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Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
Sam
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Master at Arms
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Retired
What Brought You To This Site:
my grandson is recently enlisted (before PIR)
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Very Proud
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Heard about it from my Grandson's recruiter

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Push Division

Posted on July 28, 2013 at 10:57am 2 Comments

Does anyone know about a "Push Division" I understand my grandson is in a push Division. I assume they accelerate their training.

Got my Grandson's address

Posted on July 24, 2013 at 12:09am 1 Comment

My Grandson shipped out to Grand Lakes a week ago. His recruiter gave his wife his address. We are so happy to be able to send him mail. Hopefully we may receive some mail from him soon.

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At 9:56am on September 15, 2013, John Harper said…
Congratulations Dan, very proud!
At 5:57am on August 12, 2013, Scott Himmelspach said…

Dan, we didn't know the flight information until we were able to talk to
him immediately following the ceremony.  They have their orders prior to
the ceremony but you won't be able to talk to him until after.  I'm
somewhat confident that your grandson would fly out of Midway.  The reason I say this is that then they arrive at Midway, there are at least 100 to 150 sailors and since Midway pretty much shuts down over night they use the baggage claim areas to segregate the sailors into different groups based on flights.  There were 5 different groups when we were there and they flew
out anywhere from 5:30-7:30 Saturday morning.  One thing to note, Midway is farther away from the base than Ohare, but is a much smaller airport.
Regarding how much time you will have with him on Friday following the
ceremony.  We had him from about 11:00 a.m. and he had to be back on base no later than 7:00.  I know it's not much time, but what time we had was great.
Let me know if you have any other questions.

At 5:55pm on July 27, 2013, John Harper said…
We live outside of Chicago.
At 5:25pm on July 27, 2013, John Harper said…
We have only received the box since are son arrived at boot on the 22nd.
Will keep you posted. Your information is very valuable to us since it
seems he is a week ahead.
At 8:08am on July 18, 2013, NavyDads Admin, Tim said…

Welcome aboard Dan,

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 7000 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 grandson Sam 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

At 11:21pm on July 17, 2013, NavyDads Admin (Paul) said…

Welcome to NavyDads.com Dan! 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 things 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 son Eric (AM2) was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and recently reported to Helicopter Squadron Light-37 (HSL-37) in Hawaii after re-enlisting last year. My daughter Kat is now a Navy veteran and was stationed on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as a Mass Communications Specialist. She is using her GI benefits to go to school. 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! Take the time to explore the site and make some new friends. Read the discussions and comments. Browse through the postings in the various groups or start a new one. If you have any 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 Dan this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how your grandson 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 not talk about in a public forum like NavyDads.com.

As a grandparent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what Sam 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.

Play the following video for a brief introduction to NavyDads.com. We've made some cosmetic changes to the site since this video was made, but navigation remains the same.

Best Regards- Paul

At 8:08pm on July 17, 2013, NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary said…

Greetings Dan! When my son joined the Navy I really had no idea nor a clue on what he’s about to partake in besides what I’ve seen on tv and some stories I've heard from friends and relatives who have served in the military.

However, I'm so honored and very proud of his decision to serve our great country.

From the start, I’ve perused Navy and recruiter information online and beyond but I felt that I needed more peace of mind to help keep me from worrying too much. I also wanted to hear from real people who've been around the block and others to share knowledge and experience throughout this entire journey.

That's when I found this website while searching for answers...

We're all in this together and I hope you too will find NavyDads.Com useful with lots of real shared information.

Don't forget to check out our Groups section and join a group that shares your interest. Please keep us posted on your sailor's progress via status updates, discussion forums, blogs and photos...

A Warm "Thank You" from our family to Sam for his service!

Welcome Aboard! :)

 
 
 

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