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Comment by Jill (ATO Mom) on March 12, 2014 at 2:51pm

Hi navywife... I have a few Navy wife friends and this is what I've heard... not official, but pretty reliable information.  None of the AV rates are long enough to make the move to Pensacola an accompanied move (they only count the schooling not the hold time in determining whether the move is accompanied or not).  However, once you add the hold time, most sailors are there for at least six months. You can move down there, on your own dime, and have your husband put in for an off base chit.  No telling if it will be approved or not, but I think that's really your only option to living down there near him.  If he ends up going to C school, it will be the same.  Once he gets his permanent duty station of course they will move you.  It's a tough decision, it will cost you some money but you will have to be the one to decide if you want to live either near or with him during schooling.  My son in law is CTI and since his schooling in Monterey was 18 months it was accompanied.  My daughter had A school for AT in Pensacola and if she had been married at that time it would not have been accompanied.  That's just what I have gleaned... hopefully someone can show me I'm wrong, those three cute kiddos would love to be with their daddy :-)  BUT, it is a good career choice for him, good luck to him in boot camp and further down in his career.  :-)

Comment by MaggieMay on March 12, 2014 at 2:18pm

Hi Navywife+3! 

Well I can only answer one of your questions and that is yes your husband will go to Pensacola for A school.  Is it accompanied or not...being a mom of an unmarried sailor I have no idea!  Sorry I'm of no help with that but hopefully someone else will chime in and give you an answer.  You may be able to find out more on the "Sailors in Pensacola" group there's probably some wives in that group that may be able to provide info.  Best of luck to all of you in your Navy journey.  Hope you stick around in our group and keep us updated.   Also,  I love your profile pic....your kids are adorable!!!!

Comment by MaggieMay on March 12, 2014 at 9:51am

Hi Lisaz and Welcome! 

To kinda give you a little info about the difference in the AT rating, the ATO's work outside on the aircraft and are generally assigned to a squadron and the ATI's work inside in a shop either on a ship or on a base. 

Best of Luck to your daughter in BC and please keep in touch and ask all the questions you want.  This group has really gotten quiet and we need more moms! 

So ladies, how are all of you doing and how are your sailors?  My sailor returned safely back to Japan (it was so great having him home) and now he is anxious to head back out to sea even though his ship isn't due to head out for a while yet but as he says he just doesn't like staying in one place for very long so he's ready to go at any time!  I sure do miss him but glad he's such a happy sailor...he seems to have taken to the sea & Navy life very well!

Have a Great Day Everyone!

Comment by Lisazship2DIV928 on March 11, 2014 at 2:56pm

Yes it's AV sorry to confusing they told her at MEPS she would be able to volunteer for air crew one cue in school

Comment by Jill (ATO Mom) on March 11, 2014 at 2:30pm

Hi Lisaz and welcome to our group,

In response to a few of your questions, I can go by my daughter's experience and what we got from her recruiters before she went to BC.  Her contract should actually be for AV... sometime near the end of boot camp she will go to a designator who will then assign her either ATO, ATI or AE depending on what billets are open for A school.  Aircrew is only open to AW's at this point.  She would have to have a specific Aircrew contract for either AWV, AWO, AWR, AWS, or AWF.  They no longer take candidates from the other aviation rates... this changed about 3 years ago when my daughter signed her AV contract.  She was at first trying to be a rescue swimmer (knee surgery ruined that) and she could not get another aircrew contract.  So now she is ATO and is happy with that choice.  Hope this helps.

Again, welcome to our group :-)

Comment by Lisazship2DIV928 on March 11, 2014 at 2:20pm

Ok my daughter is leaving for BC in two weeks and from what I understand when she is finished she will fly out the next day for Pensacola her rate is AT they told her at recruiting she can ask or sign up for aircrew at A school does anyone have any info on this when they can do this my daughter is driving me nuts she said get on your Navy moms and ask for me lol any info would be great thanks

Comment by BeachBunny on January 27, 2014 at 1:06pm

Oh..my mistake I thought he made it home for your birthday already, I must be confused...hummm, maybe I need to take notes or need more coffee this morning!!

yup...my sailor went on a MWR snowboard trip too....MWR does offer some great trips and fun for them...hope other sailors check into it....:))

Comment by MaggieMay on January 27, 2014 at 12:57pm

BeachBunny - This is the first time my sailor's been home since leaving for Japan over 1 year ago, hence my excitement!!!!  He'll only be home for about two weeks but I'll take whatever I can get.  He's snowboarding in Japan.  During his teenage years we went snow skiing a couple of times out west and he loved that.  Being from MO we don't have much opportunity for skiing/snowboarding LOL!  He loves winter and the MWR provides some great trips for them over there.  I'm really glad he's taking advantage of the opportunities.  During deployment he gets to go to warm areas and then it's winter while in port so he's getting the best of both worlds!

Comment by BeachBunny on January 27, 2014 at 11:37am

That is great, he's coming home again! Awesome!! How long is he home for??

Yea...snowboarders do land on their butts a lot...best to have pants that are higher and a jacket the covers the pants so you don't get snow in your pants every time your butt in on the snow...humm hence the saying freezing your butt off! I couldn't stop on a snowboard so I went back to skiing...but my kids love it!

Comment by MaggieMay on January 27, 2014 at 10:41am

Happy Monday Ladies!

BeachBunny - Sounds like your sailor is doing well at his new base.  Glad he's having fun.  My sailor went snowboarding for the first time a couple weeks ago and loved it.  Says he spent a lot of time on his behind though!  He plans on going again but first he's coming home for a visit.  He'll be here Thursday and I'm soooooo excited. 

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