Any other dad's have some one on this ship? My son is at basic now..and I would love to chat w/ others who have contacted their loved ones. I have only gotten one letter so far and really would like to know what is going on1 Thanks1
Read more…This is my sons division. Sister division is 024 anybody else have future sailors in these groups
Read more…I got a letter from my son today saying he believes they will be changing "ships" on the 18th. His Division is 423 and is scheduled to graduate on 11/8. However, he indicated in his letter that his "compartment keeps messing up and is in danger of be
Read more…"We know that those who rely on the Military Health System (MHS) are concerned about how the government shutdown might impact their health care and are taking appropriate actions to assure
Read more…In everybody else's experiences, is it less expensive to book your own flights, or is it cheaper to go through the MWR Travel Desk?
Read more…I attended an emotional event this afternoon.....headed into town and went to the airport. I was one of the many that were there to honor a group of WWII vets returning to Tucson after visiting Washington DC as part of the Honor Flight program. You
Read more…While boot camp seemed like an eternity, 'A' school and deployment flew by. My son (OSSE) passed 'A' school and is now deployed very close to our house. While in high school, he would avoid challenging classes, but in 'A' school, you don't have tha
Read more…Well I just got the letter from my daughter that she got ASOM'd because she failed her final PFA run by a few seconds. She sprained her ankle early in training and was on light duty for about a week. Apparently she was being the trooper I told her to
Read more…Our daughter arrived 9/23 and we just got a call from her early on 10/5. She's really liking it and is doing fine. We were so happy to her from her especially her mom. It really took a big weight off us knowing shes doing good. Only bad thing was
Read more…Nicholas Oresko of Cresskill, the nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient, died Friday evening, surrounded by veterans and military personnel who had gathered there all week after hearing on social media that he was in the hospital with a broken leg
Read more…My daughter arrived 09/18/2013 . Her mom got a call Saturday morning 9/28 , was wondering how often this will happen if anymore.
Read more…I am the proud dad of a son on one of our carriers serving as a nuke. He has served on 2 deployments so far. I have witnessed how much he has grown in the almost 4 years of service and the passion he had along his path earning good conduct awards a
Read more…The navy is one heck of a branch. I thourughly enjoyed my time in service. But as some will find out nomatter how hard you try, there will be those in your chain of command that will step on you like a ladder to climb to the top. There are those in y
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Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education) Vice Adm. William Moran speaks to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, team members during a visit to the squadron.
Highlights of the trip (an
Read more…IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 694-13
September 30, 2013
To all Department of Defense personnel:
As you know, the government’s annual funding could expire at midnight tonight. I have joined President Obama in urging Congress to prevent a lapse in appropriations,
My son arrived in Great Lakes by way of Dansville, Michigan August 2nd hoping for the best and excited for him. I bet he will be loving P-days as he is not the most patient person. Good luck to all & God bless.
Read more…Hello again to all. My son Seth graduates Oct. 18, 2013. We can not wait to him. He is going to "A" school and I understand that he is instructed to move all of his belonging to his new place of residence which should take 2-4 hours. He will then giv
Read more…Hi, fellow Navy Dads. Allow me first to introduce myself before getting into my discussion today. I am a retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer, and proudly served from 1978 until medically retired in 1995. And now, I am more proud to be here because my
Read more…Now I just wanted to throw this out there for those folks who don't know may get this. You will probably scratch your heads and have that "huh" look, when you receive in the mail a Jury Duty Summons Notification and/or a Selective Service System Regi
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