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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 Ryansgirl12/148 on August 30, 2012 at 11:06am: My sailor is a reservist, just completed A school and starts C school next Tuesday.

Comment by ProudMaMa-USS Triton 305 on August 30, 2012 at 10:28am: Quick question - are your SR's active duty or reserves?

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on August 30, 2012 at 10:06am: At Classification I think they can only give general info. No one knows for certain yet if he makes it through Battlestations 21, A school, etc. Of course he will, but no one would be giving classified info to someone they are not yet 1000% sure will complete. I pretty sure they are just going over the details of what he can expect for the near future and a way of motivating them through boot camp to keep their focus on their goal. Very generalized until they get to the school and the Navy sees their interests, talents and abilities to best help them match a good field of work.

Comment by Tumbleweed on August 30, 2012 at 9:48am: In a letter I got from my son at Boot camp yesterday he said he went to Classification and they told him his A school is 12 weeks and his C school is 15. I had heard that the IS C schools vary between 5-15 weeks, and that they won't get assigned to the specific C school until A school is almost over. So I'm thinking they told him 15 weeks because it could be up to that length. That do you all think?

Comment by ProudMaMa-USS Triton 305 on August 29, 2012 at 12:40am: Thank u all, I am so excited to see him and for him to get started in what is one of the best fields in the Navy, congrats to all IS mom's. We have a lot to be proud of!

Comment by BRIESMOM-ship11 div 261 on August 28, 2012 at 10:45pm: They have their flight info the night before, but of course you probably wont know until u see them at PIR. We dropped Brie off at RTC @ 19:30, she had to stand watch from 20:00 to 22:00. I went to the airport about 11:30 in order to be sure to see her...she wasnt sure we would be able to meet at the USO...there was some confusing info given to them. Once they check in at the USO they can hang out IN THE AIRPORT with you. Because there were so many recruits, parents were not allowed in the USO. She was exhausted by the time they got to VA she'd been up 36 hours, then they still needed to be processed in and check into their room.

Comment by Dakota's Mom on August 28, 2012 at 4:30pm: Yes. They should have their orders by then and know what time and what airport. Congrats and enjoy PIR. It is amazing!!

Comment by ProudMaMa-USS Triton 305 on August 28, 2012 at 3:08pm: Wow that would be awesome to have that ifo, they can tell us the departure airport and time??? That would be just great!

Comment by Dakota's Mom on August 28, 2012 at 9:33am: I was surprised that they had to be at the airport so early since their flight didn't leave until 7 am. The way it was explained to me is they have 700+ sailors to get out of there and they have to start getting them out early to accommodate the next class of SRs. The SAs have freedom to do anything at the airport once they check in at USO. I think a room close to the airport would be great but I'm not sure if they always fly out of OHare as some go through Midway. When you get the phone call after Battle stations, your sailor should have the details.

Comment by ProudMaMa-USS Triton 305 on August 28, 2012 at 1:28am: Thanks Laura, just thinking if he is shuttled to ohare at 1am, maybe we should biik a room by ohare for second night.