...And proud you should be, Rich. That's awesome man!!
Edit: I just realized how much he looks like you. Cool!
Just wanted to share this with the forum. Today is a great day! My oldest son Andrew received his promotion to Petty Officer 1st Class. He serves on a U.S Navy fast attack nuclear submarine, USS Springfield (SSN-761). Home port is Groton Conn. A few more months out with the sub and he'll return to his first land based assignment at Camp Thurmond (aka Camp David) to serve on the presidential unit as an IT specialist.
"Way to Go Son!"
...And proud you should be, Rich. That's awesome man!!
Edit: I just realized how much he looks like you. Cool!
Way too cool for just words.
Congrats and thanks for your service, Andrew.
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Yes indeed. I worked with a 20 year sub veteran and they are truly in a league all their own. Congratulations Andrew and thank you for your service ...
Thanks Mark! Andrew asked if he could get signed up for the early enlistment program for the Navy when he was a senior in high school. I was proud then and I'm speechless now. He had his setbacks rather early in the Navy when he got dropped from the nuclear program but bounced right back and excelled in the area of conventional submarine training. As a seasoned navigator, Andrew received a Navy commendation letter from the Secretary of the Navy for navigating over 32,000 nautical miles on his last deployment in the Persian Gulf.
Thanks man...!!
Thanks Mark! I'll pass along your thanks. BTW, Andrew's middle name is Mark. I knew of a good one and gave him Mark as a middle name.
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Congrats bud, That's great, I was a bubblehead as well. Best thing I ever did and I only have good memories. When I was in they did not have IT's on sub's. Is he a Radioman? Man they all look so young..: )
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Rich, as I said before, a son to be proud of, very proud.
A son to be proud of for damn sure! Let him know he has big blessings coming from KC!
As everyone else said, you should and have every reason to be proud. Congrats to Andrew!
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Hey that's awesome! I wasn't aware your son was in the service! Any day you get a promotion is a good day lol. I believe I've earned as many stripes as I can before I hit 20, with only a couple years left, there's not much time to climb that ladder anymore than I already have lol. Congrats to your son!
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Sorry, I am kind of late man. Congrats to your son and you too for being so darn proud of your boy. Another good man like his pops.
definitely something to be proud of, congatulations
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Congrats to both of you.
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Rich, definitely a great reason to be proud. It's great to see and I hope and pray my sons turn out that well.
He does look like a "younger" Rich.
Man that is really awesome, Rich. Congrats to you both!
Fantastic! Throw him a party eh?
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congratulations. And tell him thank you for his services.
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