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"A lot of memories there. From MEPS to Bass Pro Shop at GL. You got it all...and yes they all make me proud especially my sailor."
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Karl Gosswiller replied to Joseph Gendreau's discussion Son Leaves for Basic on Monday"Glad to hear you got a call...my 6'4" son said the same thing about height. Unfortunately he remained sick the whole time...'The Ricky Crud' as they called it never lets up for some of them. I hope he has as good an experience as…"
Karl Gosswiller commented on E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin's group Navy Boot Camp" Tim...Congratulations, first the eight weeks is usually nine and sometimes more. My son was about 12, most others in his PIR varied from 9 to 14. Several divisions in that PIR group were put on hold at the beginning, plus some individuals…"
Karl Gosswiller commented on E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin's group Navy Boot Camp"David - I think it depends on how many divisions are graduating with your group. At my son's PIR only 7 divisions graduated so they let a lot of extra people in. I know one family who brought 8 people. If they have a large…"
Karl Gosswiller commented on E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin's group Navy Boot Camp"Christopher, The Navy Lodge is right at the base in the middle of Navy housing, very clean and very reasonable. There is no tax so it is a flat $65 per night which is hard to beat. You really can't get anything closer...we were just there…"
Karl Gosswiller commented on E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin's group Navy Boot Camp"Jim - Sunday is the day they usually get the most opportunity to write. But, they often have a couple other days during the week. It depends on your sailors RDC's, their duty schedule and last how tired they are or excited how excited they are…"
Karl Gosswiller commented on NavyDads Admin (Paul)'s group PIR - Tips, Hints, and Helps" I as on 41 earlier, it was moving but many areas had only one lane plowed each direction. Everything from cars to snow plows were abandoned on the sides of the road but traffic was still moving, though very slowly. "
Karl Gosswiller commented on NavyDads Admin (Paul)'s group PIR - Tips, Hints, and Helps"Scott, I am still stuck here at GL from the last PIR. As of this afternoon it was still really rough out there. I was heading to the store for more food and decided on a mini-mart and bare necessities instead. Leave yourself a lot of extra…"
Karl Gosswiller replied to Joseph Gendreau's discussion Son Leaves for Basic on Monday"Good Luck, my son's PIR was this weekend and it was amazing. Met lots of the parents at Navy for Moms meet 'n' greet the night prior. We got our first call week 3, others said week 4, one division went to 5. It depends on the…"
Karl Gosswiller replied to Joseph Gendreau's discussion Son Leaves for Basic on Monday"Get copies of the phone card just in case you need to add time to it...I bought a 500 min and had to add some time. We got more calls than most; but he also got disconnected by the bad payphones and had to call back. They take a bunch of…"
Karl Gosswiller replied to Joseph Gendreau's discussion Son Leaves for Basic on Monday"It's really 9 weeks...first week doesn't really count."
Karl Gosswiller replied to Joseph Gendreau's discussion Son Leaves for Basic on Monday"Make sure they have a phone card. Also copy both sides of it so you can add minutes on line if needed down the road. Stamps are good as well...no excuses allowed for not contacting you when they can. :-) Good Luck"
Karl Gosswiller commented on E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin's group Navy Boot Camp"Awesome Albert...I can't wait for that call! Have fun at P.I.R. and tell your son that all of us Navy Dads are proud of him!"
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- My Sailor's first name (Please do not post SEAL names)
- Logan
- What is or will be your sailor's rate (job classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
- E1
- Describe a little about yourself:
- Proud Dad - My son enters to boot camp November 10, 2010. My son Logan is an only child and his mother and I are very proud of his choice to become an ET in the US Navy.
- What brought you to this site:
- My son is recently enlisted
- What were your feelings when your Sailor joined the Navy:
- I can't say I was excited at first. My son is an accomplished musician and we had expected him to follow that path in college. But his reasons for joining were sound and I am very proud of him.
- What is your relationship with your sailor
- Dad
- Please share: how did you find us?
- My wife is a member of Navy Moms and I used a search engine to find this site. My sons recruiter also mentioned it.
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- At 8:42pm on November 1, 2010,
NavyDads Admin (Paul) said… - Welcome to NavyDads !
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- At 8:42pm on November 1, 2010, NavyDads Admin (Paul) said…
- Welcome to NavyDads.com Karl! I'm sure you'll find NavyDads as useful, educational and informative as I have. Please 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. I certainly have! 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. I'm blessed to have two sailors in the family - my son Eric (AM3) is stationed on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and my daughter Kat (MC3) just completed her enlistment on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). And Karl this is a great place to brag as well! So join in, get active, and be sure to let us know how Logan 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 About This Site. Please take a minute and read through the Operations Security (OPSEC) link for some guidelines as to what we should and should not talk about in a public forum.
As a parent of a sailor currently or soon to be at Great Lakes you'll have many questions about what your son 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.
As PIR draws closer, be sure to spend some time going through the PIR-Tips, Hints and Helps group- we’ve tried to assemble some tips and suggestions to make your sailor's PIR more enjoyable. Best Regards- Paul
- At 2:07pm on November 1, 2010,
NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim said… - Welcome aboard Karl! I'm so glad you found us. We have lots of groups and discussions here that go with your ET son. So be sure to jump right in and learn all you can what Logan will be doing with the Navy. Just remember that we talk about the Navy here and would not want to put our sailors in harms way by saying the wrong thing. Please take a few minutes to click on the OPSEC rules over on the starboard side of the page. Again, welcome and we will see you around the fleet!
Jim
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