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Question about A School
My son is enlisted and will ship out for boot camp on September 6th. He is going in as E-3 and training to be a Hospital Corpsman. He will attend A School in San Antonio. It seems like I get different answers to my questions all the time, and it can be frustrating. I have searched on my own, but I came up unsuccessful. Can anyone tell me how long he will be in A School?
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Permalink Reply by SmithZooCrew on
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That's interesting. It says 19 weeks of training. I swear the recruiter told me 12 weeks at A School when we met with him, and my son told me 6 weeks last night. I don't see how it can be six weeks. Still a little confused, but I appreciate the resource. I will be sharing it with my son, as it is quite comprehensive.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Recommend you loose the saying "the recruiter told me" as 99% of the time they have old outdated info and don't get the update info.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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Smith - You might want the join the HM group also...
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/hmhospitalcorpsmanaschoolinsanantonio
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Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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Yes, I hate to say this to someone who has not yet left, but be very careful about what you take from the recruiter as gospel. My son's recruiter changed three times while in DEP, and each one had completely different stories and information. In fact, the only thing that ever seemed consistent was that each of them went in to be a SEAL, but for some reason or another didn't make it.
I'd think the information here is going to be more accurate than what you will get from the recruiter. Keep in mind, they are in sales and will often times tell you what they need to, to get your through DEP.
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I have already found inaccuracies in the information from the recruiter. I am naturally cautious anyhow. You have a valid point. It can be frustrating with my son's personality type. He can be a bit flighty and not real attentive to details or think to ask certain questions. It's easier for me to find out on my own than go through him.
Fortunate for us, he has wanted to be in the military since he was five, and he'll be 21 this year, so the sales part is pretty much a waste of time on him. We just need to be sure he gets what he wants, and so far that seems to be working out just fine.
What an experience...so grateful for the people on this site. What an awesome resource!
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Read the contract very carefully and make sure all the recruiter said is in it. Understand too that most of it depends on how well your recruit does . As with any legal form read carefully he is committing for several years of his life.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Yes. sometimes people hear part of what the recruiter says, or subject it to their own interpretation without understanding how the Navy works, Happens a lot concerning college benefits, housing and moving dependents, and leave.
For example: "Sailors earn 30 days paid leave which can be taken after training, or as operational schedules permit" is heard as "I get two weeks leave after boot camp" when it really means "You earn 2.5 days leave a month, and leave requests for ten days at home are often granted after A or C school".
All in the details, and it helps to ask old sailors or moms who just went through this with their sailors what's what in reality.
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