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anyonek now how long A school is For FC's
Hey I'm new to the site and my Fiance is in the navy. He Just left for boot camp yesterday and is going to be a FC. Does anyone know how long A School is for FC's?
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Permalink Reply by BR549 on
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He won't find out if he's FC or ET until around week 6 of Boot camp I believe. Right now it could go either way. It's just the Needs of the Navy at the time.
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Permalink Reply by Deb (FC Mom) on
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Sunshine_Rabbit04,
You can expect him to be a GL for over a year, depending on holds I have read of up to18 months. My son left for boot On 23Nov2010 and just arrived at C school yesterday. It seems like a long time to you now but it really does fly by when you look back. Just write him lots of encouragement filled letters and flow with the process.
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Permalink Reply by HalfOfMyHeart on
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FC's go through ATT first, that's 89 calendar days (not counting weekends & holidays) then the majority of them go on hold and wait to class up to actual A school. A school is about 4 months after that depending on holidays and such too. They'll get their orders after a school, most look at being on hold for at LEAST 3 months. You're lucky if you get them by then, the FC's here that just shipped out to C school were here for anywhere from 4-9 months :) best of luck!
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Permalink Reply by MELISSA 995 on
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One step at a time Boot camp !
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