July 2012 Blog Posts (17)

FYI- I read that some one said they were staying at the Ramada Inn in Waukegan Il. for the graduation on August 24th. I was just about to book the rooms I needed, but before I did that I read the reviews for the hotel. No good. All the reviews were bad. One of the reviews said it was a hang out for the area kids to party. I would think twice about this hotel.

Whats the difference in the divisions. My son is in a 900 division and I see that that is more for the band and marching. How do you get picked for that division. My son was never in a band. He actually told me in a letter that the 900 divisions are the better of them. How do they make that determination, and how does that affect him when he graduates. 

We got our first call from my son Friday night. he is on Ship 2 Division 941. He sounded great. He told me all about what he is going through. While he was talking he was also laughing at some things that had happened. I asked him why he was laughing so much. He told me that he had to get the laughter out of his system because he can't laugh during the day. Then my wife calls me today and says we got a letter from him. It must have been written some time ago because it sounded like he was…

Am waiting to here how things are going in BC. Was sad to see him leave but am very proud he is serving his country. Hope all is well.

My grandaughter is presently completing her A school training. She has been given verbal orders for the Theodore Roosevelt which is in Newport News for ROCH. I have heard that ROCH will be completed some time in February of 2013. Can anyone confirm this?

Hello Everyone -

I have not logged in for a while. My sailor has finished training and is now an EM3 on the USS Enterprise. Mom and Dad and the rest of the family are very proud!

Big E left Norfolk in March and is currently in the Persian Gulf. This is my sailor's (Alex) first deployment and he is pretty excited about being a part of a famous ship's last deployment. I have a question for the seasoned Dads on this site. When Alex first left port we could email, Facebook even talk…

ASVAB information can be found by clicking on this link:  http://www.military.com/ASVAB/0,,ASVAB_MOS.html

Joe

Just in case you may be wondering what's next for your post-PIR NSW-son, see this link for three USN videos about BUDs-prep.

http://www.sealswcc.com/navy-seals-naval-special-warfare-prep-school.aspx

Hooyah!

Right out of high school, it's almost been a year since my son has served in the United States Navy, 10 months to be exact. Our whole family miss him dearly and yes I still open the door to his room every now and then only to find it empty...



To date we try to keep in constant communication through whatever means possible. May it be him checking my posts on NavyDads.Com, occassional text and phone call, or other popular social networking sites and Skype if we're lucky.…

I have recently started a new project that is sending care packages to deployed units.  If you have a Sailor that is deployed and would like to add their name to the list to receive care packages, please email me, or contact me through here to get me their names and addresses...These packages will be for the units as a whole and filled with lots of goodies and support...:)

Ok, Just booked my hotel for my sons graduation on August 24th. Staying at the Homewood suites. Now I have to get airfare. Really looking forward to seeing him. 

Just got letter with address, my son is in Ship 11 Div 262. does anyone else have kids in same?

Ok all. Everyone can stand down.LOL. We got the letter from my son today. The wife is very happy. He is in ship 2 division 941. he says all is well. He even says he likes boot camp. Very suspicious.LOL. He will be graduating August 24. 

Thanks jeff for that information, my son left 2 days before your son did and we have not got any information. the only info we have is that he is in division 941. I see that the Aug.17 graduation includes up to division 940. i am assuming 941 will will be on the 24th. My wife is freaking out now because we did not receive anything in the mail. 

Attention all Navy Dads:  Click this link and then sign up for daily updates that come directly to your email address--this is a great resource for all sorts of Navy-related information:  http://www.navy.mil/
Joe

Tom had a question about when his son would be graduating from boot camp.  The link, below, might be useful for other parents with the same question:

http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp

Lots of good information there. . . .

Joe

My son left for boot camp on June 26th. Does anyone know when the graduation date is. I can't seem to get the exact date. My son called late at night to give us the OK but I don't expect to hear from him again for a couple of week