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Comment by Michiganbelle on July 9, 2014 at 3:03am

My daughter's timing must have been just! She was on hold at GL a little less than a week, and it seemed like CS at Fort Lee was about 4 or 5 weeks. We were able to be there for the graduation, and then we took her to her ship at Norfolk. While at Fort Lee they filled out a wish list where to be stationed, she requested Japan, Alaska and somewhere else, but a clerk misplaced her classes' paperwork, so they ended up assigned to Norfolk. She was plenty dissappointed, but that old adage "everything happens for a reason" was at play here, and she couldn't be happier with how things turned out.

Comment by disneygirl64 on July 8, 2014 at 8:22pm

Hey Therevbev, My son was on hold at GL for a month and when he got to school it was about another week and a half before he started school. His class was about 6 weeks long.

Comment by SunflowerMom on July 8, 2014 at 11:34am

Good Morning CS group...my cs is on his second deployment. 

MOM_Master of Motivation, so happy for you.  Every hour and day we get to spend with our sailors is special and a treat. 

therevbev...length of time at Ft Lee differs for everyone and is hard to predict. If memory serves, my sailor was at Ft Lee around 3 months.  The length of time depends on alot of factors, how quickly the class completes their objectives and test scores.  I do remember my sailor had to wait a couple weeks for his class to start, both at Great Lakes and FT Lee.  I know it doesnt help alot, but you can find comfort to know that the unknown is typical. 

Comment by MAMA_C on July 8, 2014 at 10:21am

Good it looks like I may get to see my son a little longer after PIR in late August during his leave time, before he leaves for Ft. Lee. It's just the beginning me missing him.

Comment by therevbev on July 7, 2014 at 10:19pm

disneygirl64 - one thing we haven't gotten a straight answer on is how long the school at Ft Lee actually lasts. We've heard 9 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks... you name it. Could you give me a general idea from experience? Rich just graduated boot on Thurs., is told he'll spend this week at Great Lakes Station with classes (indoctrination) and will fly to VA this weekend. Sound about right?? Thanx for any info.

Comment by disneygirl64 on July 7, 2014 at 5:55pm

Hi Therevbev my son has already graduated CS school and is now at his first duty station in camp pendleton cooking in the naval hospital. He is loving every minute of it.

Comment by therevbev on July 6, 2014 at 8:19pm

I see there's not much going on here, but maybe we can change that. Rich tells me there were 5-8 in his PIR group last week heading for CS school in VA. Who's here??

Comment by Michiganbelle on June 21, 2014 at 9:49am

MOM _Master Of Motivation I had to LOL at that handle! It really says it all! Your son sounds like a chip off the old block! Even with the long grueling hours, I think he will really enjoy the challenges. I love to cook, my daughter is the exact opposite! I was SHOCKED that she told me she would be a "culinary specialist". I said that's a COOK, you HATE cooking! When I watched cooking shows, she would be bored to tears and beg to change the channel. Luckily, she is always up for a challenge, and she is taking pride in everything she has learned and her new capabilities. In A school the sailors are pumped up by what an important role the CS's play in the moral of thr sailors, but on her ship CS's don't stand watch and it is frowned upon by other sailors. But my daughter says they don't get the fact that they don't have TIME to stand watch with their long grueling hours. You see a lot of pics of the other sailors doing their jobs, but not so much of what is happening in the galleys because I suppose it is not quite so "glamorous" as what happens on deck and at the bridge. But I have BIG respect to every sailor that does the undersung CS job, and I hope the Navy PR lets our outside world know just how important this task is to all the other sailors!

Comment by Michiganbelle on June 21, 2014 at 9:31am

Navywife36542 I feel bad for your disappointment about the swimming test, recently read a surprising article about folks that don't make it through the first time! The good news is that the Navy makes SURE that this important skill will be second nature for the sailors. As someone that didn't learn to swim until I was 18, and still am uneasy in water that I can't touch the bottom in, I know he will appreciate the time it took to get it right!

Comment by Momma Bear on June 19, 2014 at 11:22pm

Navywife36542...so sorry about your hubby's test.  My son just sent a letter saying after PIR he would stay at Great Lakes for 9 days and then be at CS A school for 55 days.  Praying for your hubby.  Momma Bear

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