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Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
Audrey
What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
LT
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
College professor
What Brought You To This Site:
my daughter is currently serving
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Pride in her choice mixed with concern for navigating these new experiences.
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad

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Update after six years

Posted on June 21, 2015 at 4:58pm 3 Comments

What a difference six years makes...

Every year on Father's Day, I think back to Father's Day 2009.  My daughter, Audrey, left for Officer Development School the day before Father's Day that year (see the post several below this one to read about her history).  Every year I think about posting an update here... but then time slips away and it doesn't happen.  Well, perhaps this one will be different - at least I've started it.…

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Update after First Year

Posted on June 19, 2010 at 5:00pm 1 Comment

Wow... it's been a year already. I suppose Father's Day will henceforth represent a milestone in ways it didn't previously. A year ago, my daughter, Audrey, took her oath of office as an Ensign... the day before Father's Day 2009, she flew off to Newport, RI and Officer Development School. She began her Navy career as a first-year medical student at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda MD. Well, it's been a year filled… Continue

ODS Graduation & PCS to Bethesda

Posted on August 28, 2009 at 6:30pm 2 Comments

About a week before the end of Audrey’s Officer Development School, we received a small white envelope in the mail. Inside was our invitation to the ODS graduation on 24-July-09. We had anticipated this event and I had arranged for travel for the family (Audrey’s mother and brother and myself) to Boston with a drive down to Newport.…





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Officer Development School

Posted on August 28, 2009 at 4:00pm 0 Comments

Whew! What a summer it's been (and I'm the Dad, not the Sailor!). It's time to catch you all up on the last seven weeks since my daughter, Audrey, reported for duty at Officer Development School in Newport, RI. In my last post, I said that Audrey had confidently gone off to Newport, reporting for duty on June 21.



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Commissioning & Reporting for Duty

Posted on June 21, 2009 at 1:58pm 2 Comments

So, we're no longer "In Between" (the title of my last post). After a whirlwind 10 days or so, my daughter reported for duty at Officer Development School in Newport, RI this morning... I couldn't be more proud of her on this Father's Day.



I posted before about Audrey's path to a military medical career, and hope you'll let me describe the events in her fledgling Navy experience as they unfold.



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At 9:12am on May 24, 2009, E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin said…
John, Welcome Aboard! I found navyformoms in searching for answers to my son's future. I just knew their had to be a site for dads like n4m's but I was wrong. So I started this site so us dads would also have a place to call home. I'm new at this and I hope this site will benefit fathers that come behind us.

Be sure to check out the group Navy Daughters and their Dads. It has to be different when your little princess decides to serve her country. The dads in this group should be a big help to you. The Navy has many opportunities for both men and women serving and is a great start in life for our children. Ask any questions you have on this site and they will be answered. Thank Audrey for her interest in serving in the Navy and thanks again for joining us.

Sincerely, EG
At 6:10am on May 24, 2009, NavyDads Admin (Paul) said…
Welcome to NavyDads John ! I'm sure you'll find the site as fun and useful as I have. Explore and make some friends, add your comments to a discussion or two, read the postings in the various groups-- even start one or two. I have! If you have any questions or concerns about your sailor and what she is going through...ask! I'm sure someone here will have the answer or can point you in the right direction to find out. I'm lucky enough to have two sailors- my son Eric just returned from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and my daughter Kat returned last fall from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). And John this is a great place to brag about your sailor as well! So join in and let us know how Audrey is doing!

As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what your daughter is going through. Thanks to one of our members we have two excellent videos that you can access from the Video area on the NavyDads.com main page: New Bootcamp 1 of 2 and New Bootcamp 2 of 2. These videos will answer many of your questions and concerns and will give you a better understanding of how the United States Navy transforms our children into sailors!

Be sure to spend some time in the Bootcamp group- there are many questions and answers available to help you understand what your sailor is going through. And 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.

Finally, when you get a chance please be sure to check out the Daughters and Their Dads group. It is a great place for us to brag about our girls. Best Regards- Paul
 
 
 

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