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Hello everyone! :)
My fiancé just swore in today & he picked AECF.
he leaves for bootcamp on September 10th.
what states do they have A-school for that?
when can we get married?
I'm so excited and proud of him!
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Permalink Reply by Lauren on
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Hello! My sailor went into bootcamp Nov 12, and just graduated on January 9th. he got placed in AECF as well. The training is in Great Lakes, where boot camp also is. We got married on the 10th, the day after his graduation :) up at the county court house. You can get married before he leaves but it's typically advised to get married as soon as possible, so as they have enough time to push the paperwork through and it doesn't delay his bootcamp date.
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Permalink Reply by Cerena on
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Hi Lauren :)
so boot camp takes roughly about 2 months, correct? Is that the only training the have? Illinois, right?
what did you have to do to get married? was it complicated at all?
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Yes it's about two months long. It's the only training they have, and it's in North Chicago, IL. Then he goes to A-School afterwards. It was really easy for us to get married. Graduation always lands in a Friday. And if you are looking to get married during his liberty weekend (he gets Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to hang out with you during the day), I'll let you know how we did it. We went to the courthouse near by and filled out a marraige application. You just need your license, and you both fill out the form. We swore an oath and the next morning (Saturday) we went back and got married. It was just a courthouse marriage, but that was good for us for nos, because we agreed that later on we will have a formal ceremony for our family when we can. :)
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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You do realize he violated his liberty rules by doing that, don't you? He could have been punished had they chosen to do so. The new sailors sign a page 13 stating they will abide by the liberty regulations. One of those is do not marry that weekend. Just letting you know it is not without risk.
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okay, gotcha!
were you able to attend his graduation?
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AECF has A school in Great Lakes. C schools are elsewhere, depends on whether he gets FC or ET. I was an ET, it was terrific. Very versatile. The schools can be tough, but are not impossible.
You cannot marry PIR weekend (graduation). Well, if you want him to disobey his liberty orders, yeah, but he is not supposed to. While it is rare to hear of someone being punished for marrying, it could happen.
You can marry while he is in A school, but you have to go to him. This is desirable to be included on his orders, so you are eligible for a move with him, or so you are not stuck in the US in case he is sent overseas. He must ask written permission, but it is always approved.
He should be able to take leave after school, you can then marry at home with family present, but you are not on his orders. The Navy won't change that in most cases. You can still move to wherever he is in the US, and live together.
Some people suggest waiting until after a deployment, see how you both handle it. Lots of senior sailors prefer this, so the new sailor is concentrating on learning the job, not trying to keep a new marriage going. Every couple should talk about this aspect, but of course, they know their situations best.
Easiest is to marry now. The recruiter will be mad because of the paperwork. I only recommend it if you are an older, established couple, or are having/have a baby. Boot camp is hard enough on couples, throw in a new marriage, and it gets harder. Still, something to discuss.
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how long was A school?
i never knew they had more than one school!
how do you find out which one you get?
i thought people got like a chit or some thing for permission to get married PIR weekend?
thank you for all the info :) -
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They find out during boot camp which rating they will be. First they go through indoc, about a week. Then they go to ATT, 9 weeks, electronic prep school. Then A school is 17~19 weeks long. There are hold times in between, waiting to class up. This teaches them the basics of their job, the C schools give them a specialty (weapons sysems, radar, communications).
The problem with a chit is RTC (boot camp) is a different command from TSC (A school). It would mean nothing once they check out of RTC. TSC takes a week or two to run a chit, and usually they require the sailor to take a class or a counseling session. This is so the Navy can screen for fraudulent marriages, and so the sailor gets info on rights, responsibilities, benefits, allowances, and services for their dependents. Super short schools tend to be very lenient, and give permission easily. For AECF, he needs to ask when he checks in, if he wants to do it by the regulations.
Technically, they would not be busted for getting married, they would be busted for disobeying orders. Totally up to you and your sailor what course you want to take.
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