Welcome to NavyDads.com Eric ! 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, was attached to VAW-125, and just transfered to VRC-40 ("Rawhides"). 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 Eric this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how your son Trevor 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.

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Best Regards- Paul

Welcome to Navy Dads, Eric! Is Trevor already in the fleet? Our site can help you learn about what he does. Take time to look around and learn about Navy life. Feel free to ask any questions as they arise. There are many good folks waiting to assist you!

Ok...So you are just getting started. Join our Boot Camp group and watch the videos to learn what Trevor is doing now. There is also a week by week breakdown of their training schedule. The first letter should arrive in about 3 weeks. The lack of communication is probably the worst of all of this! Start writing him as soon as you get the Form Letter with his address. It is good therapy for you and really helps your recruit to get over the hard times. You can actually start now and just number your letters. That way he gets a bunch to begin with! Join the PIR group for lots of tips and information as the time approaches. Good luck!