I am very glad you joined us on Navy Dads. My Grandson is on his first deployment now and hopefully will be back next month. This all new to me and I am still learning to the not knowing where or what his is doing. He Graduated SQT training and deployed sometime last Sept. I am slowing learning they saying of No News is Good News, it is alot easier to say than to live. He on SEAL Team 4 and for all I know he could be living next door to me and the not knowing is very hard.

Please let your son know that I am very Proud of what he is doing and my Thoughts and my Heart is with him at all time. Also please let me know how he is doing, not sure how much you can tell other I just know that I cannot know or talk about my GS and that is very hard when you are Proud of what he is doing. What part of California is Norco located?

Bobby, Welcome Aboard!

When my son first enlisted in the Navy I found NavyForMoms in searching for answers to his future. I just knew their had to be a site for dads but found out I was wrong. So I started this site so us dads would also have a place to call home. I'm new at this and hope this site will benefit fathers that follow behind us. So jump right in, share concerns, join groups, share info, and show off your Sailor. I'm so glad to find out their are so many proud Navy Dads just like myself. I hope this site benefits you and your family throughout your sons journey in the Navy. Thank Garrett for his service for me and thanks again for joining us.

Sincerely, E.G.

Welcome aboard Bobby.
I would like to take this time to point you in some of the right directions around the site. 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 will take you to a 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 2000 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 son Garrett on his enlistment and please thank him 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