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Moms of "A" school Sailors
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Our sailors are now in "A" school - let's share!!
Members: 960
Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2022
Discussion Forum
Leave during A School
Started by azmom. Last reply by Anti M Sep 8, 2015. 1 Reply 1 Like
Pensacola for A School
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Comment by diannep on May 3, 2010 at 9:38pm
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Lynne: T only held for A School for about 10 days, but he held AFTER A School for a month! So did most others there. Hurry up and wait...we all need to get used to it! He's home now....yippee!
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Comment by Vickyrun on April 16, 2010 at 12:02pm
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Good morning A school Moms, TGIF!! I hope you all have a great weekend. Navy Hugss ~ Vicky
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Kelly, how long has he been with that ship? I can't seem to find much info about sailors assigned to dry dock ships!
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Happiness tempered a bit because he found out that it won't be ship worthy for another 2-3 years...so in dry dock until then. I guess he still lives and works on it?
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Ok, I have been corrected. It is the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a carrier, out of VA. There is a USS Roosevelt, destroyer, out of FL. He is on the carrier. How confusing! Thanks, Teresa. He says now that he is excited, but wishes he got Japan because alot of Meridian buddies did. But he didn't even request that. He will be happy where he is, I'm sure.
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My son just got verbals for USS Roosevelt out of Norfolk. He is happy. Still being held at Meridian. Hopefully written orders soon and on to leave.
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Comment by John and Yvonne on April 8, 2010 at 5:16pm
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I haven't been on here in quite some time, so I just want to make a short comment here by way of introduction. I'm a retired Navy chaplain. Yvonne and I have a "home away from home" for servicemen and women in our home on weekends. On Saturdays we get together for food fun and games. On Sundays we have a big home cooked meal after church and then we relax, watch Christian videos, have Bible studies where the guys and girls can ask questions and hopefully get some answers.
If your sons or daughters get orders to the Norfolk-Virginia Beach area and you think they might be interested in getting away from the base for a few hours, into a "real" home, with a real family, let them know about us. We'd love to invite them over. Send us a private message on here and we'll give you our contact information. We've had several Navyformoms' sailors to the house. Some Navyformoms have even visited!
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Kelly: No orders of any sort yet. He did choose a while back, but pcked FL bases and was told that they don't normally put them in their home states. So just don't know. He graduated today in his dress whites, he said, and is in the temporary hold unit until orders come in. They have been slow going on orders down there for yeomen, it seems.
Teresa: Thanks! Me too. He is ready for orders!
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Comment by mtnmom on April 7, 2010 at 9:08pm
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diannep-
Thanks!!
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Congrats to Jake, Kelly!
My son graduated today....still awaiting orders.
Good Luck to Jake in Norfolk!
Gen: congrats to your son too! Best of luck to him in
Norfolk!
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