Welcome to NavyDads Dan! I'm sure you'll find the site as fun and useful as I have. Explore and make some friends, add your comments to a discussion or two, read the postings in the various groups-- even start one or two. I have! If you have any questions or concerns about your sailor and what he is going through...ask! I'm sure someone here will have the answer or can point you in the right direction to find out. I'm lucky enough to have two sailors- my son Eric is on the second half of a seven-month cruise on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and my daughter Kat recently returned from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). And Dan this is a great place to brag about your sailor as well! So join in and let us know how Matt is doing!

As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what your son is going through. Thanks to one of our members we have two excellent videos that you can access from the Video area on the NavyDads.com main page: New Bootcamp 1 of 2 and New Bootcamp 2 of 2. These videos will answer many of your questions and concerns and will give you a better understanding of how the United States Navy transforms our children into sailors!

Be sure to spend some time in the Bootcamp group- there are many questions and answers available to help you understand what your sailor is going through. And 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.

And thank goodness we finally have another straight line racing fan (love the smell of nitro in the morning....smells like....speed!). HooYah! Best Regards- Paul

Dan
I know the Navy for Mom's group my wife is in is having a meet and greet on the night of the 26th at Flanaganes restraunt which is pretty clos to RTC. We are flying in from MT and staying at the Navy lodge just about 11/2 miles from the gate. My son is in 108. My son's name is Aaron

I see your son is a construction Mechanic. What a great way to get a fantastic education in learning to fix anything that runs. I tried to go active in that 30 years ago and could no get a slot. My recruiter was a CM and he loved it but it was top heavy and he was having trouble getting chief but loved his work