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Comment by George on March 13, 2012 at 6:12pm

Ship 12 Div 122

Daughter in law just got a call from my son a little while ago. 1800 GL time. He sounded tired, but doing fine. They talked she said around 5 min. Talking really fast. This is about the halfway point, PIR 4-13

Comment by Charles Hopper on March 13, 2012 at 4:37pm

Just got the "I'm a sailor call", as my son got to put on his Navy ballcap this morning, Ship 12 Div 094.  A bit longer call this time, which I am thankful for.  We're already packed and ready to fly to Chicago in a couple of days for PIR on Friday.

For those of you still waiting for contact from your SR, we didn't get a letter back until his 4th week, and we got five of them at once.  A total of 11 letters from him over his whole stay at RTC.  Not bad for a young man who I didn't think would write often.

We didn't receive our first call from him until after his 5th week.  My wife got a short call from him yesterday, and then the call today.

So, contact can be few and far between, but keep writing your SR.  They are getting your letters (just maybe not in order).  We continually let our son know just how proud we were of him and his decision to serve his country.  He seemed very appreciative of any advice I gave him, even though it's been 30 years since I was in the service, and a lot has changed.

I am now a proud Navy Dad.  Thank you to this forum!  I found many answers here, and plan on sticking around as my son moves on to A School, C School, and finally the fleet.

 

Comment by Tom Torrella on March 13, 2012 at 4:21pm

Randy & Todd thanks! Seems when I was in basic we made calls every sunday during trips to the Geedunk & church. But then again that was over 32 yrs ago. And we could write & mail as often as we chose. Must certainly be different these days & seems more drastic as he'sour baby......(don't tell him that!) Just hope all is well.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on March 13, 2012 at 10:06am

please remember one thing.....your kids are living the Navy 24/7 and when they comm with home they really don't want to have to talk about the Navy that much......cut them some slack and if they mention Navy stuff, fine- run with it, but I would not go out of my way to ask a zillion questions about what they are eating, wearing, sleeping in, learning, getting extra PT about, mastering, qualifiying, getting yelled at about, feeling down about, feeling happy about, etc., etc..  They will fill you in eventually........

Comment by Todd S on March 13, 2012 at 9:50am

Tom - There is a FaceBook forum for Ship 2/922. 52 comments listed there. https://apps.facebook.com/forumforpages/324592704650/68a94b04-4386-...

Comment by Randy on March 13, 2012 at 9:33am

Tom my SR is Ship 11 Div 102. It could be that your son is too tired to write. My daughter writes because she is a writer. My son who is going in June 4th is not a writer and has already told me not to expect any letters from him.

So for this situation I will still write him because I know he needs the support period. Father's know best right? ;-)

Secondly I will send him a short survey of questions where all he need do is write short answers. This has worked really well for our daughter SR who is in BC right now. Amazing what answers you will get. One question is do you miss my nagging? Her response "More than you will ever know."

Also it took almost 6 weeks before we got a call.

Keep writing bubba!

-Randy

Comment by Tom Torrella on March 12, 2012 at 8:41pm

Looking for info on Ship 2; Division 922. Going on week 5 without any mail or calls. I keep sending mail daily, not sure he's getting them. Anyone else with a son or daughter on the same ship & division here anything??????

Comment by Rick Sandoval on March 12, 2012 at 5:13pm

IT WAS GREAT!!! Like Phillip said, Sarge was a God-send. If you're prior Navy, you can stand proud and loud singing the Navy theme. They even put up the words on the screen. And don't forget that you can salute the flag in civilian clothes if you are a veteran. My sailor now at Ft. Sam Houston (home) for Corpsman training. Then "C" school.

Comment by Ray Norberto on March 12, 2012 at 4:29pm

Hooyah Navy Dads! It's been a while since I have checked in, but I've been reading and following the groups - especially this group - with great regularity.  My son's A School graduation anniversary is the 17th, and his one year on the job as an MA will pass on April 1st. It was just over a year ago that I turned to this website as an emotional lifeline and for information. It was a great comfort, and source of information and I can see that still holds true. This site has a great bunch of vets and new recruits, and it works so well.  Congratulations to the parents of the most recently minted shiny new sailors. Bravo zulu, and good luck! 

Comment by Craig on March 12, 2012 at 9:10am

Vincent - Outstanding!  Thank-you....  I hate repeating myself, but it's people like you that can provide soooo much better info since you just went through it.  People need to hear the good, along with the bad.  It's what makes a forum website run.  

There will be dads that need help.  Only a guy can understand a guy.  Thanks again for staying and providing help to the new dads.

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