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Hi all! New to N4M...new to Navy wife life!
My husband left for RTC on the 9th & I'm slowly getting into the swing of things. I was a hot mess the first couple of days after he left but I'm doing much better with him being gone. I guess it's true when they say that the first week is always the hardest but it gets better after. After basic training, he'll be leaving for Pensacola for A school for AV. I had a few questions that I was hoping a few of you could hopefully answer for me...
1) can anyone give me an idea of how long A school will be for either an AE or AT rate? I was told by his recruiter that he will find out in basic training what the Navy assigns him to. I know it's from 18-24 weeks depending on the rate but I figured some of you may have a better answer for me.
2) We're expecting our first child on Aug 5th. (Yay! We're so excited!) We already know that he may not be there for the birth of our child & we've accepted that but would any of you know the likelihood of him getting approved for leave maybe the weekend after or before I give birth? Has anyone's spouse been approved?
3)we own two pit bulls who we've rescued & adopted. Are there any other Navy spouses who have bully breeds & have had experience finding "pit bull friendly" homes where their spouses are assigned to? We know that housing on base is out of the question. We're both prepared to do whatever it takes to keep our babies with us even if it means taking longer for the rest of our family to move to where my husband is.
Thanks in advance! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all! :)
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The 18-24 weeks is the best estimate you will get this early. The one detail left out is the hold times waiting to class up, so any given time is going to be longer. This is true for every A school out there. You won't have a better estimate until he checks into Pensacola and finds out how long the wait to class up is. It takes a school of 20 weeks+ to get a paid move to the training command, this does not include the hold times.
Getting leave during A school is next to impossible. However, he needs to let his command know you are expecting, and there is some possibility he could take a few days. A very slight possibility. A lot depends on just how far away you are, if he is in class, how well he is doing, and the "climate" of the command at the time. The good news is married sailors get paternity leave, an extra free ten days to use in the year after the birth. It can be split up, and used in conjunction with regular leave. When he gets to use it depends on his command and what is happening. Just nice to know it is there.
Ah, finding a place with dogs is tricky anyway in some areas. Also, you have "American Bull Terriers" not pit bulls. Truthful, and less scary to landlords.
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