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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 Sash on October 18, 2010 at 8:30pm
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hello terri! welcome to the group. my finacee is in hawaii.. let us know when your son gets his orders :)
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Comment by Terri(Machinist Mate Mom) on October 18, 2010 at 2:18pm
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Hello ALL. Im new to this group I actually just found it. My son is in Great Lakes A School and is finishing his 3rd mod today. He should be all done by mid December. Hopefully he will have his orders in a about 2 weeks. DOes that sound about right? Does anyone have a sailor that has gone over seas?
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Comment by Sam (AUX PAC - Groton, CT) on September 30, 2010 at 6:27pm
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Thank you!!!
It's funny cause my husband buys him little sailor outfits at the NEX stores. haha
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awww how exciting. a bay boy... well congrats
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Ok - cool. Thank you!
Yeah MM school is not long. He graduates from BESS in like a week and he'll start BMS soon (we're hoping he'll get the paternity leave between those 2 schoolings). He can choose that he wants to stay in Groton after school is all done?
I'll have him ask :)
We're having a boy! Can't wait
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he said "the husband just needs to talk to his instructor. but it also depends. what his rate is. cuz my friend had some trouble doing that since our schooling is not long. but if he signs a contract saying he will stay in groton then they should"
hope that helps.. but ya just ask the instructor.. what are you having, a boy or girl? how exciting :)
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Yeah - hopefully they could work with us, but I won't get my hopes up! Wow - that is far, I'm sorry... I'm sure things will just get easier down the road for you 2.
Oh that's right - I think I asked you that, sorry.
Thanks!
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ya that would be close.. usually they try to work with married couples.. i know what u mean about far. i live in california and my sailor lives in hawaii!! he just keeps on getting farther and farther away. and i cant move with him until im done with college :(
no.. my sailor had 2 friends that wives moved in with them.. but they had a few kids.. u should tell ur sailor to ask his instructor.. i texted my sailor and asked but hes working right now so he'll get back to me later and ill let u know
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Yeah - we're from FL.
So it'd just be a few hours away from family. WA would seem verrryyyy very far! Especially because we'll have a newborn in about a week.
Wives can't live with sailors until after schooling, correct?
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bangor WA or kings bay.. cuz they r both three month deployments i believe... where u guys from is it close to GA? my sailor got his third pick.. so hopefully u guys get the first
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