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Moms of IS (Intelligence Specialist) sailors.

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My son has found the perfect job for a teenager! When I ask him, "What are you doing?", he honestly tells me, "Sorry, Mom, I can't tell you."

Members: 194
Latest Activity: May 17, 2023

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN MILITARY. THANK YOU.

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Comment by GregsMom on August 4, 2013 at 11:47am: Thanks Kim - I know my son wants to go on a ship. I will let him know that it's not beyond the realm of possibility but that he may need to request it.

It sounds like the sailors get a choice of specialties and that there may be more than one opportunity to go to school. This is great news because my son wants to eventually go full time. At the time he signed up there were no full time IS slots so he went reserve. My understanding is that there is slots now. Oh well, he can come back home and go to college until be can get in full time.

Comment by Kim on August 3, 2013 at 9:32pm: Greg's Mom- there were reservists on this last deployment with my son. Actually, a female. I asked her why she was on the ship and she said she volunteered! Wanted the experience!

My son's first C school, I think, was his last choice! But that is what they needed at the time! This time around, he got what he wanted!

Laura, I bet being on a new ship makes all the difference in the world :) hope their AC keeps up! Course he might not need it yet...

Comment by Laura on August 2, 2013 at 10:15pm: Hi Kim! My sailor is underway for a month on the new carrier. He said that it is great, everything works!

BirdsOf AFeather- My sailor was waiting to class up for two weeks, maybe a bit longer. They had them stand watch and clean the already clean hallways. Not much they can do. They haven't earned any privileges yet so they can't leave base, and none of them were allowed to have vehicles.

The only thing they could read while on watch (sometimes a 12 hr shirt sitting by a never used doorway) was religious material. Hope your sailor doesn't have to wait too long to class up.

My sailor got his 2nd choice for "C" school and now that he is doing that particular job, he loves it. Kim's son was actually my son's mentor on the ship. My son was amazed that Kim and I knew each other from this site. What are the odds?!

Comment by Anna on August 2, 2013 at 6:15pm: BirdsOfAFeather,

When my son was on hold for a couple months the newbies had some work to do at the barracks and around the area. Since he was a prior service he was put in charge. They also cleaned the Marine barracks. That was a couple years ago so not sure if things have changed drastically. They are kept busy so they don't get in trouble.

Comment by Rock on August 2, 2013 at 4:25pm: Hi SouthernCalimom. My son, too is PIR 8-16. Nothing on a background check from this end either. Do you know what they have them do if they have a long hold period? Cook? Clean? PT? Just wondering. :)

Comment by GregsMom on August 2, 2013 at 3:30pm: Hi SouthernCalimom ... my son will graduate on 8-16-13. That doesn't mean that they wont be in the same group at A school because my understanding is that sometimes they hold until there is enough to fill a class. My son called for info for his background check about a month ago and I have not heard anything since. I guess no news is good news:)

Comment by SouthernCalimom Ship 13 Div 333 on August 2, 2013 at 1:10pm: Hi Greg's Mom and Birdsofafeather.......when are yourSR's graduating BC?
My SR's is 9/6 and leaving for A school the next day. I haven't met many on here going there. They are continuing is background while he's in BC.

Comment by GregsMom on August 2, 2013 at 12:56pm: BirdsOfAFeather - I hope both our SR's get an opportunity to choose a specialty. With my son being in the Navy reserves it should be interesting what is available. Maybe he will still end up going full time.

Comment by Rock on August 2, 2013 at 12:49pm: Laura and Kim, thanks for the helpful information!

Comment by Rock on August 2, 2013 at 12:49pm: GregsMom - looks like they will be heading out together. I was wondering if any others were headed that way, almost everyone on the Bootcamp Mom site was having A school somewhere else. Mine mentioned in a letter last week that he has his speciality narrowed down to two. I hope he gets what he wants. He also desperately wants to be deployed - hopefully an aircraft carrier - so I was glad to hear Kim say that's where her son went. I know.....needs of the Navy, but still good to hear. I love this site! I don't know if I could have survived these last weeks it it hadn't been for N4M site and reading all the information.