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On hold for A school?
Hello - I just joined Navy for Moms last week. My son had his PIR 8/24 and was supposed to start A school this week; however, he let me know a few days ago after INDOC that he was on hold, he thought because the STG school was full. Can you tell me if this is a common occurrence?
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Permalink Reply by Patrat-Ship04-Div223 on
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My son was also on hold after bootcamp. He graduated 7/20/12. He didn't start "A" school for a few weeks. I think it was at least two weeks, maybe a little more.
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Permalink Reply by Josh'sMom-Div267 on
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Hi sailormama74, my son also graduated on 8/24 and is on hold as well. He said that they are cleaning, in the meantime. :) Hopefully they get started with their schooling soon though.
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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Yes, he will be on hold before ATT starts. He'll also be on hold when he's finished with A school. Seems there's a lot of wasted time spent waiting to move on.
He'll be doing a lot of cleaning and guard duty.
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Permalink Reply by sailormama74 on
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thank you for the replies, everyone. He is doing lots of cleaning and guard duty, but they also seem to get extra liberty time so he's good with that part of it. :) He did find out they are waiting on more recruits in his rank to finish basic before starting school.
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