butch cathey

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Profile Information:

Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
shelbie
What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
HM
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
US NAVY 1976-1980 56 years old married with three daughters middle one grads a- school may 3rd. home for 2 weeks then off to Okinawa japan for 2 years
Prior Military Experience
Proud Navy Veteran
What Brought You To This Site:
my daughter is currently serving
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
NAVY PROUD
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
surfing for a hotel in great lakes

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  • NavyDads Admin (Paul)

    here is a link to a Great Lakes lodging guide we started putting together.....
  • E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin

    Butch, 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 benefits 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 daughters journey in the Navy. Thank Shelbie for her service for me and yours as well. Thanks again for joining us.

    Sincerely, E.G.
  • NavyDads Admin, Tim

    Welcome aboard Butch.
    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 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 daughetr Shelbie 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