Just got a call from a aircraft carrier
 

My daughter is on west pac on the USS Ronald Reagon(CVN 76), she can call from time to time using a pay phone system on board for about $20 for 40 minutes I think. She'll be here for thanksgiving. She just earned her Surface Warfare Pin, plus several other ribbons and a couple medals for humanitarian efforts. She's been to several countries and is getting a pretty good education, she'll be going to college when she gets out, probably here locally since we have some good colleges here. Never thought I would be a parent of a sailor, being a single dad of a girl, but she's never gone with the normal path. I do have to say, I'm very proud of her!

sweet!!!

Good stuff Vendzilla I'd be proud too

Very cool man! That truly is a great achievement to be proud of, for both you and her.
You obviously did a wonderful job :thumbsup

Wow.. I got mine on a Salvage and Rescue ship, USS Conserver, ARS-39. Small ship, not much going on..

I can't conceive of qualifying for ESWS on a carrier.

On the ARS, we had to learn every detail of every system AND every watch station.

On a carrier, that would take decades :)

Congrats to her - that's a hell of an accomplishment!

Very, very cool post :)

Thanks for sharing vendzilla.

>>>Winners WIN because they NEVER GIVE UP!<<<

I earned my Dolphins on a submarine, same kind of thing, we had to know everything about the ship to get them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tautog_(SSN-639)

You should be a proud Dad :) i bet you are looking forward to seeing her on Thanksgiving ...

yeah - sub quals would be a bitch.

When were you in? I was at SUBASE Pearl Harbor from '81 - '83, roughly, Hull Division QA (64-B, I think - my memory is fuzzy)

Good news!

I was on the boat from 79 to 82 in August in Pearl Harbor

is she a shellback yet? I got my cert on the Kitty Hawk. fun stuff :(

Nice to hear

yes, shes a shellback, so am I

She made a great choice. I got out after 4 years, I regret it.....Retired before 40 and I am unemployed and 46.

Something to think about.

glad to hear she's going to be home for turkey.. how long till she's in college?

Cool.

All Americans should support our great troops.

That's awesome! Im sure youre a proud dad- and you should be :)

Why have her go to college when she gets out? Why not encourage her to stay in and go to college? Fuck it, if the US Navy is willing to pay for it then go for it!

And with the way things are right now.... Staying in is a great idea - She doesn't have to worry about a job, that's for sure!

She wants to get into Holistic Medicine They don't teach that in the military, she's always be interested in Herb's

Dude she could retire before forty and never have to worry about money. There is nothing wrong with going to college after she finishes her career, she can learn it and start a new career and that's great cause she will be financially secure and free to do whatever she wants. I wish I had stayed in and made that choice.:thumbsup

she wants to do things her way, she has been raised to think for herself and not take shit from anyone, so whatever she decides to do with her life, I'll support, I just want her to be happy

HOOYAH SHIPMATE!

In all honesty man, if it was possible at the time of her enlistment, im sure she would have went subs, seems to me like she is 100&#37; proud of her pops and wants to follow in his footsteps (-:

She looked into it, but she's still proud to be third generation navy

$20 for 40 minutes WTF? jesus christ.

she is doing awesome work

That's really awesome, you must be a proud daddy :winkwink: