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Jerads Dad,
We are staying at the Homewood Suites about 10 miles south of GLRTC as I needed to use up my "frequent stay" points before I loose them by year's end. We'll be getting in late Thursday and probably won't make it to the Meet and Greet at the Ramada. Thanks for the Navy Lodge recommendation though. At this point we are also unsure if our son will be a grad-and-go or if he'll be staying the weekend... As it stands now, we arrive on Thursday and leave Saturday night.

That's great Jerads Dad... I think we both are close to the first phone call now! Can't wait to actually talk with him to hear the feelings that seem to have come out in his first letter...excited...proud...and professional... just as we are as fathers of soon-to-be-sailors!

Hey Jerads Dad,
Welcome aboard! My son Marc is in ship 9 division 16 so they'll be PIRing together on the 3rd of December... At this point, mom and dad still have no phone call/letter/card/carrier pigeon or other avenues of communication and like you, can't wait to see/hear from him. He did however add a little note to his commander's informational letter which followed his "kid in the box" containing all his civies. But like everyone's been saying...the lack of communication in itself means he's doing fine. We keep all of our military members (especially those going through bootcamp) in our daily prayers and wish all of them God speed! Go NAVY! (which is tough for mom and dad to say as we were both USAF veterans).

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Welcome to NavyDads.com Jerads Dad! I'm sure you'll find NavyDads as useful, educational and informative as I have. Please 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. I certainly have! 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. I'm blessed to have two sailors in the family - my son Eric (AM3) is stationed on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and my daughter Kat (MC3) just completed her enlistment on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). And Jerads Dad this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how Jerad 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 About This Site. Please take a minute and read through the Operations Security (OPSEC) link for some guidelines as to what we should and should not talk about in a public forum.

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. In the Navy Bootcamp group is a discussion called A MUST READ for all New Navy Parents. Read through this post as it will do a lot to give you some understanding about what your sailor is learning and why. And be sure to check out the videos available in the Bootcamp Group as well.

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. Best Regards- Paul