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My Sailor is an FC ...
My Sailor is an FC, named Nick and he is currently in C school @ Dahlgren
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Permalink Reply by Cam on
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Ahh Dahlgren :) Adam was in Dahlgren for 9 months for his Aegis C school in 2007 - Aegis is the ONLY thing going on in Dahlgren - get ready for calls and letters from some bored sailors! :) (It makes them appreciate the next station that much more, I think)
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Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on
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Yes, we have heard from our sailor almost every day since he checked in Cam but his classes have not got underway yet and there is a change of Command going down on Monday sooooo...let's of folks are working on their cleaning skills this week :-D.
In spite of that, he is very upbeat since checking in = big difference in mindset between being at GL A school.
That next station will probably be big and grey...so I'm not rushing it!! -
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Just out of curiosity Mary, what sort of special requests would Nick have to put in to be considered for a station in Japan? I know very little about stations outside the US.
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When they go to C school Cam, they will complete a Dream sheet of their top choices for orders, which includes type of ship and location. Then depending on what place they finish in the class and what orders are available...determines their future.
Your boyfriend can probably explain it better than I, since he is already on a ship - he went thru the process. Nick really wanted Aegis and he was fortunate to get to Dahlgren now the next set of orders will be really important. -
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My son is Scott, FC3, assigned to the USS Paul Hamilton. Finished C school last June/July. ... and deployed Tuesday.
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June - Is the Hamilton a Destroyer? Where is he homeported out of? How is he liking life on a ship so far? When did Scott go to C school at?
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Mary. Yes, the Hamilton is a Destroyer. His home port is Pearl Harbor ... a long ways from Kansas! I have not talked to him since he deployed but he seemed to like HI okay. He had been there since July. Our older son, Andrew, a Marine, was stationed in HI at Kaneohe Bay for 4 years also. We joke that the military must think Kansas Farm Boys need to see Hawaii.
His C school was Dahlgren and his only choices upon graduation were to stay in Virginia or go to Hawaii. Even though he did not have good reports about Hawaii from Andrew (expensive to live, expensive to fly home) he joined to travel and therefore chose Pearl.
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If one thinks about why there is a delay in school starting up for our sailors - there is a very simple explanation behind it!!! Our sailors will get sooooo tired of cleaning and all the other 'fun' jobs the Navy has for them during the interim - they will be so thrilled and excited when school does start that they will want to apply themselves 150% . . . . nice!
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You are such a character Pine Farms! You might think that is the case but you will see once your daughter gets started in classes that some of the modules are harder for some sailors than others. Some will breeze thru certain modules, some will really struggle and need more time and I think that has more to do with the holds than anything. Than throw in a Change of Command or computer issues and a few more days will get lost.
The other part of me wants to say - do not rush school! The sooner they get thru A school, the sooner they go to C school. The sooner they finish C school, the sooner they report to a ship...ENJOY their time at school! You know where they are at, they are still learning their trade and generally you can talk to them almost daily. Things are different when they get their ship orders - treasure their school days! -
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Hmmm, you did bring up a valid point - should school be difficult, maybe memories of cleaning will bring a tear to their eye and a sigh but lets hope for our sailors that through the muck, snow, wind, cold, sunny days, modules, tests, Navy personnel and even our computer technology, that they won't need that kleenex.
In all seriousness, I do know that our sailors will be tried and tested but know that most will give it their all and then some to succeed in their Navy careers. -
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Most of them will be fine - perhaps challenged but sometimes that is a good thing!
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When Scott was home after Christmas I asked him "how it was .. how do you like the Navy. Are you paid well for what you do, etc." He laughed and said he's the highest paid janitor he knows. Seems as though they are called on to do various chores (as their time permits, of course) when they complete their FC assignments. He asked for leather gloves for Christmas as at times he has to assist to moor the ship and all he could find in HI were biking gloves as opposed to good old leather farm gloves.
He has done (and continues to do) plenty of "cleaning" as he had down time between A & C school. He even did a 4 month stint on the USS Comfort and served desserts as he was assigned to the kitchen. But, he does not complain ... not in his nature. -
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