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For friends and family of CTNs - Welcome to all new members!
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Discussion Forum
Son is leaving for bootcamp in March
Started by Meiko. Last reply by clockard Jan 13, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! I can see this board is a little slow, so I hope someone will see my little post! My kid is leaving for bootcamp in March. He signed for CTN on October 1, 2018. My question is about the security clearance. When do they begin that process?…Continue
liberty for memorial weekend
Started by ProudNavySonMom Apr 30, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello, does anyone know which days the liberty weekend for Memorial Day will start and end? I am planning something and my son is new at Pensacola and doesn't know when he can find out, thanks for any help!Continue
How's and What of CTN A School Florida
Started by PrincessShannon. Last reply by ProudNavySonMom Apr 30, 2018. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello there, my SR will PIR 1/23 and then go on to A school in Florida, my question is how does this work, what do they do and where do they go while waiting to class up? I have heard little about the process and am just curious if he will have to…Continue
To have or not to have a vehicle in Corry?
Started by Navymommy. Last reply by kandi.s Nov 29, 2017. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello momsmy son is leaving for Corry station for CTN trainingi have a dilemma, is it best for the sailor studying for A school and JCAC? (is that correct)for CTN not to have a car or to have a car?his stepdad(a military himself) says its a party…Continue
In holding? For how long?
Started by Navymommy. Last reply by karen Jul 25, 2017. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello moms,my son has been in holding for security clearancehe has not "badged" up as he saysIm wondering how long this will be....Im hoping he doesnt get depressed or disappointedor lose that high and or enthusiasm right after boot camp having…Continue
car
Started by Wizard. Last reply by Navymommy Jul 13, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
My Son did have a car, it was a good thing ... the base is far from everything and it's much safer for them to drive than walk to the beach and to town. Just remind him that a ticket for speeding or any infraction off base would get him kicked out…Continue
Spouse at A school
Started by garden gal. Last reply by Texasmom Nov 17, 2015. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, It looks like my son has passed his next-to-last hurtle to enlist as a CTN. He will hopefully be signing his DEP contract next week. He has one question I told him I would ask this group.Everything we can find says that the Navy will pay to…Continue
Fort Gordon
Started by 1 Proud Mom. Last reply by karen Oct 30, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
My CTN will graduate school in November and is headed to Fort Gordon. Any info about the base, area ... anything will be appreciated. So far all I know is it is in Georgia. LOLContinue
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Comment by Northwest Annie on February 27, 2011 at 1:01am
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Hi Everyone! My son just arrived at Correy Station on Thursday PIR'd on 2-18-11. Really excited for him. I know the waiting for classes to begin is going to be hard. Just getting used to a new routine after BC may be difficult too. Yesterday I talked to him and he'd been sick all day. Thought it was maybe something he'd eaten but sounded more like a flu bug to me. Didn't hear from him today so that must mean he's feeling better. I'm hoping it's just like BC mom philosophy....no news is good news! :-) Any advice for the best support I can be to him going through the CTN program, which I understand is difficult. Mostly I tell him just study his tail off and do your best today and then tomorrow do your best for that day.
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Comment by EagleMom(ship 3 div 084) on February 27, 2011 at 12:12am
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there are crtainly worse places to be on hold than Pensacola!
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Comment by himmiemom on February 18, 2011 at 2:41am
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I have been talking to my son these last couple days since he arrived at Corry Station and he is "holding" right now and doesn't know when he will class up. He was told that he may end up being at Corry Station the rest of the year!!
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Comment by sarahw1961 on February 16, 2011 at 7:34pm
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Thanks for this Craig!! I'm going to 'borrow' it when I get home!!! We could all spread this a little farther! And there are plenty out there who could use a good @ss kicking!
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Comment by Craig on February 16, 2011 at 1:12pm
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No, it has been floating around the Veteran websites. I like it because it tells it like it is. People on the outside always are saying that the Marines and Navy fight. Yea, they did in the movies, and way back in WWII after sitting in a bar getting half sh*tfaced on alcohol. Heck, alcohol fuels all fights in bars, whether your a civilian or a military person.
How are the cool people in my book is the Marine CT's and IS's. Those guys aren't like regular Marines, they are really a bunch of wild guys that just don't fit the mold of a Marine. I was deployed for 8 months on the USS Tarawa lots of Marines. Never had a problem.
