Navy Dads
NOEL DSOUZA
Male
Profile Information:
- Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
- Michelle
- What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
- SR
- Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
- I am a former Merchant Marine Captain, currently working as a Port Captain for a German shipping company and based in Houston, TX.
- What Brought You To This Site:
- My daughter is recently enlisted (before PIR)
- What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
- I am proud of her decision, that was hers alone, and I am always here to support her. While not being Armed Forces Navy, I have been in the Merchant Marine since 1975 and left sailing in 1994, having sailed as Captain from 1987 with a UK Master Mariner's Class 1 Foreign Going license.
- What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
- Dad
- Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
- I was trying to locate the full address to write to my daughter only knowing the ship name - number and this is where I ended up..thank you :-)
NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary
Greetings Noel! When my son joined the Navy I really had no idea nor a clue on what he’s about to partake in besides what I’ve seen on tv and some stories I've heard from friends and relatives who have served in the military.
However, I'm so honored and very proud of his decision to serve our great country.
From the start, I’ve perused Navy and recruiter information online and beyond but I felt that I needed more peace of mind to help keep me from worrying too much. I also wanted to hear from real people who've been around the block and others to share knowledge and experience throughout this entire journey.
That's when I found this website while searching for answers...
We're all in this together and I hope you too will find NavyDads.Com useful with lots of real shared information.
Don't forget to check out our Groups section and join a group that shares your interest. Please keep us posted on your sailor's progress via status updates, discussion forums, blogs and photos...
A Warm "Thank You" from our family to your daughter Michelle for her service!
Welcome Aboard... :)
Feb 9, 2013
E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin
My son served as an ABE aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego, Ca. and my family and I couldn't have been prouder of him. I created NavyDads when he was in boot camp in hopes that this site would better inform new Navy Dads and Navy Families that followed behind me. I designed, built, and launched NavyDads.com June 18, 2008, two days before his Navy graduation.
NavyDads provides the best community for learning about Navy life for everyone but particularly the parents. We are a place for sharing experiences with others that have gone through and are going through the same thing as you. We give you real-time information from others going through it, the sense that you're not alone and the opportunity to help another along.
So jump right in, share concerns, join groups, share info, and show off your Sailor. I hope this site benefits you and your family throughout your Sailors journey in the United States Navy and I thank them for their service. I wish them the best in their travels and I'm glad you've found us.
Sincerely,
Elmo Moore
Feb 9, 2013
NavyDads Admin, Tim
Welcome aboard Noel.
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, P.I.R., 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 6000 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 Michelle 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 Admin Tim
Feb 10, 2013