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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 angelasal (ship 09 div 166) on August 29, 2012 at 1:37am
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My daughters PIR was 6/1. She started A school in Great Lakes on 6/4 & graduated on 8/17. It was 11 wks from PIR to A school graduation, & 1 more wk before she came home.
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Comment by Kellee on August 29, 2012 at 1:03am
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momfromTx - I know our son has always been told A school for MM was 4 months. I think that is pretty standard for all A schools though. I hope that helps and if you come across anything different, please pass it on =0)
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Comment by momfromTx on August 28, 2012 at 5:27am
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My SR will go into A school at Great Lakes after PIR next month. His job is MM but I'm not sure what type. He said his A school will be for 14 wks. I'm curious why he is going for longer than 8 weeks. Is that additional training or did he get a different job? Does anyone here have any ideas why? At first the recruiter said A school was 8 weeks.
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MichealC'sMom- "C" school???? Omgeez....my head is spinning. LOL
Nick is excited and can't wait to go!! He leaves in 21 days! YIKES....we're throwing his going away party next weekend. It's happening FAST!
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Comment by Proud MM Mom on July 5, 2012 at 4:32pm
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@ Luke's Mom, My son finally got his orders!! They are sending him to C school for Cargo Elevator their in Great Lakes. He will class up on July 23 and hopefully will get to come home about middle of Aug. He said as of right now he will still go to the USS Stennis! He is excited! Wished he could have already been out in the fleet though. Hopefully your son is in port and you got your phone call.
@ Kellee, my son Graduated BC April 6th and classed up Around the 16th of April Graduated from MM School on June 14th. Had to wait on orders but finally got them last week. As you can see they sent him to C school after. We didnt know anything about C school when he signed up. Good Luck to you and Your Sailor!!!
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Hello!!!
I'm pretty new here on N4M....our son went to MEPS and entered DEP in Feb. Graduated High School in May and ships out Aug 21st. He's an MM and "A" school is in GL as well. Beyond that....I have no clue LOL.
Any info and words of wisdom are greatly appreciated =o)
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Comment by Luke'sMom on June 22, 2012 at 9:57pm
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MichaelC'sMom - I'm dying to know what ship your son has received orders for? Did his written orders place him on the Stennis? Hope he's doing ok, and you too!
Haven't heard from my sailor in a couple of weeks. He should be in port the next day or two so I'm holding out for that phone call. I won't hold my breath though, but it sure would be nice to hear his voice. Miss him something terrible. Best wishes to you! :)
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Luke's Mom. yes he received his verbal orders on Monday! Waiting on hard copies to come in. He Graduated Thursday from MM school. Now its a wait game. He is supposed to go to USS Stennis CVN 74. but i know from being a Navy vet that it could change when he gets his hard copy. Thank you for asking and best wished to you and your Sailor!!
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MichaelC'sMom - did your son get his orders yet? He must be graduating today! I remember that day. The ceremony was something not to be missed. How proud you feel! Good luck to your son and best wishes to you and your family. Enjoy the time with your boy!
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Good Morning all, Been a while since i have been on . My Sailor Graduates MM school next week in Great Lakes. As of now he has NO Orders!! He said hopefully next week they would get them but as of now 7 in his class do no have orders. I am hoping and praying he will get his orders. Hope everyone has a good day.
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