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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 Kim on January 24, 2013 at 2:13am: My son has been on two deployments as an IS. In fact the last one was with Laura's son! Depends on where they get assigned, I guess! Some go with squadrons that end up on ships, some assigned to ships. Some of the IS's my son worked with this last deployment had been in longer than him and this was their first time deployed. There were two I met that were reservists who volunteered to go ... As they say...needs of the Navy!

Comment by Ellen005 on January 24, 2013 at 1:19am: Hi Anna, kids are pretty awesome, huh? My Jacob hopes to finish his degree and get into OCS. You sound mighty proud, you must be a good, good influence on those kids. We're pretty lucky.

Comment by Anna on January 22, 2013 at 11:49pm: Your welcome Jacobsmom!!! Thank you for sharing those sweet words. Best of luck to your son, I hope his dreams are realized by mamaNavy!!!! I also have two girls - one did her 4 years and is out now, her twin sister was just commissioned an officer!! So proud of all my kids - - even the oldest who is the only one that didn't go military!!! But that's ok!!!!

Comment by Ellen005 on January 22, 2013 at 11:40pm: Hi Anna, Mary, Laura! You ladies are great, thank you for your insight. N4M is so awesome....I haven't been on much since PIR. Jacob called this evening, I love his calls....he is really enjoying school and would like to deploy sometime, I hope the navy and Jacob have similar plans! Aren't you so proud of your kids? I am do proud of my son, just thinking about his hard work and perseverance makes me smile. Thank you, moms.

Comment by Anna on January 22, 2013 at 3:28pm: Laura,

Not all IS get deployed. My son is on his second enlistment as an IS and hasn't deployed once. In fact, he'd love to get deployed. He was deployed twice while on his very first enlistment as an AO but zero as an IS!!!!!

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on January 22, 2013 at 9:11am: Jacobsmom...depends. The needs of the Navy. You know.... The scoop is that a reservist who was in A school and C school around the same time as my son has worked hard to get deployed so he can continue his training on a day-to-day basis. He has been trying for 4 years and so far he continues to do Honor Guards for funerals, Color Guards at professional sports games, and his required training. He was at the top of his class, very smart and a real Alpha kind of person. I know another reservist who didn't cut it as IS and was recently retrained and rerated...he is going overseas soon. It really just depends on what the Navy needs.

Comment by Laura on January 22, 2013 at 3:25am: Hi jacobsmom. IS most definitely do get deployed. Not sure about reserve staus but you an count on it for active duty Navy. My son just got back from a long deployment on a carrier in a not so much fun area.

Sorry, can't be too specific about anything, especially on this page.

Comment by Ellen005 on January 21, 2013 at 10:56pm: Hi ladies. My son is in A school at Dam Neck and graduates early next month, then C school of the Navy's choice. He is a reservist, which my son says about 75% of the IS students are, do IS get deployed? I've read that they rarely do...anyone know?

I'm really hoping to go to C school graduation, I would love to see that.

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on January 14, 2013 at 9:33pm: Yeah I agree with Anna that C school grad is still open to those on the sailor's list as far as I know. When our guys were there they did have a small A school grad ceremony but I suppose so few parents went, they just give them their certificates and then take the remainder of the day off.

As for officers...I would think the family would be invited just the same. I cannot imagine my son graduating a C school of any type again and I not show up. Don't the officers go through the same school, they just rate/rank higher at graduation? Ask now, and be pepared to go. I sure would!

Comment by M's mom on January 14, 2013 at 8:50pm: My son is an officer and is presently in Dam Neck in Officer's Intelligence School. He will graduate April 12. Does anyone know if family can attend the graduation for the officer's school?