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First Week in Sasebo Japan

Michael's been in Sasebo Japan for about a Week now and loving every minute of it, Just like you said Lee.The excitement he expressed in his emails was pretty awesome.He purchased one of those cell phones you were talking about it's going to be nice just to hear his voice. His ship, The Essex was at another port and isn't returning till August so i think he thought "cool" I'll get time to really check out sasebo (NOT) they broke his bubble Yesterday and told him there going to Fly him to the… Continue

Added by MIKE GONZALES on June 27, 2009 at 12:29pm — 1 Comment

Any Suggestions for the weekend at Great Lakes

I got the invitation to graduation on Tuesday and my son sent a letter along with it saying to make sure that my tickets were refundable and all of that . You could tell that he is worried that he will get held back and not graduate. He says that his whole division talk about it all of the time. He will be graduation on the 17th of July (hopefully) and I am not sure of where to stay and what to do for the weekend because he says that the division will get liberty weekend. I am keeping my… Continue

Added by cotysmom on June 25, 2009 at 1:03pm — 5 Comments

Sailing the Sea

Well, it has been a little over 4 weeks since Kevin shipped out. Since then, he has already been in Okinawa and is now on his way to Australia. He said there would be stops along the way, but he can't tell me where he is at this time nor when he will be in Australia. Sunday was not an easy day as this was the first Father's Day he wasn't home. He was thoughtful enough to leave a gift for me with my wife. Kevin and I visit Barnes and Noble at least once a month and this year, he got me a gift… Continue

Added by Lee on June 24, 2009 at 9:12pm — 1 Comment

Off to Japan

Well the goodbye's aren't getting any easier, This one I think was the hardest your right Lee" there's a big difference from sending your Son to Chicago and then Japan.Micheal left for Sasebo Japan Yesterday to join his fellow Sailors on the USS ESSEX he left at 10:00am Yesterday from San Diego and arrived in Sasebo at 10:00am this morning which is actually 2:00am tomorrow Japan time that's when i got the very short phone call "I'm ok Dad I'm tired and I'll call back as soon as i get settled… Continue

Added by MIKE GONZALES on June 24, 2009 at 3:21pm — 4 Comments

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

I hope that all the sailors called their dads today

Added by cotysmom on June 21, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Commissioning & Reporting for Duty

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.

After what… Continue

Added by John Livesey on June 21, 2009 at 1:58pm — 2 Comments

Happy Father's Day !

Added by SeaHag on June 20, 2009 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Proud of my brother and nephew

Thanks for recognizing my brother in the newsletter and my nephew Stephen is in FL about to get more intense trainging. I love that mAN

Added by Aunt Sharon K. Gramza on June 18, 2009 at 10:49am — No Comments

Happy Anniversary NavyDads.Com

Wow!

Where do I start?

June 18, 2008, I launched NavyDads.com two days before my son's PIR. Once finding N4M's when my son left for boot camp I had a light bulb go off in my head to create a site for us dads too. I felt that we needed the support just as much as the moms but as men we weren't suppose to show it. To keep myself busy during Evan's boot camp days, I raced to have the site up and running before his graduation. June 20, 2008 my family and I watched Evan graduate as… Continue

Added by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on June 16, 2009 at 10:00pm — 18 Comments

He called today

I was so excited today. I was sitting at work and my phone started vibrating. I reached into my lab coat and answered without looking at the number. A familiar voice said hello mom i love you. It took all I had to hold it together. We got to talk for a while. I didnt cry until we hung up but boy was it hard. He sounded good but said that he was worried about graduating. I told to keep his head up and I knew that he could do it. He is doing great guys.He just wants more letters and hes going to… Continue

Added by cotysmom on June 16, 2009 at 8:11pm — No Comments

How to give your child the right encouragement without making them feel like you don't care

My son left for bootcamp on May 20th. I took him to the recruiting office and he went to MEPS from there. I didn't get a whole lot of time with him. I didn't even get to see him swear in. I think that it might have been for the best. I probably would have broke down. His first letter came in on June 12th. Man it felt like forever for me to hear from him. The letter was so sad. He had told me that he cried when he got my letter. I cried all weekend. It is heartbreaking for a mom to hear that her… Continue

Added by cotysmom on June 15, 2009 at 3:48pm — 3 Comments

Finally in Japan!

