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Comment by R'sproudmom on November 22, 2011 at 6:57pm

Thanks GoldnG8r.

He did say that his graduation should be a week from Friday.  I will be checking it out all day long. 

 

 

Comment by lori on November 22, 2011 at 5:17pm

Mary, they are all new ET's. It seemed the orders that came in first [ before school was over] were undesirable ones. Then they trickled in after that. I of course tried to apply reason to it and that didn't work [ like all the FL orders, all the SD orders]. Apparently there is no money [ so he says] for over seas orders but who knows. It just makes me wonder why they would hold off on giving the last two sailors their orders so late in the year now. All of his class mates will be leaving after Thanksgiving and he doesn't even know where he's going. Can't be a punishment as he did very well. Placed towards the top of his class. 

Comment by ProudGMBarb on November 22, 2011 at 3:25pm

Maddie... if you haven't already found it, here is the link to facebook "Training Support Center"

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Training-Support-Center-TSC-Great-...

Comment by Leanne on November 22, 2011 at 2:00pm

@ R'sproudmom....

Just noticed your question.  They do try to get all the graduation pics.  If you are at graduation they actually stop to make sure you get your picture along with the TSC facebook pic. 

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 22, 2011 at 1:58pm

Lori, curious if those that received orders were fleet returnees or new C school students??  I would not read too much into it, they can sit and wait for days and bamm in comes those orders.  Chances are if he does get orders before the holidays, he may get a chance to take leave before reporting to the ship and IF in port, ships also have holiday standdown leave in two cycles so if he still has leave available, he might be able to take leave. 

 

P.S.  Wait and don't plan will be part of the lifestyle as long as he is Navy :-)

Comment by Leanne on November 22, 2011 at 1:55pm

My daughter graduated A school October 28th and is currently on hold in GL.  She is working in the PR office and takes pictures of the A school graduations for the TSC facebook page.  It is keeping her very busy but she loves it.  We did go to the graduation and they gave certificates to all the family members.  One family had over 20 people there all the way from Arizona.

Comment by lori on November 22, 2011 at 10:36am

Hello to all. Sorry I have been absent for so long. I'm in school and my son happy in SD C school. I've been so busy I haven't gone on here. Now I have a question. Paul graduated from C Oct 27th. He is still waiting for orders. Of the 12 in his class just him and a female sailor haven't been given orders. He's an ET-4 and now that he's anxious I'M anxious. Has anyone had this happen to their sailor? I knew not to plan anything for the holidays figuring I wouldn't see him but he said if his orders haven't come in by Dec he would have stand down. Then if his orders come through while he's home [ we live on the east coast] then he'd have to fly back immediately to SD. I feel like I'm back to the early days of the "wait and don't plan." Any ideas from you moms that have been there done this?

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 22, 2011 at 9:16am

Maddie,

TSC = Training School Command, Wish they existed on facebook while our son was in GL but we did get even and showed up at his graduation after not seeing him for eight months.  Graduation from A school can be as simple as a handshake and here's your certificate or if they are guests in the room --- the sailors get to hear a speech or two!!  

 

Jacqueline - you are funny.

 

We did look at meeting the ship in Tahiiti, they are actually doing a Tiger cruise from there to Hawaii but my hubby (former sailor) had NO interest in sleeping on a ship again so we forced ourselves to make reservations for 10 days in Hawaii  :-0

Comment by jacqueline-rn on November 21, 2011 at 10:57pm

You know the saying "don't get mad....  Get even"?  Well, how about "don't get jealous....  Get packing"?  It could work.  What's he gonna do?  Turn his dear, sweet mother away?

Comment by jacqueline-rn on November 21, 2011 at 10:53pm

@ Mary, Proud Mom....

It has recently come to my attention that I have a list of where I would like my son to be posted and my son has a list of where he would like to be posted and that they don't always coincide.  However, since he is still in boot camp he has time to rectify this situation so that my vacationing requirements are met.

Or not.

I suspect not.  :-)

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