A school graduation

How big is the fanfare at Corpsman A school graduation? Anything like boot camp graduation?

Thank you!

Pete

Bad roomy

My son has been at A school for about a week now and is having trouble with his room mate. My son is 24 and his room mate 18. In this room there are two of everything, but the 18 year old uses my son's desk and sink leaving a mess. My son has tried t

Ranks, Rates

I've looked up Rates and Ranks and I find it all very confusing. First off, what's the difference between HM and HN? My Corpsman is an HN, E-3. He said he just made Third Class, getting promoted one paygrade. So what does that mean exactly. E-1 throu

HM School 9-2011

My son just got to Ft Sam Houston, Tx and will be starting Corpsman School next week. They are attending classes and doing busy work awaiting the class to start. Since this is a fairly new program there, any comments or suggestions I should pass on ?

Deployment

Deployment, a dads perspective.
(c) copyright 2011 Terry Burnett

Do not know whether to pass or punt,
My kid was a squid now he's a grunt.
When he was a boy I taught him to hunt,
When he should swing when he should bunt.

Today my boy has grown in

After boot PIR

My son graduates boot this Friday, March 30th.  I know that I will be able to give him his cell phone at the airport when he leaves for San Antonio, but what about other things.  He has a laptop that we got for him just prior to him leaving and I kno

After PIR staying in GL

Hi we just found out that our son will be staying on in GL, for four more weeks of training after graduation. Does anyone have any ideas as to how long we will get to spend time with him, on that day?  My wife read somewhere that he will have to go a

graduation

My Daughter graduated Tuesday. Headed for her first real duty station today

A School

My son starts HM A school in Texas next week. my wife and were  wondering, what their schedule is like. Do they get days off? Do they have access to TVs, computers, and phones? Is there a particular physical training regimen. Is there a graduation pu

Do you ask questions ??? or follow FMTB school

            Watching the posted comments and questions I have seen very little interest or

    comments on our sons and daughters going to FMTB.

             Seeing and watching our son graduate from this school with about 200 others

    it seems s

FMTB West

I am trying to find out about a training graduation on the 30th does anyone know how I can get info ?

When the time comes............Ask dont remain silent

We as fathers should always take the time to talk to our sons about KIA's they have

in the field. Reading the loss of one of our Corpsman jared a thought so I pass it along

for your feelings.

A dark time in their lives when a hand held out is alw

NAVY LINGO?

what does FMTB bound mean?

Newbie

What is FMTB? What is FMFT? I think I know what FMF is. How long is HMs' A school and how long after that is their training at Pendleton? I guess I am looking for a timeline of sorts.

Thank You

Jonny Vick

2010 tax statements

Haiti Deployment

Just got a call from my son Anthony (HM3) tonight. He's scheduled to deploy on Wednesday 1/20 to help with the Haiti humanitarian relief effort. I asked if he was going to be on the USNS Comfort or will he be in Country. He said he's packin all his M

Holiday schedule for A School

Does anyone know the dates that the school closes for Christmas and when liberty should be available??? Like to be able to make travel plans.