Jack, Welcome Aboard!

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 this site when he was in boot camp in hopes this site would better inform new Navy Dads and Navy Families that followed behind me.

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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

Jack per our experience with PIR, all the DIVs were in row order starting with the lowest number on the left hand side (looking from the bleacher seating). So from your description of just left of the video screen on the center wall sounds just about right for DIV 253. We sat mid section just half way between the top and bottom in front of our son's row so we can also see what's happening with the other DIVs and the PIR ceremony in general.

NOTE: After liberty call the place turns into a mad house. So the closer to you are to the ground level the faster you can congratulate your Sailor...

BZ to your son Jack! :)

And to add you'll know exactly where DIV 253's row is going to be there's signage you can't miss.