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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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AECF - FCs and ETs
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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.
Members: 836
Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2024
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
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Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Comment by R'sproudmom on October 2, 2012 at 7:50pm
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Hey BR549...just wondering about your trip to SD.
R finished top of class and chose to stay in SD. His C school doesn't even end until Nov. and they already have orders. Nothing is consistant except the inconsistancy!!! Can't wait to see him in Dec.
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Comment by magsmom on October 2, 2012 at 3:01pm
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What are you all hearing about C school orders? My daughter had orders for SD Oct 1, and at the last minute they were revoked and now she has got verbal orders for February at Dam Neck...she graduated A school in July and all of her classmates are already off to C school. What's going on? Anyone???
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Comment by I<3MySailor on October 2, 2012 at 6:05am
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For C school I believe it has to be 6 months or more for the Navy to move you.
I wasn't on his A school orders but I moved anyways (my husband is an FC and went to A school at GL but we weren't married before bootcamp. Glad I went because I was there at least 6 months). Luckily, his C school orders were for Dam Neck and his school is about 7 or so months so I WAS on his orders this time and they packed us up and moved us. I do know other wives that there husbands got a shorter school and most of them either stayed in GL or moved back to their home.
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Comment by RebeccaProudWife on October 2, 2012 at 3:28am
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question...I know I'll be on my husband's orders for A school, but what about C school? At meps they said most likely he will be a FC (i know no guarantee). C school for FC isn't over the magic 20 week number.
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on October 2, 2012 at 1:30am
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Welcome to all of our new families, please feel comfortable asking any questions - we were all new at one point!
Jacqueline --- it is so exciting when the C school orders come in, especially after long holds and getting his ship assignment as well makes it all real and exciting.
What coast will his ship be home ported at? Hmmmm...when will you see your sailor after the join the fleet?? A lot of that will depend on their deployment schedules, they do earn 30 days a year but they don't always get to take them when we want them to :-(. If the ship is in port, they do holiday standowns as well but it is broken into two stages as the ship must be staffed at all times. So one group gets leave during Christmas and then returns so second group gets leave during New Years. Often you will find the single sailors will let those that are married or with children take the first leave so they can be with their families. I think in five years, our son has been home for Christmas twice. This past year he was invited to Germany for the holidays or we could have had him three holidays.
Kylesmom, your son scored well and all AECF students advance to E4 after A school. It's a great field with good advancement opportunities.
<3MySailor, I have not seen the specific dates for stand down as of yet. I suspect it will start around Dec. 20th but don't quote me on that. If he is at school now, his instructors could give him the dates - they plan that far in advance.
Hope everyone is well and hearing from their sailors!
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thought you all might want to see this...
https://www.cool.navy.mil/enlisted/rating_info_cards/aecf.pdf
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Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on September 28, 2012 at 7:50pm
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moria,
welcome! don't worry about anything, we all had to start out as newbies. navy for moms has been a great resource for me even tho i already had 1 daughter in the navy for 4 years when the second one went (didn't know about this site the first time).
any and all questions, ask away! once he's in there will be a group for his division in that group. great support group (all the groups here are).
again, welcome!
carol
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Comment by MyKidIsInNavy on September 28, 2012 at 6:33pm
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I am brand new to all of this, so please bear with me! My Son leaves for BC Jan 8th and is going in as AECF after scoring a 97 on his Meps test thingy. I know I have so much to learn and please excuse me not understanding terms and lingo yet....but I sure hope all of you will help me to understand what all of this means for him and I? He is contracted as an E3...this is a good thing yes? I have so much to learn to please pardon my newbie(ness).....He is very excited and I am very proud of him. And thank you in advance for any assistance support guidance and understanding all of you can offer me!!! Moira
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Jacqueline_rn, thanks for sharing. My husband is leaving for bc shortly, he will be in bc for all three holidays as well. It nice to know the time frame your son when through so I have a vague idea of what to expect.
Glad to hear you have your son home for Christmas.
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Soooo excited! My son got orders for C school! He will be home over Christmas and will be leaving for Dam Neck after the first of the year. He even knows what ship he'll be on after that. He was really tired of being on hold after A school so he is happy that he's moving on to the next phase of navy life. He was in boot camp during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's last year so I'm really looking forward to having him home this year. I know we have to make the most of it because from what I've read here once he's on float we may not see him for a year and a half. Is that correct? He has already heard from FC2 John Doe who is his sponsor on his ship. I'm impressed. I wasn't expecting such personal mentoring. I am a happy navy Mom.
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