Recently my son had to go to Mast and was declassified as well as other punishment. I was just wondering how long he would have to wait to be reclassified or who he could talk to to see what his options are. He was made a BM but he would like to tr
Read more…livestream feed of the USS Iowa (BB61) under tow from the bay area to her new home in LA...
I cannot embed so you'll have to click the link:http://new.livestream.com/accounts/725962/events/898014
note....due to locations and other variables this is
Read more…What is the average length of A School? Does it depend on what field your recruit has chosen? My son was initially told his A School will be 5 weeks long and now they are saying it is 19 weeks.
Read more…Addressed to David Tovey
Hello David, I noticed that we havn't "spoken" for a long time. Any news from Derk?
My grandson Axel left with the Mercy a few weeks ago, and he spoke to us from Hawai, his first stop on the 2012 deployment.
So far he has app
Read more…Just found out our daughter, Jessica, is on Ship 09-Div 202. Anybody else out there. Love to talk to you.
Read more…has anyone heard from their son/daughter in SHIP 002 DIV 932? I have not received anything except for the NAVY typed letter with my son's address so far..
Read more…Our son just left for boot camp-ship 9 DIV 200. Is there anyone out there whose son or daughter is in the same?
Read more…wow what an emotional and invigorationg experience to attend a PIR....I cant put into words how impressed i am of the Men and Women that are now the most recent members of the United States Navy...as i told my grandson it was a privledge to be allowe
Read more…Happy Mothers Day Navy Moms! From our community to this community, we wish you a well deserved day of rest and relaxation and we at The Patriot Woodworker thank you for your son's and daughter's service to our great nation.
Happy Mother's Day!
John M
Read more…Can anyone tell me if my dad who was in the navy and my son in law a former marine count towards the total of four guests at graduation? Technically not retired personel. We have six attending and want to have our ducks in a row. Thanks.
Read more…is there an opportunity to take photos with the graduates after the PIR...i understand no photos outside but are photos with graduating sailors allowed inside?
Read more…My son is a sailor aboard the USS Tortuga and has just been qualified and received his ESWS certification. He is an IT3 and we are extremely proud of him and all those he serves with.
Read more…Interested to know if any other parents, friends or family has a sailor the same?
Read more…My son Matt ships out 7/18 for GL. He has been busting his butt getting ready.
Gym, Running, Swimming pretty much his life.
Started him on some Firearms training with my Beretta 92FS, Rem 870 shotgun and AR-15. He was always a great shot with Rifle
Read more…My son graduated bootcamp in Jan 2012. Up until 2 weeks ago we had regular contact with him. We can no longer get a hold of him. Is there a way we can contact him at Great Lakes?
Read more…My grandson was determined to be colorblind during botcamp and no longer qualified for job in damage control... I understand his new job is something called A U T construction or Aut construction and A school is in Texas ... Can anyone tell me about
Read more…I find myself wondering every minute of my day what my sailor is up to. Is there any websites I can look at for a better understanding? Gary
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