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mm school
Started by Cowboys. Last reply by tina41 Feb 2, 2016. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by shamar88 on September 25, 2012 at 12:31pm
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Hello all. I'm new here. My son is a mm in A school right now, he graduates is November. We live near Norfolk and he said he put that on his dream sheet, as his recruiter and everybody else told him that if he put it on there, he would gt it. Now he is not so sure because everybody he has come in contact with has gotten Japan. Is this normal? Of course he is fine with it because he understands needs of the Navy, it's just mom has needs of the mother. Lol
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Comment by Kellee on September 25, 2012 at 11:09am
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Thank you Pat! I'm really curios as to where my son might be stationed. My understanding is that during A school they 'pick' of the 3 LO actions they would like to be stationed at and depending how they do during school and the needs of the Navy determines where they go. I'm trying to understand if the locations are specific to being an MM. I've come across a number of MM mom's who have sons & daughter in Japan. I think that would be awesome!!
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Comment by Pat on September 25, 2012 at 10:14am
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Kellee and momfromTX
the following links will explain A school for MM
http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/navyjobs/navyjobs2/blmm...
and
http://www.navycs.com/navy-jobs/machinists-mate.html
always remember that some sites do not update their material very often.
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Comment by My sailor's ladybug (356) on September 19, 2012 at 11:08am
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Still kinda new to the area. Looking to make some new friends. We have two boys (8 & 2). My husband is on the USS Newport News. Is there any other SO on the same boat?
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Comment by BADma on September 17, 2012 at 1:52pm
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Hi All...I'm new on his page. Ive been on N4m since 2010 when my son went to GL. He is an MM2 stationed in Japan on the USS George Washington.
When my son was given his duty dtation was when the earthquake/ tsunami hit Japan. He had to stay in A School till April 28 (although he officially finished in the end of March. He came home to AZ on Apr 29 and left for Japan the day after Mother's Day 2011.
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angelasal - Thanks for putting up with all the questions =o) I'm going to inbox you a few more lol
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Comment by angelasal (ship 09 div 166) on August 29, 2012 at 2:29am
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You're welcome! She had 10 days at home. They earn leave days while they're in A school. Some of her friends got 10, 11, & 15 days. I think it depends on where they're stationed. They're told to pick 3 places to be stationed & Japan was her 1st choice!! Good luck to you & your sailor!! Mssg me if you have anymore questions & I will try to help!!
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WOW!! How exciting =o)Did she have some time off before she left for Japan? Did she request overseas or is that where they needed her? I'm just trying to figure out where my son might end up after A school =o) And Thank you for the info.
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She just landed in Japan about 10 min ago!! They're given orders.. she got hers about 2 wks before A school graduation, but had to wait til after grad. for them to be approved!
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angelasal - Thanks for the info. Has your daughter been given her command( I think I have the term right, please let me know if its something else....still new to all this) yet? I'm just wondering about how long after A school it take to get the orders. Is she staying in the States?
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