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Comment by Lorraine on April 24, 2011 at 1:41pm

pmgcakes, my son is at Groton now. He never told me his grade point in Prototype but he passed his tests as they came up. He really didn't tell me a whole lot about it except that they work in a huge building and it's hard to get someone to sign off on their work (which is key to graduating). Scott has some good coping mechanisms. I think his strategy was that he found another sailor the same shift as him and they helped each other be in the right place at the right time. Good luck to your sailor. The program is intense and they get frustrated at times, but just be a good sounding board and encourage him.

 

Comment by pmgcakes on April 23, 2011 at 1:58pm

Hi Lorraine,  Ballston Spa would be great, we live on Long Island in NY,  Its so much closer, How did he do in protype?  was he assigned to Groton base or did he go to Kings Bay? 

Comment by Lorraine on April 22, 2011 at 10:51pm

Hi, pmgcakes, Are you on the Ballston Spa or Nuke Moms website? Check them out if you're looking for Power School information. My son graduated as a nuke MM from Ballston Spa earlier this year and is now assigned to a sub on the east coast.

Comment by pmgcakes on April 22, 2011 at 3:50pm

Hi - My son graduated A School (1114)  on 04/08, just returned this week after leave, Classing up for Power School on 04/28.  Anyone else?

Comment by mommajo on March 8, 2011 at 12:49am

What are dolphins?

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on February 24, 2011 at 4:47pm

If he just got there a couple days ago, yes, it is still HEAVEN!!!  As compared to boot camp, that is.  Indoc is pretty easy and they do have liberty in the evenings.  Weekends they can get together and get a cab into Charleston to see the city, shop, etc.  But once classes start, it is 18+ hour days stuffing them as full and as fat as they can be on information.  While the material isn't difficult, the extreme amount of information can surely wear them down. 

 

Plan on seeing their bank account doing down quickly as they purchase more uniforms as the one of each that they have just isn't enough.  Add to that a pair of tennis shoes they can actually stand to run in and more socks, real underwear, and t-shirts and ... maybe even a new TV, laptop or Xbox !!!

Comment by gonavy2010 on February 24, 2011 at 4:41pm

Thanks for the info Penny Nuke MM Mom, I greatly appreciate it.  So far so good for our son.  He likes the extra "liberty" time in the evenings...says it makes it feel more like just going to school.  He just graduated 2/18 so any extra time is a gift!

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on February 24, 2011 at 2:13pm

Each classing-up to start school is different and depends on how long it takes to get enough sailors arriving to fill the class.  My son arrived there on 2/1 and started class on the 14th.  The first week was good and he enjoyed getting to know the place and spending money getting his room in order.  The second week ... total boredom set in and he couldn't wait for classes to start.

Comment by gonavy2010 on February 24, 2011 at 1:21pm

Anyone have an experience on how long of a hold some have before they start MM school?  My son just went over Tuesday and know he will be on hold for a week, but isn't sure after that.  Thanks for any info. 

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on February 22, 2011 at 11:17am

Congratulation to Yedi's son on getting his dolphins.

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