Navy Dads
Becki Bohan
Female
Profile Information:
- Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
- Kaitlin
- What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
- IS
- Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
- Granddaughter, daughter, sister and now mom of a Sailor!
Both kids were U.S. Navy Sea Cadets and Kaitlin is now an officer with the program. She always said she would NEVER join the military. Imagine my surprise when, last February, she said she wanted to join the Navy. She continued with college and in September, took her oath. She is thrilled to have been offered her "dream job" (IS) and decided that in order to keep it, she would finish her degree while enlisted.
My grandfather retired as a Sr. Chief, dad was a Reservist, and brother spent time on the USS Enterprise. What an amazing feeling to be four generations strong in the Navy (son will enlist in a few months - he wants Spec Ops)! My kids live the Navy motto:
Honor, Courage, Commitment! - What Brought You To This Site:
- My daughter is recently enlisted (before PIR)
- What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
- Extremely proud!
- What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
- Mom
- Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
- Internet search
NavyDads Admin (Paul)
Welcome to NavyDads.com Becki! 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 carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and just reported to Helicopter Squadron Light-37 (HSL-37) in Hawaii after re-enlisting earlier this year. My daughter Kat is now a Navy veteran and was stationed on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as a Mass Communications Specialist and is currently using her GI benefits to go to school. If NavyDads.com were around in those days, it would have made my journey 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. 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 she 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 Becki this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how Kaitlin 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 About This Site. 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 your daughter 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.
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.
Play the following video for a brief introduction to NavyDads.com. We've made some cosmetic changes to the site since this video was made, but navigation remains the same.
Best Regards- Paul
Dec 19, 2011
NavyDads Admin, Tim
I would like to take this time to point you in some of the right directions. For starters if you haven't had the time take a look at the right side of any page you click on. There you will find some useful information for you. The links under the about this site will help you with how this site got started, navigation, PIR, About us, community guidelines and some links to some of the groups that beginners with a lot of questions will find very useful. There is also a link called Navy Enlisted Ratings, this link willtake you toa brief description of the rates (jobs) in the Navy that you can find your sailors rate and find out some information about the rate that they are in. First and foremost though we are all here for the same reason. We are curious about what our young sailors are getting into and for more information about the rate or job that they will be doing for the next 4-6 yrs of their lives. I know when I first got here I had lots of questions and there was not a lot of people on this site but they all were either going through the same thing or had been through it and had sailors out in the fleet. Now this site has grown to over 4000 members, Dads, Moms, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, sisters, brothers, girlfriends and boyfriends. Don't be afraid to ask questions of members in here because somewhere along the way we have all had the same questions and asked. There are a lot of knowledgeable people on this site with various years of experience in the NAVY either on their own account or through their Sailors. Again welcome aboard and BRAVO ZULU to you and your daughter Kaitlin on her enlistment and please thank her for me for making the choice to defend the freedoms that my family, this country and I have and enjoy. Navy dads Co-admin Tim
Dec 20, 2011
Gil
Becki, congrats on your daughter Kaitlin arrival to GL!!! Let the new adventure and a new page on her life begin. I pray God to be with her and give her the strength and courage to complete the next 8 weeks of training. Keep us posted or her advancements. HOOYAH!!
Jan 24, 2012