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A School
Does anyone out there have a loved one in A school in Pensacola and they absolutely hate it? What is the deal?
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Permalink Reply by Kathy (AOMom) on
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Did he just get to A school? It can be chaotic at first, and some have to wait for a while to class up to their actual A school and the Navy keeps them busy with things many dont like, such as barrack support (cleaning) or watches, PT. Some just want to get their A school going so they can get out to the fleet. There are a lot of recruits on NAS Pensacola (I dont know how Corry Station is ) A friend of my daughters hated A school, she was 23 at the time and a little older than most, she felt like she was in high school, which it does feel like college dorms there and so many are young. There are a lot of things to do in Pensacola, but he can also volunteer at the Naval Flight Museum if he wants to get away from the groups, they are always looking for help. Its not like BC, in A school they expect you to know, versus BC where they tell you every step you take. A school is apprentice school, they earn their freedoms over time, so maybe as times goes on and he has liberty in civilian clothes he may like it more, if he is new, there are rules he has to follow and not much freedom. If the problem is deeper than that, he can go the chaplain on base if he needs to talk to someone about it. Best of luck, its tough to hear our kids having problems or hating what they chose and we can only listen.
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