Bob Barbaro

Profile Information:

Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
Bobby
What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
CT
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
I am a life long north of Boston resident. I am a truck driver and a big sports fan. I was a baseball coach for about 16 years, coaching my older son Scott and then Bobby, and hung up my whistle when Bobby joined the Navy. I am now a huge Navy fan and hope to get to know some other Navy dads.
What Brought You To This Site:
My son is currently serving
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Very scared...I've turned those feelings more to the proud side but still am a little nervous
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
A friend told me they thought there was something like this out there

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  • NavyDads Admin (Paul)

    Welcome to NavyDads.com Bob! 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 daughter Kat is now a Navy veteran and was stationed on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as a Mass Communications Specialist (MC3). My son Eric (AM1) did two cruises on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), was attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) in Hawaii, was attached to VAW-125 ("The Tigertails") stationed at Iwakuni, Japan, and is currenlty stationed in Pensacola where he is an instructor in A-School. If NavyDads.com were around in those early days. 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 Bob this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how your son Bobby is doing! 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.


    Best Regards- Paul


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    Feb 25, 2019

  • NavyDads CoAdmin Jim Gramza

    Bob, I found a link to your son's ship on FaceBook. You might be able to find out about the commissioning ceremony there.

    https://www.facebook.com/DDG117/

    Mar 10, 2019

  • NavyDads Admin (Paul)

    sorry for delay in response- dealing with computer issues all day....do not think the Navy has set exact day for commissioning yet. Use the link Jim sent to contract others. They have an Ombudsman page on Facebook but not sure it's active: https://www.facebook.com/paulignatius.ombudsman.5 

    Mar 10, 2019