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What's best for him?
Hello again ladies! I have been doing a lot of thinking about moving out to Charleston with my fiancé. My only hesitation is that everyone says that me being there will distract him. I am very understanding and extremely supportive of him, and I want him todo his best, but this long distance thing is killing me (as it is all of us). After we get married, should I move out there, or would it just make it harder?
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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A Friday would be a school day if he is classed up and in school. So, no. They don't get to miss school for personal reasons. If he's on hold though, nuke school does work with out of bounds liberty chits. I wouldn't count on a friend's wedding being a good reason... but he can ask.
My personal example: my brother died when my nephew had just gotten to nuke school. They should have given him more time off, but someone screwed up and he only got three days at home for his own father's funeral mass.
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Permalink Reply by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on
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Alright, so here's how my husband's timeline went: He graduated boot camp, spent two weeks in Indoc, and then started A school. 6 months later (A school is 6 months for Ems and ETs, 3 months for MMs), he graduated A school. Two months later he started Power School, six months later, graduated. 2 weeks later he started Prototype, and six months later graduated... a month after that he was out at sea.
I've heard that the wait to start A school is about a month right now. So I'd say if you plan on him starting sometime in March, that'd be a good guess. If he's an MM, he'll graduate 3 months from there, if he's an EM he'll graduate 6 months from there. I'd say tack on at least two months, if not a few more while waiting for Power School. Six months from there, he'll graduate. And I'd say tack on at least 2 months, if not more like 4-6 or more before he starts Prototype and then 6 months rom there he'll graduate.
With that said, I really have not a clue how long hold times are right now besides what I've been told, but that's a round about average about how things go.
As far as that wedding goes... The Friday of memorial day, I'd say there's a safe bet he won't be able to make that one unless it's within a 400 miles radius of Charleston. They'll still have class that day, and while he may be out before 4pm that day, he's still going to have restrictions on liberty. Getting leave in the middle of a school isn't very likely... my husband had it once for 4th of July weekend I guess... but he still had to attend class the Friday before the weekend. I mean, all he can do is ask, but the likelihood probably isn't very high. If it was between schools, I'd say he can probably get that approved... I guess that could happen if he ends up being an MM and starts A school by the end of February, but that's about the only way I see that playing out. So my advice for the wedding, don't count on it.
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Permalink Reply by DissGirl on
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That's what I figured. When he found out that he was going into the Navy, his friend hadn't booked anything by the DJ and I asked him if they could move it back, but they couldn't…apparently. And really, who has a wedding the FRIDAY of Memorial Day? So dumb….
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Please tell me I'm reading it wrong, the wedding date was set by the DJ's availability? LOL, must be one heck of a good DJ.
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ya that was my response. It still makes me FUME. I'm glad I can say that on here and not have someone I know from home read it ;) I'm not fond of the bride, and neither is my fiancé, but the groom is his best friend and he's a good friend of mine. Not really sure if I should go by myself if he can't go. SLIGHTLY awkward...
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If it was Saturday and he could fly out Friday night and miss the rehearsal and fly back on Sunday or early early Monday, that could be a possibility... But yeah, Friday isn't too realistic. But like I said before and Anti M also said, all he can do is ask.
I've definitely never heard a wedding being planned around the schedule of a DJ. We've had weddings planned around the availability of groomsmen that are in the service before... like my cousin who had to plan the wedding around when her brother who was best man and her groom could both have leave at the same time... I'll have to do the same when I get my real wedding.
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Ya I was a little…disgusted? Pissed? Apparently it doesn't mean as much to him for my fiancé to be there as it does for my fiancé lol it just pisses me off.
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