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Comment by toriimarie on May 24, 2011 at 10:26am

Thanks so much for all of the details Kathy! Something I've learned since starting the whole enlistment process is that there's a lot of, you'll-know-when-you-know sort of mentality. Luckily patience is a virtue and having two small children has taught me to have plenty :)

 

I was actually scheduled to ship out December 20th and was going to be in the AECF program but I had wanted to leave early and just last week my recruiter told me that a spot had opened up for a Corpsman leaving June 6th and I jumped on it! It was actually one of my choices when I had first went to MEPS however I heard that it comes up very rarely for females so that I shouldn't even consider it an option! I'm so thankful that I've gotten this opportunity!

 

We're all from Michigan so I think my family will drive down for my PIR and get a hotel so I'm definitely looking forward to any time I can get with them. I'm not too concerned with having liberty at A school since it would be way too expensive for my family to fly out to see me, and I'm going to put almost all of my focus into studying so I can try to finish in the top of my class. I heard they get first pick of duty station :)

 

It's disappointed that I could get held up simply waiting for classes to start since originally I would have been finishing sometime in November. Hopefully I don't end up missing Christmas since I'll already be missing my husbands birthday as well as both my daughter's birthdays! I suppose that's what I signed up for though and I couldn't be more excited to get started. So glad I found this group!

Comment by Kathy from Texas HMDA on May 24, 2011 at 8:57am

Tori,

Good luck, and thank you for doing this for your Country.

You will fly out to SA the Sat after PIR.  Your family can visit with you Friday after PIR (we stayed at a Ressidence Inn so we had space to hang out).  You will then be back at boot camp Friday night and leave for the airport around 4 am, regardless of your flight time.  Our daughter's flight was at 1:30, so we hung at the airport at the gate with her until she boarded.  The airlines will give your family passes to sit with you if they have proper identification (for kids, birth certificate and SS card, OR Passport) and you are there with them to prove they are going in with you.

Once in SA,  you will not have privileges to leave the base until around your third week.  That is up to your class officers/commanders.  In later phases you may leave base and stay off for the weekend without having to return every night, but not travel past 50 miles without special permission.

Also note, that your classes do not immediately start upon your arrival in San Antonio. So this could extend your stay in SA for several weeks above and beyond the HM training.

It is an exciting and challenging process you are about to go through, but it is also a very rewarding one!!  Good Luck.

Kathy

Comment by toriimarie on May 24, 2011 at 5:29am

Hey all! I'll be shipping to boot camp on June 6th so my PIR won't be until sometime in August, however I'll be attending Corpsman school in San Antonio after that. I'm married and have two young girls and although I'm not looking forward to being away from them, I'm very excited for all the communication we'll have once we're out of boot camp! The question I have is, how long was it between your sailor's PIR and their flight to Texas? My mother and husband are like, "Maybe you'll get to come home for a couple weeks before you go!" But I'm just going to consider myself a grad and go so I'm not disappointed...

Comment by Momoj on May 23, 2011 at 11:52am

Thank you so much Kathy. That helps a lot.  I was just curious because my daughter asked me to send her some stuff and I believe her class has to be included on her address.  I guess I just need to be patient and wait.

You are right it is priceless being able to text and talk to her after bootcamp

Eva 

Comment by Kathy from Texas HMDA on May 23, 2011 at 11:37am

Hi Hep'sProudmom,

She should find out in a few days.  My daughter has been there since 4/30 and her class just starts up this week.  her roomate was in bootcamp with her and got to SA on the same day, but the roomie started class 2 weeks ago. 

 

The good news is that your daughter can talk to you every day, it is so nice after dealing with bootcamp.

Kathy

Comment by Momoj on May 23, 2011 at 11:23am

How soon do they find out the class that they are going to be in after they get to SA? My daughter just went on Saturday and she still does not know what class she is going to be on.

Comment by Kathy from Texas HMDA on May 20, 2011 at 4:26pm

Hi Beacon.

 

My daughter is the class PO, class 150, they start next week.  If you want to private message me your SRs name, I can ask her.  She calls me everyday.

Comment by beacon56 on May 20, 2011 at 4:20pm

Hi all,  my son's PIR was 5-13-11 and is now in SA for A school.  have not heard much from him yet.  hope to get some info from someone as to the process that goes on.  he starts classes on Tuesday 5-24 i think.  any other newbees?

Comment by Young HM wifey :) on May 15, 2011 at 8:16pm

Hey there!

Me and my husband will be moving to san antonio very soon for Lab tech Cschool at Fort sam.. We are looking for apartments and was wondering if anyone could lend some assistance?? Please send me a message :)

Thank you! Hope to meet some of you in the next month or two!!

Comment by Rachel's Mom (Ship 02 Div 929) on May 14, 2011 at 10:52am

Hi Everyone!  My daughter's PIR is on 6/3 and then she is off to San Antonio..Can't wait to see her. 

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