August 2013 Blog Posts (10)

Anyone out there with a new Sailor going through PIR next Friday and looking to connect with other parents the evening before? My wife and I arrive Thursday fairly early in the day and would love to meet other Sailor parents.

My son is off to the Navy today. I am very proud of him and the decision he made to join the Navy. I will miss him terribly but I know that this is what he wanted and he is ready to join the great wide world. He is very excited to get going with his Navy career.

New member to NavyDads as of yesterday and I want thank ever one for kind words and support. I have only been a member for 24 hours and have enjoyed the support of many who are going through or have gone through was it feels like to be a Navy dad. We just received our welcome package from Seth yesterday and we were elated just to see his hand writing on a letter. We now know his graduation date, 10.18.13, but am having trouble finding affordable air fair from Atlanta to Chicago or Milwaukee.…

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Graduation was incredible. Navy dads gave me great information that made the experience even that much better. Great site! Thank you for all you do! Proud of my sailor.

I can't wait to watch my son and all those other sailors graduate! So proud.

Does anyone have a future sailor on Ship 2 Div 942? or graduates on 8/30/2013? Havent heard from our daughter in over a month now starting to worry.

 

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I don't know how to do it but I need another ticket for Graduation. Does anyone know how to get one or better yet have one I could buy for Graduation 8/23 ???????

My wife is the Stepmom but raised our Navy son as much as all of us did. Breaks my heart she is traveling there but cannot go in. Please help! If anyone has as extra I would gladly pay for it!!!!!…

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Just received the "I'm a Sailor" call from my son.   In our conversation he mentioned he was given to "Challenge Coins".   Being naive, I was wondering if anyone could explain what these coins are and how they age given out?

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Our son went to Bootcamp July 18, 2013 and in Ship 003 Division 354. We got a call from him and talked 7 minutes with him last Saturday Aug 3 2013. We received our first letter from him today. We went on the RTC Facebook site and found a pic of our son doing push-ups during PT. click on the sites photos then go to albums. We found him in the July 25 album. It appears they update the photos every Saturday. You do NOT need Facebook to view the photos. Good luck you may find your son or daughter.… Continue

Well to start she has been in for 2 years now has 5 tats But, I dont care.she has grown up to so much.Has lost wieght,doing 5 k runs and shipboard life ( General Quarters Drills and so on).so proud of her.Recieved her crow and becoming a Sheel Back,she said that was fun and under age ocasional drinks.

Now this is the way I feel about Armed Forces and drinking,If they can PROTECT this Country with their Life then I will pour them their first drink and drink with them too.ANYTIME.Proud…

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