So, my wife informs me that we will be meeting at 5:30-8 at The Sun Dance Saloon for one of the many meet and greets. RSVP are required, please call 847-212-0246. If you want some camaraderie and meet some like-minded folks...this is the place to be.
Read more…I was idly surfing the net and found a blog from a navy mom that was an interesting read.
There are several other posts that pertain and are interesting reading.
Read more…My daughter is in A School at Great Lakes. This weekend I learned that one of her friends who is also in his A School at Great Lakes is being 'separated' because of a 'disease that just showed up.' Does anyone have any idea what that is about? Wha
Read more…Three Hampton Roads-based warships reversed course this weekend and were steaming back to the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Monday as U.S. officials kept a close eye on the escalating conflic
Read more…We received a call from our son that shipped 11/6/12 that on the second day he was there he was put in medical. The dentist examined him and his tonsils were swollen. So since then they put him on anti-biotics and are now sending him home.
He is deva
How many Fathers are on here from this grad date? How was the ship that was SIQ for several days? I guess the flu swept through the early days...
Read more…My father's ship during WWII.
Class: Rudderow
Type: TEV (turbo-electric drive,
long hull, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1,450 tons (light), 1,810
tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 13' 9" (draft
limit)
Propulsion: 2 CE
I'm wondering when the parking pass link will be provided for the 11/21 P.I.R. I see the passes for the 11/9 P.I.R. are still available so obviously it needs to be updated.
Read more…Hi,
We are getting conflicting information on what liberty my daughter may be granted after her 11/21 graduation. One source says Wednesday and Thursday, the other source says that liberty will include the following Saturday and Sunday. Does anyone h
Read more…We are so excited for our Son! All of our letters have beed addressed to him as 'SR' for seaman recruit. Now we want to write him a congratulations letter....what do we call him now? Is he Sailor?
Read more…When my son originally signed on he of course took the asvab. When he found out his score, his recruiter told him his score of 48 was not high enough to enlist in active duty. So, my son made plans to retake the asvab in order to achieve a higher sco
Read more…My son had Lasik and lens implants prior to enlisting, during the recruit phase, he received waivers clearing him to continue, he had passed all of his Physical Tests, but at the end of his 3rd week at boot camp they state that the lens implants hav
Read more…does anyone know how to contact the bootcamp in regards to paperwork for insurance and benefits. I would like to drop coverage on my son since he is now property of the Navy but i cannot do so without paperwork showing he has coverage of his own. t
Read more…My son rate going in is a AECF. We knew going in that it wouldn't be until A school the we would find out if he was going to be a ET or a FC. We now know that he will be a FC. My question is does anyone know where his "C" school will be? The only inf
Read more…Thanks to Dave Bressi for this:
Wife and I will be attending PIT 10/30/12 are any other dads planning to attend?
Read more…IT SEEMS LIKE MOST RECRUITS HERE HAVE A RATE ALREADY CHOSEN. I KNOW MY SON IS STAYING AT GREAT LAKES FOR 'A' SCHOOL BUT ACCORDING TO HIM (AND HIS RECRUITER) HE IS APPARENTLY DOING SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM WHERE HE GETS TO TRY DIFFERENT SCHOOLS FOR 2-3 WE
Read more…If there are any members out there whose son or daughter graduated on the day before Thanksgiving in past years and were attending "A" school in Pensacola or someplace other than Great Lakes, please let me know if they shipped out on T-day or Friday
Read more…I am relatively certain that the 11/21 graduates have liberty on Wed. 11/21 & Thur./T-day 11/22 but have not been able to find out whether he has to report back to the base on Wed. evening or can stay with us. If there is anyone out there whose son
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