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Well its been almost a year since my daughter joined up and what a year its been.

She met, and fell in love, with a fellow student at A school and they got married. My daughter is pregnant with our first grandchild and the Navy has been fantastic with all the care and support. Yes, they take care of their own.

Right now, my new son in law has received orders that will take him away form my daughter for the short term, but they will reunite after the birth in February. In the…

We are all very excited to be heading out to Chicago this week to witness my girl Kelli as she does her Pass and Review to become a full United States Navy Sailor. Hoorah!

So far, she has done very well and was assigned to the ship's staff as well as the security team. She went into boot camp as an E2 and is graduating as an E3. She has earned her stripes and will continue to do so in the future. I will not be surprised if she becomes an officer sometime in the future as I…

Received a short phone call from my sailor yesterday to inform us that she has been promoted to E3 effective immediately. She went in as an E2 due to her having 2 years of college. We are very proud of our daughter and expect to see future promotions based on her abilities and commitment.

I have no doubt she will prove to be a great asset to the Navy and our country and I haven't stopped smiling since hearing this. lol