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NavyDads Group Admin, Gary
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NavyDads Group Admin, Gary's Discussions
Web & Mobile Phone Access at Sea...
Started this discussion. Last reply by NavyDads Group Admin, Gary Nov 1, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
How often can sailors out at sea check their e-mails? Do they even have access and/or allowed the use of computers?Continue
Tags: communication, web, phone, email, computers
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Jack Flash left a comment for NavyDads Group Admin, Gary"Thank you for the invite, Gary!
This is a wonderful site, so glad to be a part."
NavyDads Group Admin, Gary commented on NavyDads Group Admin, Gary's group Proud Californians"Ileana and Jack Welcome Aboard! :)"
Proud Californians
This group is for all Navy and Marine parents, friends, loved ones and supporters who are from or live in California "The Golden State"...See More
NavyDads Group Admin, Gary posted a status"I picked up my son today at 0950 from SFO. The best TGIF and Memorial Day Weekend for the fam... :)"
NavyDads Group Admin, Gary replied to E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin's discussion Pre-Orders for NavyDads Logo & Moms Shirt"I can't wait for the shirts to arrive! :P"
NavyDads Group Admin, Gary commented on NavyDads Group Admin, Gary's group Proud Californians"Steven Welcome to the group! :)"
NavyDads Group Admin, Gary posted a status"To all the new NavyDads.Com Members Welcome aboard! TGIF..."
Steven commented on NavyDads Group Admin, Gary's group Proud Californians"Anyone with a son or daughter who started BC on May 14?"
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Profile Information
- My Sailor's first name (Please do not post SEAL names)
- Oliver Jay
- What is or will be your sailor's rate (job classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
- ABHAA - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice
- Describe a little about yourself:
- I’m happily married to a wonderful wife and a proud father of three.
My only son the oldest, graduated from U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command on November 18, 2011. His cousin who is a year older, enlisted roughly about a year earlier and is currently serving as an AO on board the USS John C Stennis (CVN 74). My uncle was a retired Navy CPO.
We have a big family and a number of relatives who have served. Some are still on active duty with the US Army and in the Air Force.
I've been in the information technology and telecom field ever since the conception of dot-com. In the past, I've also been tasked as an impromptu member volunteer to supervise America Online chat rooms.
As a member of the search and rescue team at work, I've completed the following courses under the US Department of Homeland Security (FEMA) ICS-100, IS-700, ICS-300 & ICS-400.
I work hard, I play hard, I love my family, my friends, my country and I try to live life to the fullest... God Bless America!
- What brought you to this site:
- My son is currently serving
- What were your feelings when your Sailor joined the Navy:
- Happy and nervous, but I've never felt so proud in my life!
- What is your relationship with your sailor
- Dad
- Please share: how did you find us?
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Comment Wall (60 comments)
- At 11:21am on May 30, 2012, Jack Flash said…
- Thank you for the invite, Gary!
This is a wonderful site, so glad to be a part.
- At 6:59am on May 12, 2012,
Chuck said… Welcome to the Whidbey Island group Gary!
- At 6:00am on May 8, 2012,
NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim said… Hey Gary! Welcome back.
- At 8:36pm on December 23, 2011,
Kevin Glover said… Thank you Gary for your warm welcome to Navydads. I am so pleased to have a connection to resources for something so important to me and my wife. We are so proud of our son, but have so many unanswered questions and concerns. We feel so much more confident being new to this experience to have an option such as this. It is week 2 for us, we have not heard from him yet other than the initial information sent about graduation, where he wrote a small note on the back. That is when we received his address and of course immediately sent him a message and a Christmas card telling him how proud we are of him. It will be our first Holiday apart. I look forward to joining in and learning more!
- At 8:27am on December 20, 2011, john p crawford said…
Thanks or the warm welcome. Nice to find this website. My son is returning from the middle east in two months. Miss him a a lot, but I'm so very proud of him, as I know all of you are of your children as well. Was looking for the forms for the tiger cruise... he sent me a link, but I can't seem to get it t work.
- At 12:57am on December 17, 2011,
Cheri (L.A. FT Mom) said… I think I have been there a few times. LOL!
Have fun! Maybe I will bump into you. I am taking my son there sometime in the next couple weeks to visit my friends that still work there. They are like family to us.
- At 12:30am on December 17, 2011, Cheri (L.A. FT Mom) said…
Bring a swim suit and a parka. It's very unpredictable especially lately. Sunny and hot one day and rainy the next but for the most part not too bad...mostly in the 60's though. Where are you staying in LA?
- At 8:48am on December 15, 2011,
Will Wild said… Gary, still not working for me :-( Thanks for the help though.
Will
- At 8:25am on December 15, 2011,
Allen Taylor said…
Gary;
Thanks so much for the post. It means alot, any advice you can give is a plus. We are from Maryland and are starting to think about plans to attend graduation. Any advice on where to stay and is it best to fly into Chicago or Midway airport. Your son looks very proud to be a sailor. Im sure your a very proud dad. Thanks again for your words of wisdom and God Bless!
Allen
- At 12:17pm on December 13, 2011,
Tim McGlenn said… I wish your son the best in seeing the world. He picked the right branch of service to fulfill this. My son has been to San Diego a few times and after the first of the year he will be going to school there for Crew Served Weapons training for two weeks then back to Hawaii then back to SanDiego again inthe last week of Feb. first week in March for Crew Served Weapons Instructor training. So hopefully my wife and I can get down there for a couple of visits. He's also been to Japan twice getting a few days of liberty on the second time for he and his friends to take a train to a couple of different cities. Guam and Alaska were some other ports he has been to.
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The Navy Graduation Experience...
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:30am 2 Comments 3 Likes
18 November 2011 Graduation Day (a.k.a. PIR) - We shuttled in and arrived at the main gate drop-off area roughly around 0700. As we made our way to entering the base, we were warmly greeted by courteous heavily armed MAs who checked our photo IDs. From there we walked a short distance to the graduation hall and at the door we were handed the graduation programs. They asked for our names, our sailor’s name and division number.
Our names were validated and checked off of the access…
From SR to Sailor...
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 7:00pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
It’s been almost eight weeks since our son entered the doors of the U.S. Navy RTC. Since day one, I’ve done nothing short of worrying non-stop about him all the time…
I just wanted to express my gratitude to his recruiter S. Sargent from the Navy Recruiting Station, Fairfield, CA and the entire team at RTC for giving him the opportunity to serve our country in the most awesome Navy in the world.
Bravo Zulu to all of the Sailors for a job well done Hoo-Yah!…
14 Days and Counting...
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 7:00pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
I’m happy to have received yet another letter from my son. As we all know with boot camp schedules, there’s no telling when you’ll get a letter or a phone call from your SR.
He is doing well and continues to focus and work hard to remain in the top ten percent. At this stage the “welcome to boot camp” culture shock is pretty much over. He’s passed the PFAs required to-date and told me that they were awarded the Athletic Flag. Though I really have no idea what this means, I do know…
Time Machine...
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
With exactly three weeks left to go and a day for PIR, I’m feeling ever so anxious. I’m so anxious that I haven’t slept straight for weeks ever since my son left for boot camp.
I’d wake up in the middle of the night wondering how he’s doing, how he’s feeling and I still constantly worry but I always just hope for the best. I wish I had a Time Machine... Usually, I’ll have one of my “If I can only turn back time” moments, but in this case I wanna go full-throttle at warp speed…
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