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Enlisting questions
Replied Mar 2
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Megan:
It's ok to be nervous, not unlike picking a college. You're committed for a long time period. My younger daughter Sara was 23 last year when she joined. She's fluent in French, not sure if that has helped her or not. If you have taken a lan...
Hey Megan:
I have one daughter at the DLI in Monterey, CA learning a middle eastern language. After 3 years of college and not much direction, she talked with a recruiter and left 6 weeks later! She's very bright as I am sure you are and although ...
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- About me:
- Full time secretary. Formerly of Middletown, CT. Married with 3 children, 2 dogs. 2 daughters now in the Navy. Wow!.
- I am here to support or represent my:
- Son/Daughter
- Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
- Enlisted
- When I heard “Navy,” I:
- Was concerned or afraid
- From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
- Let your child make their own decisions regarding joining the NAVY. After 3 years of college, Sara decided she didn't know where she was in life and thought she was wasting our money in school. Did all her own research and she had the answers for us when she told us she had met with a recruiter.
- Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
- It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 12:42pm on June 23, 2009,
Daniella said… - hi karen my name is daniella, i happened to read that one of ur daughters has a masters in sociology im thinking of changing my major to sociology to get a b.a degree but i just wanted to know do u knw what types of jobs there is out there for a degree like this? also, why did ur daughter join if she had a masters? did she not find jobs or just wanted somehing diffrent?
- At 6:42am on November 13, 2008,
Karen Gallagher said… - Welcome aboard!!
We are so glad that you are here! This is a great place to meet others that know exactly how you feel!
We have something for everyone here groups from boot camp moms to overseas moms and moms that like to scrap book. We have meet and greets to events that the moms set up to meet each other and have dinner or an outing. There are groups to help you with each and every step of this wonderful adventure that our children have chosen called the US Navy.
Please tell us about your sailor and what they have chosen to do in the navy and ohh yeah we LOVE pictures of everyone !!
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- At 5:24pm on November 12, 2008,
Navy for Moms Admin said… - Hello & Welcome to N4M’s!
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- At 1:57pm on November 12, 2008,
Jacqueline Manning said… - Welcome Welcome! This is a wonderful place you have found. You will find lots of great information and wonderful support. You will find Navy Families in all stages of the Navy life, Boot Camp, to Schooling, to 1st Duty Station, to Deployment, to ole Pros who have many years under their belt. Jump right in and tell us about your Sailor! We love pictures here!
Jacquie
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