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I am here to support or represent my:
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I:
Was proud and encouraged it
From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
He is out on his own, a Navy Nuke, and patience is needed.
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 3:43pm on December 12, 2009, Haleymay said…
Thanks Pat! I will definitely join!
At 1:08pm on December 11, 2009, George said…
I don't know that we are "great" parents, but we've done our best with what God has gifted us. We are proud of both our kids and our kids are proud of one another. We truly are blessed in that respect.

So is your sailor in the Power Class now? Or is he done and on his way? Is he surface, sub, aviation?
At 9:02am on December 11, 2009, George said…
Hi Pat, We will wait and see if our son deems it important to come to the graduation or not. A friend, who is a Navy Chaplain and a Lt. Cmdr. told me at a Bible study the other day, "I have photos of my parents standing by me at various ceremonies throughout my Naval career and they are some of the most important things I own, look back on and cherish." He also suggested our son pay for us to come to it if it is important to him. Our son does make more money than his mom and dad together, but it will need to be his decision. We have never missed any ceremonies during his four year NROTC days. We were involved together in Boy Scouts for about 7 years and as a Scout leader, we placed great emphasis on being there when accolades and awards were presented. He will be home for Christmas in about 10 days. We are going to build a bookcase together for his place in Mt. Pleasant. Merry Christmas, God bless and God bless our sailors, airmen, soldiers, and coasties.
At 10:15pm on December 10, 2009, thisismyscreenname said…
Hi Pat! Thanks for the welcome. I'll be coming is as a Cryptological Technician - Interpretive (CTI). Not quite sure what all that entails, but I'm looking forward to it!
At 10:50pm on December 7, 2009, Navyblue thru and thru said…
Hi Pat and thank you for the welcome aboard.
At 9:45pm on December 7, 2009, George said…
Hi Pat, and thanks. I like the nautical "welcome aboard." Our son graduated form the University of Illinois last May 2009 after completing the NROTC program there and being commissioned as an Ensign on May 19th. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering and started power school in late June and will graduate on January 22, 2010. He will then go to SOBC (Submarine Officers Basic Course) in Groton, CT for 12 weeks and then likely return to Charleston (or maybe Ballston Spa, NY) to complete his hands-on prototype training. We visited him in late October and enjoyed Charleston. I ended up on this site as I am trying to assess the importance of graduation and make a decision to attend or not. I really haven't found out much about the ceremony. Our son says, "It's no big deal." Maybe to him, but from this parent's perspective, I think it is. I know Groton will be farther from Illinois than Charleston, but I just lost my job so financial considerations to make the trip come into play also.
At 10:19pm on December 4, 2009, BGMOM418 said…
Thanks Pat for the welcome and invitation. My son just flew to SC on Wed to begin nuke school. I'm stumbling my way through all of this (both Navy and the site). It was very uplifting to find such immediate support.
At 12:49pm on December 4, 2009, 1986 vet said…
Good idea Pat thanks I figured it out and your welcome Thanks to all vets, all branches
At 12:40pm on December 4, 2009, 1986 vet said…
How do I change that.
At 9:18am on November 26, 2009, Cali Girl said…
Ah thanks! My husband is in school right now. I just moved to South Carolina about two weeks ago and we just got our house. It's been very exciting :)

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