Andre Matalon

Male

Lancaster, CA

United States

Profile Information:

Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
Brendan
What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
FT
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
Husband; proud father of three sons; teacher for 24 years (troubled youth), father figure to many young men and women; soccer coach; son of a Navy Veteran (Petty Officer in the Admirals Band aboard the Enterprise) and son to a Mother who is a life long great teacher
What Brought You To This Site:
My son is recently enlisted (before PIR)
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Pride and respect for my son; confusion regarding my wife's many tears
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
Google

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  • NavyDads Admin, Tim

    Welcome aboard Andre,

    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 11,000 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 son Brendan on his enlistment and please thank him for me for making the choice to defend the freedoms that my family, this country and I have and enjoy.

    Navy dads Admin Tim

    Jan 12, 2017

  • Andre Matalon

    Thanks for all that you three, among others I'm sure, are doing for so many! For the time being it looks like I've got some homework; I'm scouring the site as we speak! Thanks again and I look forward to all it has to offer and in developing relationships with my fellow Navy Dad's. Andre

    Jan 13, 2017

  • Navy Dads Co-Admin Tom

    Welcome to Navy Dads, Andre. Thanks for helping to form the lives of our youth. It is easy to understand why Brendan would make the choice to serve his Nation....a choice made by less than 1%. Trust me when I tell you that your tears will flow as well before this is all over. Join our Boot Camp group and learn as much as you can. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions that you might have!

    Jan 14, 2017