so new  an d    overwhelming     i want to make my  SR  proud

      have an additional  problem     just three (3)   months  learning   computer !

     again  i'm   lost   B U T    WILLING TO LEARN

     warmest regards      rj

Thanks Calvin! 

Thank you Calvin.  Both you and Tim are very kind to respond so quickly to my post.  I will visit the site often along the way.  My wife and I are thrilled we found this site.

Thank you Calvin. I am very new to this and I really appriciate you advise.

Thank You for the Welcome Calvin. Looking forward to learning more.

Thanks for the welcome and the information. I'm sure I have much to learn. This looks like a great site and am happy to be a member.  Alvin

Thanks for the welcome! This site is very informative and thanks to all of the admins for the work it takes to do it!

Thanks for the info, Calvin. Invaluable information- I'm looking forward to visiting often!

Calvin,

Calvin,

Thanks for the warm welcome.  We are thrilled to have such strong group of encouragers.

Calvin,

Thanks for the encourgement.  Its great to share the excitement with another Navy Dad.  We both have alot to be thankful and proud about.  I'm leaning all I can about Navy lingo. 

Thanks for the welcome, it is a privilege to be a part of this group

Calvin,

Thank you very much.  

Thanks for the Welcom!

Calvin...all I see on the "sent message" is a black box for the video.....did you have a playable Flash video or did you use the link to see it on Screencast's site.....

Thank you for the welcome.  Places like this make the transition so much easier as we eagerly await hearing from our son.  Thank you and to all that contribute to the U.S. military and their families!

Calvin - thank you for the welcome. I believe you and I are located quite close to each other. I live in Keller. Small world, huh?

Mike

Thanks Calvin, I can't find the links to the must reads...and the links in the message didn't work.... But I'll keep looking around.

Thank you for the welcome Calvin!  The site has been really helpful so far and I look forward to "meeting" others with family members in the Navy.

Thanks, Calvin.  Great site here.  It's a great resource and it's nice to be connected to other dads.

Karl

Thank-you so much for the warm welcome. My husband and I have found the site a wealth of information and support, and that was just reading the info before becoming a member. I salute your grandson for his service to his country . And, also for your support and dedication to not just your loved one. But, to those on the boards seeking help and guidance. Nice meeting you:) 

Calvin, Thank you for the welcome!! i look forward to perusing the site!!

Thank you so much for making it easy on this website. My daughter left for boot camp about 3 weeks ago. She got a case of the swine flu early on. She is on separation ship 5. She does not know yet if she is sent home or not. Since swine flu is contegious sorry about the spelling, what is likely going to happen?

Thanks so much everyone for the welcome! This is really an awesome place to get so much info. It makes feel a little closer to him when I see what he may be going through every day!

Thanks y'all for your helpful comments.  This site has been amazingly helpful in understanding what my son is going through.  He's been in bootcamp for 5 weeks now and we've received one letter and no follow-up phone call, so it's been really valuable to learn what he is going through from what others have posted.  We now know he has a good reason for not contacting us.  

Thank you for the warm welcome sir. I did find this site very comforting. Just talking to other parents of a sailor is awsome to say the least. I have found some intersting things on the site, photos, videos and much more. Thank you for the upkeep on the site, is there a place to donate to the site(paypal)? Again thank you for the time you put into this site.

You folks have made a great place for people to get educated about their sailors life in the Navy.

I also loved the tribute videos, thank you again sir.

Thanks for the welcome! My son is just in...approximately 3 weeks...so haven't heard from him yet. Being a Veteran...I remember vividly what these young men are going through. For the other Dads out there...what you're going through and most of the thoughts you are having...are quite different from what your son is going through and most of the thoughts he is having. Send him mail...send him positive mail...it will make all the difference in the world. Beyond that...don't worry at all...he's in very good hands and will be back soon... 

