Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/Little contact w/son in Navy

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Sir,  My barely 18year old son left for the Navy on Dec 10.  He graduated bootcamp and I have heard very little from him.  Three phone calls in the last 3 months. Each of the three phone calls he has told me three different jobs he was going to be doing.  He says he is in Port Hueneme right now doing something w/ the Sea Bees. Is there someone I can contact down there to find out how my son is really doing and if he is doing okay? I'm getting concerned about him and I just don't feel I have the whole story.

Dave

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Since he is 18 and all, that would be a little difficult.  There is a privacy issue.  Your best bet is to try and contact his recruiter, who may be able to pull up records to conform where he is at and his job.

Other than that, there is little you can do.  If you know his unit, you can try to contact his commander and have him tell your son to call home, I did that recently for a new soldier's parents.

Good luck

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I am a National Guard recruiter , been doing it for seven years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 13 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is different, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.

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