All great people. And as we Navy guys have always told them, "You know you guys (Marines) are assigned to the Department of the Navy....The womens Department!". Man that starts the bantering again.... Woo-hoo!
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Craig....I absolutely loved it!!!!! I love humor and this is right up my alley!!
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12. Last, but not least, whether or not you become a member of the military, support our troops and their families. Every Thanksgiving and religious holiday that you enjoy with family and friends, please remember that there are literally thousands of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen far from home wishing they could be with their families. Thank God for our military and the sacrifices they make every day. Without them, our country would get its @ss kicked.'
'It is the Veteran, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
'It is the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
It is the Veteran, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
'It is the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.'
(Please pass this on so I won't have to kick your @ss!) :-) 'If you can read this, thank a teacher' If you are reading it in English, thank a Veteran '
I will add one more:
13. If you ever see anyone either standing for or singing the national anthem in Spanish or any other foreign language, KICK THEIR @ss.
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himmiemom - We love bantering back and forth with the Marines. It's part of the brotherhood of being in the Navy & Marines. It's an extremely tight bond. We are like to rival teams trying to out do each other. One thing for sure, if a civilian tries to stop the bantering, then the Marine and Navy guys will form a Catalyst and all of our efforts will be against the civilian. Civilian have not earned the right to join in our bantering.... It goes against rule #11 of the "Rules for the Non-Military....
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Rules for the Non Military
Dear Civilians, 'We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation has many civilians up in arms and excited to join the military. For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Here are a few of the areas where you can be of assistance:
1. The next time you see an adult talking (or wearing a hat) during the playing of the National Anthem---kick their @ss.
2. When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American Flag in protest---kick their @ss.
3. Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the highest amount of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone doing otherwise, quietly pull them aside and explain how these veterans fought for the very freedom they bask in every second. Enlighten them on the many sacrifices these veterans made to make this Nation great. Then hold them down while a disabled veteran kicks their @ss.
4. If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that you were. Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDUs) or Jungle Fatigues, telling others that you used to be 'Special Forces,' and collecting GI Joe memorabilia, might have been okay when you were seven years old. Now, it will only make you look stupid and will get your @ss kicked.
5. Next time you come across an Air Force member, do not ask them, 'Do you fly a jet?' Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot. Such ignorance deserves a good @ss-kicking (children are exempt).
6. If you witness someone calling the US Coast Guard 'non-military', inform them of their mistake---and kick their @ss.
7. Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a parade, get on your darn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand over your heart. Quietly thank the military member or veteran lucky enough to be carrying her---of course, failure to do either of those could earn you a severe @ss-kicking.
8. Don't try to discuss politics with a military member or a veteran. We are Americans, and we all bleed the same, regardless of our party affiliation. Our Chain of Command is to include our Commander-In-Chief (CinC). The President (for those who didn't know) is our CinC regardless of political party. We have no inside track on what happens inside those big important buildings where all those representatives meet. All we know is that when those civilian representatives screw up the situation, they call upon the military to go straighten it out. If you keep asking us the same stupid questions repeatedly, you will get your @ss kicked!
9. 'Your mama wears combat boots' never made sense to me---stop saying it! If she did, she would most likely be a vet and therefore, could kick your @ss!
10. Bin Laden and the Taliban are not Communists, so stop saying 'Let's go kill those Commies!' And stop asking us where he is! Crystal balls are not standard issue in the military. That reminds me---if you see anyone calling those darned psychic phone numbers, let me know, so I can go kick their @ss!
11. 'Flyboy' (Air Force), 'Jarhead' (Marines), 'Grunt' (Army), 'Squid' or ‘Bee’ (Navy), 'Puddle Jumpers' (Coast Guard), etc., are terms of endearment we use describing each other. Unless you are a service member or vet, you have not earned the right to use them. That could get your @ss kicked.
12. Last, but not least,
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Okay so I was on Pensacola Corry Station group and they were filling me in on the whole Navy vs. Marine thing. Why is there such a issue with all the different branches when they are together. Aren't they all in it for the same reason?
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My son left for Pensacola very early this morning with 69 other Sailors!!! I got two calls already from both airports and he was happy. He was able to take his cell phone back to RTC as well as others as long as they were locked up so I didn't need to worry about getting his cell to him.
PIR was one word AWESOME!!!! I am so glad to have had the honor of attending such a wonderful part of my sons life. Now looking forward to this next journey with him.
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