Calvin, thank you for the encouragement and information.  Our son is now in Class 12-12 at OCS.  We have booked our flights and are working on renting a house for the days surrounding his graduation on June 15th.  We understand that there will be a PIR on the 14th and a Meet and Greet the evening of the 14th.  Do you have any info on those?  I am a 1968 graduate of OCS and served several years which provide me with fond memories and some life long friends from the experience.

Bruce Hilby

Thank you Calvin for the welcome!  I am so thankful for this site!  

Thanks for the Info! I retired 3 years ago, my wife retired in '06 and her dad did 30 years in the Navy. So we are so proud that the next generation is starting. She has her PIR next Friday. Unfortunately I'm in Afghanistan so I wont see it. I dont suppose the Navy broadcasts the PIR on Skype or anything do they? I know some High Schools stream their graduations. Anyways, my wife and mother-in-law will be there so I will try and time my phone call so I can talk to her after PIR. Anyway, Thanks again for the info!

Thanks Calvin for the welcome aboard. 

Our son Edward is a QM1. During his first 14 years in the Navy his was in the MCM community out of Engleside,  TX, with 4 deployments to the Gulf. Some of his collateral duties were Counter Terrorism Officer and Small Arms Instrucor He had a 3 year break for some well earned shore duty serving with the Navy Police Force in Roosevelt Roads, PR. For the past 3 years he served in Riverene Squadron 3 out of Yorktown, VA first as an M240 gunner in the Security Force with a tour in Irag and finishing up as a Boat Captain. Now his is in Key West, FL with the Port Security Team. Edward will be retiring in 2014.

I've had quite an experience learning about the new Navy since there have been many changes since I retired in 1978 as an AC1. I had 3 duty stations plus many school assignment in the US during my Navy career. Also served in Japan, Sicily and the Philippines for overseas assignments.  My sea duty was aboard 3 carriers.

Thanks again for the welcome

Bob

Calvin,

I can sure tell you that it's sure a lot easier now than when I was in.  '
When we deployed our contact with the home front was basically snail mail or on occasion when in port a very expensive overseas phone call that had to be very short because of the cost. Now with internet and satelite phones communication is quite easy. Edward called us several time when deployed to the Gulf using the ships satelite phone. The calls were limited to 15 minutes so everyone could have a turn. He even called us when he was deployed with the Riverene's in Iraq.

I remember when I was stationed in Japan for almost 3 years in the 50's all we had was snail mail. 

Later

Bob

thanks for taking the time to get me started........greg sr.

Thank You . My daughter has been on "The Lincoln" for 2 1/2 years now, And I am Damn Proud of her!! my Dad was a pipefitter on the USS.  William M Wood. During the Korean War. He was also a plank owner. I tear up every time I see the Navy commercial on the tv at night.

thank you for the welcome there is a lot to learn about the navy and the program he is in thanks again for the welcome.

Thanks for the supprot it means alot

Thank you Calvin for the welcome and the advice.  I hopefully have corrected my profile to meet OPSEC guidelines especially for SEALS and SEAL recruits.  God Bless, Steven W

Calvin - God Bless your Grandson for his service and courage.  Steven W

Thanks Calvin. I really appreciate the support!

I'm so thankful to have discovered this forum.  THANK YOU for all that you do here.  I know so little about the military-- my son kind of caught us off guard with his interest in the navy.  I have so much to learn here!

Thank you for the warm welcome.

Calvin, thank you for the very thoughtful welcome aboard! I am very impressed by the website and look forward to checking out the very interesting information.

Hi Calvin:

Thanks for saying hello.

I'm not military, so the first thing I did was read OPSEC. My son enlisted in 2005 and has done a couple of deployments (Enterprise and Truman). He received the Navy and Marine Achievement Medal with the Truman. He was recently promoted to AT1. This is coming on the heels of his being selected for OCS as a Flight Officer Candidate.

I think I bragged within OPSEC guidelines.

Wayne