Tihana Barisic

Profile Information:

Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
Alnardo
What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
AR
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
I am a single mom and two great boys, one just shipped to the Navy boot camp on the 16th and the other one is 10 yo. Originally I am from Bosnia and came to this wonderful country as a refugee almost 20years a go. I've lost his father when I was 6 months pregnant with my son and when I came to US he was only two moths old. It was hard on both of us but we made it work and he grew to be an amazing person, best son and brother mothers can ask for and great friend. His dad was a police officer and for some reason my son always wanted to be the man in uniform. Few years back he decided that the Navy uniform is what he wants to wear. It was hard for me to except that he will be so far away but then I've realized this is his dream and his goal and no matter how hard is going to be for him I will support him and this will be our way of paying back for the life that we were able to make in this country. I do miss him a lot, his brother misses him a lot but its time to let him go and make great things in his Navy life.
What Brought You To This Site:
My son is recently enlisted (before PIR)
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
I was scared and proud at the same time.
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Mom
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
Searching about the life in the boot camp

Comment Wall:

  • NavyDads Admin (Paul)

    Welcome to NavyDads.com Tihana! When my daughter enlisted in 2005 and left for RTC, I had virtually no knowledge of Navy life or how the Navy did things. By the time her PIR rolled around, I was starting to get the hang of things and understand some of the language and abbreviations, but still felt like a fish out of water when dealing with most topics concerning the US Navy. When my son enlisted and left for Great Lakes in 2007, I got serious about trying to learn as much as possible about the Navy. Now, several years into my journey, I’m blessed to say I have two sailors in the family - my son Eric (AM2) was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), was attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) in Hawaii, and is attached to VAW-125, and back on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. My daughter Kat is now a Navy veteran and was stationed on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as a Mass Communications Specialist(MC3). If NavyDads.com were around in those early days, it would have made my first days as a Navy parent much easier!

    I'm sure you'll find NavyDads.com as useful, educational and informative as I have over the past few years. Click How To Get Started for a guide on getting going in your NavyDads.com experience! I hope you take the time to explore the site and make some new friends. Read the discussions and add your comments. Browse through the postings in the various groups or start a new one. If you have any comments, questions or concerns about your sailor and what he is going through...be sure to post them! In my experience someone here can answer your questions or concerns or can point you in the direction to find out. And Tihana this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how your son is doing! Please remember that we talk about the Navy here and we must keep the security and safety of our sailors and the fleet in mind. On the right or starboard side of every NavyDads page is an area we call Key Information. Please take a minute and read through the Operations Security (OPSEC) link for some guidelines as to what we should not talk about in a public forum like NavyDads.com.

    As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what Alnardo is going through. In the Navy Bootcamp group is a discussion called A MUST READ for all New Navy Parents. Read through this post as it will do a lot to give you some understanding about what your sailor is learning and why. And be sure to check out the videos available in the Bootcamp Group as well and as PIR nears be sure to spend time in the PIR group for hints and helps!

    Best Regards- Paul

    Apr 18, 2015