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Comment by Phoenixmom on October 4, 2017 at 10:41am

Good Morning Ladies Happy Wed. wishing all you Ladies a blessed, joyous day! You Ladies are awesome glad we can talk and learn all we can for the sake of our Loved ones. Thanks a Bunch!

Comment by Anti M on October 4, 2017 at 10:15am

It can be.  However, once you have the theory down, it doesn't take much refreshing to bring it back.  All sailors can study pretty much all the time, preparing for advancement, so the material is always available to them.  Pretty sure the school brings them back up to speed too.  

I might not be able to design a circuit anymore, but I can still troubleshoot most of my home electronics/appliances well enough to know if we can fix them ourselves or if we need new ones.  My husband is a much better ET than I was, so he's saved us a lot of money.

Comment by barefootie on October 4, 2017 at 9:46am

I have heard that before. You think it would be difficult to do well in C school if you’ve completed A school so long ago

Comment by Anti M on October 4, 2017 at 9:41am

Getting orders while still in A school is the ideal situation, so fingers crossed for everyone!  The start of the fiscal year is in October, so things should be moving along nicely just now.

Comment by Anti M on October 4, 2017 at 9:39am

A few months after A school can be pretty normal, up to six months not unheard of, but they may be sent to the fleet without a C school if the pipeline really gets backed up, then sent to C school later.  That happened a few years back and they do not like to do it that way.  

Budget is one of the big factors, plus number and availability of instructors, upgrades to training programs, even random things like the furnace in a school building needing to be replaced.  Any of that can slow things to a crawl.  

Comment by barefootie on October 4, 2017 at 9:10am

My sailor who is in FC A school now told me last Saturday that a lot of FC’s are getting their orders now. Some are still in school and will be leaving when completed. He was told sometimes it goes in spurts like that. He was originally told he could be there for 2 years before orders. I was surprised.

Comment by Anti M on October 4, 2017 at 7:48am

FC school is long.  11 weeks of ATT (Apprentice Technical Training,electronic prep school), followed by 20 weeks of FC "strand".  FCs often experience long holds while waiting to class up.  He should get into ATT fairly quickly, but there can be a wait for the main A school.  Then he has to wait for orders to C school.  They generally hold them at Great Lakes to wait for their advanced schooling.  It can take up to two years to go through the entire process.  That is why they sign a six year contract.  I will put in the links for you to look over.

https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/rating_info_cards/fc.pdf

https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/LaDR/fc_e1_e9.pdf

Comment by Butterball on October 4, 2017 at 6:35am

Don't worry Junogirl, if you are given the task of raising your grandbabies, you will without batting an eye. Hopefully you never will be asked that question, but love them just the same and enjoy them when they visit. Thank you for the kudos, but I am just doing what a mom and God has asked me to do. I am so glad to be a Navy Strong Mom now, it helps.

Comment by Butterball on October 4, 2017 at 6:27am

Anti M how long is A school for FC, do you happen to know? My son takes forever to answer questions. So far he has not told me when his stand down starts either. Thank you for all of your information. It is so very helpful for moms with children that are very slow to answer.

Comment by Phoenixmom on October 3, 2017 at 6:54pm

You are awesome Anti M thank you I will save these messages for when that time comes. Hope you are feeling better.

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