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Well, here’s my story:

Bobby has always been interested in the military, as most boys are. I found it easier to connect with Bobby while he was growing up. His twin sister was all girl. I did my best, yet, It was sure easier to throw ball than play Barbie’s. My now ex-wife did most of the discipline while they were growing up while I found it easier to be their friends and have fun with them. About six years ago we got divorced and she moved close and we split the kids a week…

MY DAUGHTER IS IN BOOTCAMP NOW IVE ONLY GOTTEN THE THREE LINED LETTER.....I WANTED ASK ABOUT THE GAS CHAMBER/SWIMMING TEST?SHE CANT SWIM!ANYBODY??!!

Just want to thank everyone for the support to me, my son, Michael, and to all of our men and women in our armed services.

As a point of introduction, I am the son of a Naval officer who saw Pearl Harbor from aboard the USS Helena (CL50) on Dec. 7th, then progressed through the War on troop transports and freighters (kinda like Mr Roberts). He saw action from the bridge at Iwo, Leyte, Okinawa and with the invasion fleet at Japan. I joined the ranks in 1948 with him as a baby sailor…

My wife and I have recieved information from our son and his day-to-day routine and life at Great Lakes, however, we're trying to make flight reservations to be at his PIR and, if possible, spend a couple of days with him, if he's not grad and go. Can anyone fill me in on how much time before recruits PIR they know if they are grad and go or will have a couple of days of day leave since it's July 4th, weekend.

USS TRUXTUN DDG 103  and the US Navy

I would like to take up a few minutes of your time today to recap a few days I just had out in Norfolk.

My son Rick has been in the navy just …

By Corinne Reilly

The Virginian-Pilot

© April 20, 2011

A sailor was found dead Tuesday aboard the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier Enterprise, which is deployed in the Arabian Sea.

 The Navy declined to identify the sailor but said in a news release that the sailor's family has been notified. It's not clear how the sailor died. The Navy is investigating what happened, the news release said.

 No other…

MY SR wrote home said that the RTC has a facebook page and posting photographs of our SR's anyone know this site?

I can't say enough about how proud I was during PIR on March 11 at Great Lakes. My little sailor moved on to A School in Mississippi and now is headed home for some much needed R&R...The Navy is going to open some doors for her and I'm grateful. The graduation ceremony was amazing. The Navy does it with all the pomp and circumstance it deserves. 845 other sailors graduated that day.



And, I got some very good information from this site. One I'd like to pass along is to…