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Comment by Anti M on January 18, 2015 at 10:51am

ET can be difficult.  If he is having trouble, they will place him in mandatory study.  He should ask the instructors for help, and be sure he has the study guides.  Is it the first test, or the first test he has failed?  Some sections are very tough.  I went to study for some, even though I hadn't failed. They do notice which sailors make an effort, and strive to help as much as they can.

He can also ask his classmates to give him a hand with tutoring.  Sometimes another explanation is just what makes it click.

Comment by nancyjane on January 18, 2015 at 8:33am

Hi I'm new to this group.  My son is in A school for E T.  He failed his first test and is so upset.  He says it is real hard and he is afraid he won't make it. He went to study and asked class mates for help, but it's not just clicking with him.  He is afraid that he won't make it.  Is there any thing I can say to him to help him through, he is so discouraged

Comment by Drece on January 17, 2015 at 7:55pm

So today we went shopping and used all your advice! thank you! My next question is about wifi. He has a laptop. We already looked into adding wifi to our cell phone data, but he needs more than 5bytes. any advice on what might work? He will leave for San Deigo in 4-6 weeks, so we need something that he can take. Any help is appreciated!

Comment by Christine Proud Son of ET on January 17, 2015 at 11:40am

One of my girlfriends made my son a duffel bag similar to the ones that often come with a sleeping bag.  He puts his blanket and pillow in there which makes it easy to carry when he moves barracks.

He didn't like using one towel for the entire week so PIR weekend we took him to Kohls where he bought the 4 extra white ones.  I mentioned that earlier so sorry for repeating myself. :)

Comment by Ericuts on January 17, 2015 at 11:16am

Nice to have a pillow that's not been " used"

Comment by Anti M on January 17, 2015 at 10:01am

Just remember, it all has to go into the locker during the day.  Not too big, those lockers are not huge.  Like a wardrobe.  Be sure they have a good lock.  And if they have to change barracks for any reason (some do), they should be able to carry it all in one trip.  

Barracks living is weird, you can trust a shipmate with your life, but never your stuff.  I even had stuff stolen out of the laundry room, with my dang name stenciled on it!  

Comment by Christine Proud Son of ET on January 17, 2015 at 1:09am

When my son graduated we bought him towels at Khols.  They were really inexpensive and my son said they dried very quickly which was a real plus when doing laundry.

Comment by MsT on January 17, 2015 at 12:57am

Drece, when my son went to A school a couple weeks ago, I let him choose a blanket he wanted on my Amazon account, they shipped it to him in 2 days.  He chose a twin size polar fleece with a Navy logo.  

Comment by Ericuts on January 17, 2015 at 12:43am

Drece- my daughter just went to A school 2 weeks ago . We bought her a pillow, extra pillowcases, a full- queen size comforter( she sleeps on top of her made bed and makes it like a sleeping bag, snacks, microwaveable meals, some DVD's all at Walmart. She bought a rolling camo colored suitcase at the NEX to carry it all in - color needs to be black or blue camo on the suitcase. Blanket and pillow go into her locker during the day and viola! Her bed is already made!

Comment by Drece on January 17, 2015 at 12:32am

Question...my sailor is heading to GL a school tonight. henwants a blanket. Do you suggest heAted blanket, twin size comforter, or fleece tied blanket. Want to get something before we leave on Sunday. Also, does he need towels?

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