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thanks ron, i probably needed that reality check, things seem so out of focus for me,mostly because i don't understand nothing about the navy yet, god i just have so much fear in my heart ron,johns sister is down syndrome, how can i answer her questions, if i don't no myself, as a single parent i always thought i had all the answers, well between john and the navy i found out just how wrong i was, i cant put a band-aid on this and fix it, educating myself i'm finding helpful, but harder then i thought all the codes numbers and aka,like RTC, FMTB, ABE, ETC ETC, but i;m in for the long haul, i again thank you so much for your kind words and your straight forwardness, i do have many questions but do to a very rude comment on this site,I've kinda coward away from asking, i feel stupid enough without anyones help, i guess that person never heard the saying why kick a dog when he's down. ANITA

Ron,
I motomailed my son to be on the lookout for yours as I am guessing that they are in the same battalion.

Your in Idaho?!! How awesome is that. I'm in Boise. I know what you mean about being cautious. That is so very important. If your wife joins the Idaho group, I can send her a welcome message asap. We've had two gatherings here in Boise. The first meeting we had a mom drive in from Jerome just to meet everyone. I'm trying to find a half way point so that all the Idaho moms can get together for a weekend. It has been very difficult and we still don't have a place. Sorry, I wandered there for a minute. Morgan had a very easy time at bc. His RTC had the most experience so they didn't do a lot of IT when they got in trouble. The RTC said they were there to become Sailors, to learn, and to train, not have to go thru a bunch of IT. Morgan actually said if he had the chance to take bc over again with the same RTC's, he'd have a lot more fun. He is so ready to be training again, he's really tired of paperwork even though he's head admin. I look forward to staying in touch with you and your wife. For your daughter-in-law, I believe there's a group for her, too. I'm guessing Thomas is stationed at Camp Pendleton when he's home. There's a group for Camp Pendleton moms as well as wives and girlfriends.

Hi Ron ~ I read your but haven't been able to find it here on the site, so here I am on your page. My son is not deployed, but currently waiting to class up at Camp Pendleton for FMTB. Once he is thru training, he'll be deployed on the front lines with his group of Marines. In response to your question, if you don't mind talking to a lot of mom's, I suggest you join N4M's, as well. There are a lot more members with a huge diversity in regards to where their sailor is in their career. There are also some dad's. Kinda vice versa from this site! Check it out. God bless your sailor and may he be safe during his deployment. Please give him a big thank you from a corpsman mom. Would love to stay in contact with you since Thomas is ahead of Morgan. It's always nice to know someone who is ahead of my sailor.

Ron,
I just left a comment on the main posting wall. My son reported the same disorganization prior to deployment at Pendleton as your's did.
best,
--Dan

Ron thankyou for your sons service and as for a father , the sacrifice of a son that is a long way from home. My son Justin has been gone for a while now and he is somewhere in Iraq. I really don't have a clue where he is, he won't say but we stay in contact by email as often as possible. Justin has been gone for nearly6 months this time and he sounds by his emails that he has been really busy with his duties and sounds in great spirits. He informed me that in his little spare time he has that he is learning martial arts courtesy of the USMC . I know this from marines and former marines that they take care of there navy corpsman. Even though Justin hasn't said for sure but he has made rumblings that he was thinking of re-enlisting. This is his 2ed tour over there and as a dad I do worry about him but his mom and I raised him right and we just put our faith in God and his upbringing and he will be home soon. Good luck with your son and just remember that your son may be the only chance somebody elses son may have the chance to make it home alive. Thank God for all of our corspman!!! Darwyn Proehl

Welcome to NavyDads Ron! 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 he 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 is on the second half of a seven-month cruise on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and my daughter Kat recently returned from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). And Ron this is a great place to brag about your sailor as well! So join in and let us know how Thomas is doing! Best Regards- Paul