What is the average length of A School? Does it depend on what field your recruit has chosen? My son was initially told his A School will be 5 weeks long and now they are saying it is 19 weeks.
Read more…My son graduated bootcamp in Jan 2012. Up until 2 weeks ago we had regular contact with him. We can no longer get a hold of him. Is there a way we can contact him at Great Lakes?
Read more…My SR is headed for A school in Pensacola in a few weeks, what are the accommodations like for them. Are they in a "barracks" type environment? Do they have individual rooms they share with 1, 2, 3 others? Just curious.
Read more…I have a question. My son graduated boot camp and is at Fort Lee in VA to go through his CS training. Evidently one of the Petty Officers told them that the CS job is the hardest in the Navy and they have CSs that jump over board or go crazy . . .e
Read more…What are my son's chances of being a "grad & go" if he is signed on to be a HC? Is that school at Great Lakes or elsewhere?
Read more…My son is a ND candidate. I understand after Boot Camp that he moves to another part of the RTC for pre dive school. Is that correct? If so, can I give him at PIR his I-Pod? He says he really misses his music. Thanks!!!!
Michael
Read more…Does anyone know how long it usually takes to class up in A school, and what determines if he will get leave before school starts? He starting his 3rd week in pensacola for AO school
Read more…My son is going to be Corpsman. Can anyone tell me what the chances are of him ending up with the FMF?
Read more…can anyone tell me where the C school is for ET , and how long is this school ?
Read more…does anyone know how quickly after "a" school graduation, you could come home on leave? could it possibly be that day, or a few days? of course, considering you have orders to report in a month.
Read more…Great site! This maybe a silly question, but my son is graduating Great Lakes 4/9 and moving on to Pensacola for his A school. We want to buy him a laptop for his graduation and just curious if Pensacola has wifi? I'm guessing that security probab
Read more…My son left Goose Creek, SC this past Weds. (Aug. 12th) and arrived in Groton, CT last night (Aug. 15). He said the place is huge and the people were to nice. I guess he had to ask directions to certain areas. He sounded excited. He still had to find
Read more…can sailors come home for a weekend during they're schooling. of course, this would be after basic training.........
Read more…My son Manny was home recently from Pensicola (Corry Station). Manny is in a hold over platoon awaiting clearance to begin his training. While home for the Memorial Weekend, I found him to be very grown up, I have now seen the transition from boy > M
Read more…My daughter is away at boot camp. Since she left her car (my car actually) at home and plans not to take it on to A School, etc, anyway, I was going to drop her off my auto insurance. The agent, however, told me to leave her on for a variety of reaso
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