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Your Sailor's First Name (Please Do Not Post SEAL Names)
Jeremy Radke
What Is Or Will Be Your Sailor's Rating (Job Classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
Nuke
Describe A Little About Yourself (your IP address/location will be checked::
Married to Linda, 2 children, Kari is in her 2nd year at School of Mines in Rapid City, SD studding Chemical Engineering. I'm very proud of my kids. Enjoy camping, Ice Fishing, YMCA, Dogs, One regret I have in life is I never joined the Navy.
What Brought You To This Site:
My son is recently enlisted (before PIR)
What Were Your Feelings When Your Sailor Joined The Navy:
Mixed feelings, Pro were getting in to Nuke school, Cons are my little boy (MAN) is leaving home.
What Is Your Relationship With Your Sailor
Dad
Please Share: How Did You Find Us?
One day I was at a Walmart. There was a lady picking out fabric. Then I noticed it was US NAVY fabric. I went up to here and asked her if she has a son or daughter that is serving and we got talking. She told me about the WEB site.

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Labor Day

Posted on September 5, 2016 at 8:08am 1 Comment

As we celebrate Labor Day. What happens in Boot Camp on a holiday like today? I'm wondering if they have a special meal or any down time ?

Gary

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At 6:40pm on October 20, 2016, John Alan DeMarco said…
Gary how is everything going with your son?
At 12:07pm on September 10, 2016, John Alan DeMarco said…
Hey Gary, was wondering how everything was going?
At 9:21pm on March 27, 2016, NavyDads Admin (Paul) said…

Welcome to NavyDads.com Gary ! When my daughter enlisted in 2005 and left for RTC, I had virtually no knowledge of Navy life or how the Navy did things. By the time her PIR rolled around, I was starting to get the hang of things and understand some of the language and abbreviations, but still felt like a fish out of water when dealing with most topics concerning the US Navy. When my son enlisted and left for Great Lakes in 2007, I got serious about trying to learn as much as possible about the Navy. Now, several years into my journey, I’m blessed to say I have two sailors in the family - my son Eric (AM2) was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), was attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) in Hawaii, was attached to VAW-125, and just transfered to VRC-40 ("Rawhides"). My daughter Kat is now a Navy veteran and was stationed on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as a Mass Communications Specialist(MC3). If NavyDads.com were around in those early days, it would have made my first days as a Navy parent much easier!

I'm sure you'll find NavyDads.com as useful, educational and informative as I have over the past few years. Click How To Get Started for a guide on getting going in your NavyDads.com experience! I hope you take the time to explore the site and make some new friends. Read the discussions and add your comments. Browse through the postings in the various groups or start a new one. If you have any comments, questions or concerns about your sailor and what he is going through...be sure to post them! In my experience someone here can answer your questions or concerns or can point you in the direction to find out. And Gary this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how your son is doing! Please remember that we talk about the Navy here and we must keep the security and safety of our sailors and the fleet in mind. On the right or starboard side of every NavyDads page is an area we call Key Information. Please take a minute and read through the Operations Security (OPSEC) link for some guidelines as to what we should not talk about in a public forum like NavyDads.com.

As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what Jeremy is going through. In the Navy Bootcamp group is a discussion called A MUST READ for all New Navy Parents. Read through this post as it will do a lot to give you some understanding about what your sailor is learning and why. And be sure to check out the videos available in the Bootcamp Group as well and as PIR nears be sure to spend time in the PIR group for hints and helps!

Best Regards- Paul

At 2:31pm on March 27, 2016, NavyDads CoAdmin Jim Gramza said…

Welcome aboard to NavyDads.com Gary! When my son first enlisted, I was a little scared and worried for him. Not coming from a military family at all, I had no idea what to expect. What I found out was that he had made the most mature decision of his life! I found lots of answers to my questions right here on NavyDads.com.

My son Stephen was an AWO2 in the P-3 community. However, after 6 years of service, he was medically discharged in July of 2014. We are proud of our son and his service to our country.

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Once again, welcome to our site and I hope you enjoy your stay here. GO NAVY! HOOYAH!

Best Regards- Jim

At 10:56am on March 27, 2016, Navy Dads Co-Admin Tom said…

Gary...Welcome to Navy Dads! That's the first time that I know of that anyone found us through WalMart...LOL! Congrats to Jeremy....sounds like he is on a good path! Explore our site and learn as much as you can. Don't hesitate to ask any questions that you may have. I wish Jeremy the best as he begins his journey!

 
 
 

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