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I am a very PROUD Navy mom.
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Permalink Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom on
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Congrats. You need to dress like you're going to church. It is a formal event and they will be in their dress uniforms. Where is he stationed...is he on a ship. If so search groups for his ship/sub/station
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Thanks, He is in Damneck VA. He is not on a ship and has not been for years.He does not tell much of what he does. Yes one of those groups.
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wow...then yu may just join the group for his rate (job)
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Actually, they won't be in dress uniforms. They wear their new khaki uniforms for the pinning ceremony and the khakis are a working uniform. However, dressing like you are going to church is still good advice. I wore a nice dress when for my husband's pinning and other wives and moms wore dresses or nice slacks and tops. Be prepared for lots of photos, especially if you get to pin one of his anchors on his uniform!
Congrats to your son! This is a huge moment in his career. :)
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Permalink Reply by Fur&FeathersDVM on
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I have to disagree with this. The chiefs that I have had the pleasure of knowing have made a huge difference in sailors lives- the chief of my fiance's division right now has turned young, confused teenagers into men and women who are responsible adults capable of taking care of themselves. He and my fiance have gone to pick up sailors who have gotten into trouble in the middle of the night, gone to civilian courts to vouch for their sailors and get them going on a better path, stuck their own necks out on the line to get their sailors special liberty privileges when their family comes to town, provided career counseling and advice, and given their sailors a firm hand when they've needed someone to help them learn right from wrong.
Khaven, you should be VERY proud of your son that the navy has selected him to be one of the men and women that is entrusted with molding and shaping sailors careers and lives. Unfortunately, chiefs and officers can look like the "bad cop" when a sailor makes a mistake or doesn't do their job but in the end, what they do is for the good of the sailor!
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Permalink Reply by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on
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khaven you have every right to be proud!!! pay no attention to whoever andrewsm is or is trying to be. I dare say that we Navy Moms are all very proud of our sailors and our sailors are proud to serve in the US Navy.
From me, thanks to your Chief for his service!!
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khaven, CONGRATS to your son..... Good Luck to him.
Hoppi...... I have a question....... do you know anything about the PS jobs, is this a job that is going away? Is this a hard job to advance in? Thanks for any information.
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Bitter much?!
Really, was this post necessary? khaven33 has every reason to be proud of her son.
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The "bitter much" comment was directed toward "andrewsm1989", whose posting history shows lots of negative and antagonistic posts. It seems someone hates the Navy.
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