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Can anyone tell me how long A school is for MM in GL?
My son and I were talking about when he would graduate A school and get to come home for a few days before he left for boot camp. I am terrified it will be during a week that we have scheduled a cruise with my entire family, his sister and her husband , aunts, uncles nieces etc... pretty much everyone with the exception of his dad and step mom. I can't cancel as it is booked and would effect too many people.(especially when I could be canceling and it not be that week) His PIR date is April 24th, how can I get a tentative date?
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Permalink Reply by CryptoDad on
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How can you get a tentative date?
Sorry, but even knowing that the MM A school is 9 weeks, you have no idea how long he may have to wait to "class up", i.e. when the class is going to start.
Three things have to happen for a class to start:
1) Training facilities have to be available.
2) Instructors have to be available
3) A class full of students have to be available.
Then hurry up and wait. Things happen when they happen.
Seen the MM rating card? https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/rating_info_cards/mm.pdf
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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It has a seat time of nine weeks, but there is a week of indoc beforehand, and then the wait to class up. It is also possible for them to wait for orders after (not usual, but it can happen). Unfortunately you cannot get a hard and fast timeline because there are hold times, waiting to class up, associated with all A schools. Too many variables, sorry.
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Permalink Reply by Speciala on
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If the class is a solid 9 weeks, I should be ok, (fingers crossed) even if he went straight from PIR to A school that would put him finishing A school right at the end of my vacation and that week of indoc gives me a little cushion. Not that I want him to have to wait but I would feel like a total loser mom if he came home while I was gone.
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