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Comment by Allison on January 15, 2018 at 11:46am

Jack’s momma, I’ll add that someone who came after him may class up before him, or he could class up before people who came before he did/have been waiting longer, and of course people who got there at the same time may go before or after he does. Don’t really know why this happens, sometimes they’ll fill a waiting class and sometimes if a whole “set” comes in, they’ll push them all at once and skip over a group. The point is, it’s truly unpredictable, even if his friends start classing up or the group right before him, or if there’s rumors of a month or two long wait, like AntiM said, you’ll just have to wait until he starts. The same thing will happen over and over again in the Navy.  It gets pretty frustrating, not being able to plan anything, not being able to even make an educated guess lol, but you get really good at throwing things together last minute and just living in the moment. My parents have warmed up to it finally, they say they like the excuse of coming to see us (since we can’t always plan ahead to see them)  to try traveling to places they might not have thought of, or making a trip out of it to finally see places they always wanted to nearby.

Comment by Anti M on January 15, 2018 at 11:09am

@Bandmom, I would think they'd allow him to continue with Honor Guard, as long as he is fulfilling all his other obligations.  he can put in a special request chit and get a firm answer.

@Jack's Momma ... going on hold to wait to "class up" is a common experience.  I was on long holds, and I went to ET A school 30 years ago!!!  They simply need to get enough potential ETs to form a class.  Some will have a longer wait than others.  Yes, every date will be pushed back quite a while.  The wait for the first part, ATT, is shorter, but for actual ET school, a month is not unusual whatsoever.  If you're trying to figure out his grad date, don't bother until he has begun attending classes.  A school is very much a time to just go with the flow, and be glad they're being paid and housed in a safe place.  It is frustrating for planners, but it is outside their control.

Comment by Jack's Momma on January 15, 2018 at 9:51am

We Face Timed with our son last night and he told us he is on hold for a month. He said it is for them to  get classes scheduled? He wasn't concerned, I just didn't think it would  take that long. I now make the assumption that all dates get pushed back since the hold is in place? Any input  is appreciated, just trying  wrap  my mind around it all.

Comment by Bandmom on January 11, 2018 at 9:34am

Hello Anti M,

My Sailor is a Naval Reserve Active Duty, there are 3 of them in his A School Class.  He is going to be an ET.  None of the reservists have received orders yet, he tells me that he may GL, virtually doing nothing.  He is currently in the Honor Guard.  Would he still be allowed to be in the Honor Guard?  That is something that he dearly loves.  

Comment by Anti M on December 21, 2017 at 11:29am

The variety of places C schools are located is astonishing.  Also, some ratings such as ETs can go to multiple C schools throughout their careers.

Comment by Sam's mom on December 21, 2017 at 10:54am

Yes C school is somewhere else. He thinks he'll get his orders after the break.

Comment by Jack's Momma on December 21, 2017 at 8:52am

a  great deal of good  information, our son will be home tomorrow and I will be sure to pass this on to him, he told us he as firefighting school first. Sam's Mom does C school happen away from GL ? My son seemed to think he would be moved someplace else for  C school.

Comment by Anti M on December 19, 2017 at 3:07pm

ATT is a lot of basics in a short time.  A school has a slower pace as they study individual topics in depth.  C school will be very hands on, almost easy, but only because they have studied the basics so hard initially!

Comment by Sam's mom on December 19, 2017 at 1:51pm

My son is currently in "A" school for ET.  He did very well in ATT school, but it was hard.  ATT school is harder than A school according to my son.  He should be finished A school in March then off to C school...don't know where he will go yet he's hoping to find out when he gets back from Christmas. 

Comment by Anti M on December 19, 2017 at 11:53am

I went through ET school a long time ago, while portions of it have changed, I know the program is one of the tough ones.  Even the best students go to the extra study sessions on some of the harder material.  

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