Liberty Policies/Phases Info needed!!

[Bronco14]

My sailor will head to San Antonio for A school within the next month or two. I am trying to get a feel for how the liberty phases are down there. I know that this all depends and can change on their specific command, but I'd love it if a few of you could tell me what your sailor's liberty phases and policies have been so I can prepare for it.

What are their curfew times during each phase, and how long did it take for your sailors to phase up during each phase? I am assuming that sailors in corpsman A school here aren't allowed to live off base? I appreciate all and any info!!

Thank you!!

[Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom]

Lizziebear updated the information in July 2015 and it is posted at the link above - see "Liberty Phases."   Check with your sailor for any updates or changes.  

[Bronco14]

Great thank you Corpsman Mom! That is helpful info. I would still like to know though at what point do sailors get to phase up? Again, I understand that this is so different for everyone and can vary... but I would still love an idea of when I can expect my sailor to phase up.

[Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom]

This reply may not be quite what you would like to hear.  But please understand that it is very important to your future corpsman's success at actually becoming a corpsman, because admission to A School is not a guarantee of completion.  

Hospital Corps A School is not only EXTREMELY intense, but how well a student does can determine whether they get the C School they want - and that affects the entire rest of their career.  And unfortunately, some students do NOT make it through A School.  

I speak from eight years as a corpsman mom who has seen much.  The consensus here is always that it's best to wait and plan to attend graduation if you can, especially if they're staying in San Antonio for C School so you have time to visit.  Otherwise, plan your visit for their first duty station when you will actually have time to spend together.  During A School, be patient, be supportive, let your sailor focus on study study study and being with their peers.  

[wigglyturtle]

My husband phased up to Phase 2 within a couple of weeks, then phase 3 within another week or two. However, their class went up and down several times due to circumstances at the school at the time. They can also phase individuals up based on their performance or for disciplinary issues. There really is no predicting as my husband said other classes never got to phase 3 even by the end. It is soley up to their instructors and NMTIs (the ones that manage them outside of class). There is NO way to predict what phase your sailor will be in or when he will reach the phases.

[Rca1234]

Personally we got phase two the second day we were all there, then the week we classed up we hit phase 3. It all depended on who the NMTI was and how your class acted. We did have one person living off base at one point during the time I was there, but he was a fleet returnee which his wife had just had their child. So it depends, you could always have your sailor try and route a chit if it was important. How the command is there though, it's not likely.

[Julie]

hi,    my son will out of boot camp and  headed to headed to San Antonio for A school in a few weeks.  Does anyone know if  there wifi in the "A" school barracks? 

[Bronco14]

Hi! My boyfriend is there now. Yes there is wifi available in the barracks, but your sailor has to pay for it. Many of the guys just go in on it with their roommates and split the cost.