After a 3-week leave upon completing A-school, my son Kevin left North Carolina on Sunday to join the crew of the USS Tortuga in Sasebo Japan. To say it was hard to say good-by is an understatement. It is one thing to send your son to Illinois, but to send them to Japan was a lot harder than I imagined. He had a grueling trip, which included a 14-hour flight from Atlanta to Seoul, South Korea. Jet lag did catch up with him and his LCPO allowed to take a nap on his first day on board, which… Continue

Added by Lee on May 27, 2009 at 9:21pm — No Comments

Everyone should go to this Challenge

Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge

Dallas / Ft. Worth Texas 05/09/2009

On Saturday May 9, 2009 the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge visited the Dallas – Ft. Worth Metroplex and was held at the Keller School District Natatorium. (I live about 5 miles from the location.) It was their biggest event by a long shot with 590 people competing. They competed in a 500 yd. swim, push-ups, sit-ups, pull ups and a 1.5 mile run. The event was free and open to anyone over 13 years old. Since both males… Continue

Added by NavyDads Co-Admin, Calvin on May 27, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Memorial Day at the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas

My son Adam along with other future sailors from the DFW area took their oath yesterday before a sold-out Ballpark in Arlington crowd. This took place on the field behind home plate before the beginning of the Rangers and Yankees baseball game. Thanks to Navy for Moms and the U.S. Navy for putting this event together.

Added by Ralph (Adam's Dad) on May 26, 2009 at 8:47am — 2 Comments

One Woman in Today's Navy

One Woman in Today’s Navy:

A Sailor’s Personal Account

By DCFN Ashley Marie XXXXXXXXXX

Remembering that some women might have a different opinion, due to how long they themselves have been in, where as I have been in only a little over a year. To me it seems, because I am a woman in a man’s job (engineer/damage controller) we have to mold ourselves as much as the men of the navy do. There is the obvious, that most women can not physically compete with most men… Continue

Added by Charley on May 26, 2009 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

"In Between"

My thanks to the Admins (EG & Paul) for the warm welcome here at NavyDads. I found the site when my wife noticed a magazine ad for navyformoms.com and signed up. Like EG, I figured there had to be a corresponding site for the other gender, and am grateful that EG (and others) have put so much effort into making what looks to be a great site.

I titled this post "In Between" because my daughter is in a slightly different situation than many of your sons and daughters. You might… Continue

Added by John Livesey on May 24, 2009 at 12:18pm — 2 Comments

Care packeges

Hello all, got to hear from Andy several times by cell phone and text. He is doing well. Told me the worst part was 115 degrees at 2315. He said it cooled down a lot one night. They had to break out their foul-weather gear. It dropped to 92 degrees at 0200. He is having some great times. Thanks for prayers and kind words. We are praying for your sailors. God bless America. I have been proud to be an American all of my life, not just in recent months.

Added by Bob, Andy's dad on May 23, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Steve left for boot camp May 13th. Steve's dog Shadow is still not himself. My wife is very quiet, definitely not herself. I have been through this before when our oldest daughter, Lisa went away to …

Steve left for boot camp May 13th. Steve's dog Shadow is still not himself. My wife is very quiet, definitely not herself. I have been through this before when our oldest daughter, Lisa went away to college. This time is different. This time there are no daily phone calls, just one brief call to say I'm at Great Lakes, I'm safe, I love you Mom. This time it has hit me, I feel like a piece of me is missing. Steve and I are both volunteer fire fighters, when the whistle blows we are out the door,… Continue

Added by Jeffrey B. Parlee on May 22, 2009 at 9:07pm — 5 Comments

Boot Camp

My son Corey left Monday for boot camp 5/19. from Jacksonville, Fl.We got to see him sworn in and spent a few minutes with him before he was rushed out to go to the airport. quick call that he had arrived. Today (5/22) we got "the box". so everything he has now is the Navy's..Waiting for his letter with his ship/div on it so we can write him. I'm used to him calling me 4-5 times a day everyday( I have good relationships with all my sons) so it's hard not talking with him.

Added by Jeff ( Corey's Dad) on May 22, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

The Sacrifice of Seperation

After not being able to communicate for a long time, my son called his mom this week. The conversation was short, less than three minutes, but in that short time the concerns he expressed spoke volumes. There was no talk of what he had been doing, or of what he would be doing next. There was only concern for those here at home who he had left behind.

He said he had only been ashore long enough to exchange some currency and get to a pay phone. He had no idea how long he would have on… Continue

Added by Leonard on May 22, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

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