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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS

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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.

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Comment by sailorsgirl on September 4, 2018 at 12:17am: My Man Graduates from BC on friday and heads to A school in groton????

Comment by Lauracat19 on August 25, 2018 at 9:36pm: My son left for Groton last week. Seems to be doing pretty good! So glad we are able to stay in touch with him!!

Comment by CarlaB on August 25, 2018 at 2:07pm: Just saw my son off from O'hare on his way to Groton for sub school and A-School. There were 19 leaving in his group today, and he was the CAM for the group. Looking forward to getting to know everyone in this group over the next several months!

Comment by BlueClover on August 18, 2018 at 7:47pm: My son’s A school graduation is mid September. He’s ready for it. He tells us his A school is super tight and they at least all get along with each other. So cool!

Super excited for all the other Sailors getting ready to finish up soon, too. ( :

Comment by NavyMum on August 14, 2018 at 11:10pm: IL Matt's Mom: Only a few weeks to go! Congrats to your son!

Comment by IL Matt's Mom on August 14, 2018 at 10:46pm: SunflowerLynn and NavyMum, my son's A school graduation date is early September 2018, Machinist Mate Weapons (formerly known as Torpedoman's Mate). We tried to figure out a pattern to the security clearance waiting period, but never seemed to have enough info.

Comment by SunflowerLynn on August 14, 2018 at 4:39pm: Thank you, IL Matt's Mom. Wow! Eight month wait...I didn't imagine the wait between BESS and A school could be that long, so I guess I'd better keep a very open mind about what may be happening for my son in the next year or so! His A school is 24 weeks duration, but we obviously don't know yet when it will begin. I guess we'll see! Congratulations to your son on his upcoming A school graduation!!

Comment by NavyMum on August 14, 2018 at 8:43am: IL Matt's Mom: I imagine your son is anxious to get to A School. Which one is his going to?

Comment by IL Matt's Mom on August 13, 2018 at 10:14pm: NavyMum and SunflowerLynn, My son had an 8-month wait for security clearance after BESS before A school. He was able to take leave during this time. ProudMom, his A school graduation is scheduled for a Friday.

Comment by NavyMum on August 13, 2018 at 10:00am: SunflowerLynn: Congrats to your son on PIR. It appears that our sailors have to wait for classes to fill up whether it's BESS or A school. This is quite different from when I was in the Navy.