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Comment by Thomas Mazzaccaro on February 20, 2012 at 1:22pm

We found out last night that our daughter will be an EM.  What exactly do EM's do?

Comment by Cheryl on February 4, 2012 at 12:58pm

My sailor was on "vols" which means he didn't have mandatory study hours, at least part of that time. And he was able to come home (I live in SC so we were within his mile radius) if he filled out a "chit" to give to his SLPO by Wed. am for the weekend, in phase 2. Something did happen that they could have been pushed backwards phase wise, one or two did something they should not have done and it could have affected the whole group, but I believe they got it all sorted out without losing their phase. During phase one, he was not allowed to ride in cars, unless his dad and I were over in GC for the weekend, then it was fine. And he had to be in uniform, until he phased up to wear civilian clothes. Once he was allowed to have his car, his dad and I took his car to him. At that point they start to relax a bit. The program is still hard, they study hard and are under pressure, but they are able to have some free time to unwind a little bit. If they get mandatory study hours, that is normal, my son had them too at least part of that time.

That link I posted is from 2010, but it was a great help to me, to kind of give me an idea of what  the phases were and what to expect. I could not read the docs, I had to save the images to my pc and zoom in so I could read it.

Comment by old Lt on February 4, 2012 at 12:11pm

sorry about the repost, had to correct something

Comment by old Lt on February 4, 2012 at 12:10pm

I think that pretty much covers it! I added before that if one of the other sailors screws up in class or about class they could all be de-phased. There were 2 times in his A school this happened. He was phase 3 at thanksgiving, had started A school in Oct. He was able to drive to Ny with permission, I believe no more than 8 hours per day so take a buddy if they have a bit to drive. When he returned, around this football time, one sailor threw a piece of chalk or erasor like a football to another when the instructor was out of the room. As with anything like this, an officer was walking by and saw it. They were made to stand at attention and their chairs removed. Everyone went back to phase 1. 2 days of class without chairs then I think it was about 2 weeks in phase 1. The moral to this is this. It didnt matter if mom and dad were coming or a fiance was coming, they were phase 1. Even tho they werent involved. They are supposed to self police each other. Drinking, they only have to be where there is underage drinking. If it is found out, and if someone is caught they will, everyone there faces the same punishment for not turning the offender in. I believe this is the only base with this stricter code of conduct. My sailor tells me that this base leads in mastings,most of it alcohol related. He was over 21 at the time so he could have a beer but the group of older sailors he was with were very careful about who was with them,, even if the sailor wasnt part of the group. I think they even carded one person.  Everyone goes.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on February 4, 2012 at 9:08am

was looking for an updated version to post here for you all, but cannot find one on the 'net.......

Comment by KS Dad on February 4, 2012 at 9:02am

The link that Cheryl posted is a copy of the schedule given to new Sailors at indoc. I notice that it is dated sometime in 2010 so I know that a couple of changes have been made although most of it is still in effect. Although behavior can bump you back on the 3 tier schedule, (tardiness, falling asleep in class, etc.) it's academics that cause most of the disciplinary actions. Don't worry if your Sailor is assigned extra hours of study on Saturdays or Sundays. Many Sailors go through this a time or two until they realize that no matter how smart you are, you have to study for each test. Young people who have had to study all their lives for their grades now have a distinct advantage over those who got good grades with minimal effort. Minimal effort does not work in this school.

Comment by Mike K on February 4, 2012 at 12:49am

I remember my sailor talking about the three phases but do not recall the if one screws up they all get pushed back.  That did not happen with his class.  Each phase lasts about a month from the start of A school and by phase three they are basically able to dress in civies during down time and off site.  There are also restrictions on distance they may travel for liberty which increases with each phase as well.  The schedule which Cheryl posted is really good and is a terrific reference.

Comment by Cheryl on February 3, 2012 at 8:48pm

Here is a link for a Nukes schedule once they get to GC, very informative! Sailor schedule

Comment by proud dad Nuke sailor on February 3, 2012 at 8:41pm

My son was able to get out, I even spoke to him once while he and some classmates were on a Navy sponsored trip to Orlando. So the answer is yes they can get time off. I believe it depends on how well they are doing.

Comment by old Lt on February 3, 2012 at 8:26pm

It is done in phases individually and by class. 3 rd phase they can leave base after class depending on classs grade and physical. But if one sailor screws up they all go back to phase 1 and start over. In two months my son had weekends off in civilian clothes. shortly thereafter one student was caught passing an erasor like a football. 2 days of class standing and back to phase one, uniforms and no leaving base. study hard

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