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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)
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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?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
Started by BessLynn423. Last reply by ANOsMom Nov 11, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
Started by Dena4. Last reply by Anti M Oct 9, 2018. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Bandmom on January 26, 2018 at 1:10pm
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Anti M, I am not sure. He actually called me about 2 minutes after he had received his orders. I don't think that he even new for sure! LOL. All I know is that he really wanted to be on a destroyer, so he is excited. Hoping he will get 1 week of leave so that he can bring his car home.
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Comment by Anti M on January 26, 2018 at 11:08am
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Congratulations! San Diego is wonderful. I'm guessing he's headed for a ship at 32nd Street base. You don't have to say, but that's the "usual" set of SD orders for AECF who begin with sea duty.
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My Sailor just received his first set of orders!! He graduates from A School on the 9th and leaves for San Diego on the 27th. He is so excited and we are so proud.
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Comment by Jack's Momma on January 18, 2018 at 9:57am
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@Anti M thank you for the insight, I had no idea about the education piece and I will try my best to give them the heads up on that..
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That's so sad. The Navy will not pay for her education! Sure, there are a few scholarships for military spouses, but not much. If they are thinking she can use his GI Bill, that is only after he has served for ten years!
It takes a strong person to be a Navy spouse, there are many times the spouse has to do it all, take care of the bills and finances, the house, a job, and if there are kids, everything for them. It is HARD. And the Navy won't let him run home if a pipe breaks, not even staying by her side for pregnancy and birth. A potential Navy wife has to be smart, informed, and capable. Even staying at home is a full time job. If she can't run a household by herself, or cannot learn fast, she has no business being a Navy wife.
While I encourage couples to go for it, I also warn them it won't be the pretty picture they envision. A surprising amount of hometown girlfriends lose their sailors to other female sailors at A school ... so there's that to get through too.
Hang in there, things can change in a flash.
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@Anti M I wish I could have you speak to her , she will not start her own career because her family has advised her to "let the Navy pay for it" I cannot stand that mentality. she only identifies as his fiancée and it is very discouraging to me. I told them both they are not ready to be married and we believe in marriage is for a lifetime no quitting when it gets hard.
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It must be pretty overwhelming for you! The military seems to accelerate marriage, for financial reasons, to be sure orders are "accompanied", or so the sailor can move out of the barracks. About a third of military marriages fail, either the deployments are too much, or the new spouse is alone in a new place with no support, or both simply mature away from each other. If they are wise, they'll agree on a long engagement, see what a six to nine month deployment feels like, and be sure she gets her own education started.
Sorry for rambling!
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Anti M She seems to believe they will marry in 18 months because they think this is when his A school will be complete, Since he is on hold for a month or longer no telling when the A school completion will happen. They are 18 and 19 and in such a rush. I may ask you for help the closer we get
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I hope she understands that she must be entirely flexible on wedding dates. The Navy will decide, and there's a decent chance it will be a courthouse wedding in order to get the marriage in his record before the detailer issues orders. If you have any questions along those lines, Allison or I can fill you in on just how it all works, and what the consequences are of the various timings of when to wed.
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@Anti M and Allison I am so grateful he is in a warm building and we can get to him if need be. he is taking it all in stride, he is engaged and I don't have the heart to tell her and unless our son told her it won't come from me or my husband. He told us yesterday that there is another sailor there that has been waiting for 8 months, different rate, but I just can't imagine that. Thanks again for all the information, I used to be a planner but realize I just can't do that anymore. This is a new adventure for all of us as our older children went the college route and not military.
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