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Comment by Laura on March 7, 2013 at 3:26am

When my son was in Dam Neck for A&C school he and his roommates signed up for their own internet service.  (Paid out of their own pockets) Reception was horrible to non-existent in their rooms and no one wanted to have a private conversation, (or one with mom) in the common area of the building.  Their own internet service was the best way to go.

 

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on March 6, 2013 at 9:15pm

Tonya, Agree with Anna...as his mom you need to know little. If you ask him something and he says it's classified or he just avoids the conversation, don't get your feelings hurt. Oh, avoid sending Skittles in the mail (security hates rattling sounds) and if he gets his car, tell him to really watch his speed out on  Hwy 52 and watch the parking signs closely (the cops and tow trucks sure do!). Otherwise, it's a small base right on the beach and there is a lot of intense schooling. Just allow yourself to be a sounding board even if you don't understand all he is talking about.

Comment by Anna on March 6, 2013 at 7:08pm

Tonya,

Congratulations to your son!!!  My son went through school in 2009.  He had served previously as an AO so this was a change of rate for him.  Even being an "old timer" he still found it necessary to spend extra time studying.  No books or materials can leave the classroom so any extra studying or review has to be done in the classrooms not his barracks.  Also, your son can't tell you much about his training, what his job is like, or much of anything about this rate.  Even after all this time, I still don't know what my son does!!!!

Comment by Tonya on March 6, 2013 at 5:24pm

Hi I have a son that just went to Dam Neck for his A school is there anything that I as his mom needs to know.

Comment by Kim on February 28, 2013 at 3:47am

Laura, congrats to your son! Maybe it won't take as long to fix things since they shouldn't have to make their own parts. I guess since mine has been on the E for two deployments he is supposed to be going back to Ground School and then go to Gulfport, Mississippi! Growing up in the NW I think he will be in culture/weather shock! I wish I could go on another Tiger Cruise, though!

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on February 26, 2013 at 6:57am

Laura, glad he is going to one that is so updated! Hopefully some of the COs, XO, and Chiefs have moved on and been replaced with some, more concerned about the boat. When my son was on the G H W Bush about 1 1/2 years ago (he went out on her maiden deployment), he complained quite often that folks would do stupid stuff and clog up the septic system so it would stink the for a couple of weeks at a time. The A/C went out a couple of times during his 5 mos on. The Geo Washington is old and has its problems for sure, but I think he is actually more pleased with the ship and the ship's company who keep it afloat. Good luck to your son! 

Comment by Laura on February 26, 2013 at 2:52am

Hey Kim!  Looks like sailor son will be headed to another carrier, CVN77.  USS George H.W. Bush.  From the oldest carrier to the newest.  I hope this one has a working air conditioning system!

Comment by sailorwifenmom on February 23, 2013 at 7:57pm

Wow, that must be a pretty new change about the graduation!  My husband and I were able to go down to our son's this past fall without any problems.  (My husband is still on Active Duty himself, so we don't need our son to have base access, so maybe that's part of the issue?) 

Thankfully, they're really reducing IA's across the board, plus the shift to more of the IA's being done by reservists will hopefully ease some of the burden and strain the active duty has been under...  But what with everything going on with the budget and deployments and stuff, who knows... :-/

Comment by aiRplane * on February 23, 2013 at 2:01am

Yeah I have to agree every IS's orders while in can be very different from one another just depending on what's available at the time they are up for some. My husband got shore duty out of C school...then sent on an IA tour for 18months then came home back to his command to find out his orders were cut short there and got a choice between a squadron that was deploying the following month of him finally being home or shore duty in 3 diff places.....so here we are on a sub base only IS . He did hear after coming home that now more IA assignments were being given to reservists and so far 3 friends of ours who are did go out recently. Also I read A school grad now in dam neck family can't attend? Must be new..4yrs ago it was a quick thing in the classroom to attend

Comment by sailorwifenmom on February 2, 2013 at 10:32pm

Thanks :-)

Our son is really enjoying being out there.

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