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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."

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Latest Activity: May 17, 2023

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Comment by Mom2aSailor on January 5, 2012 at 2:46pm: Some days I wonder why we even bother, by the time we get to church, I am definitely NOT in the mood!!! :/

Comment by purplegiraffe69 on January 5, 2012 at 9:51am: We have 6 kids too, fun times on Sunday Morning!

Comment by Mom2aSailor on January 5, 2012 at 12:15am: Sunday morning isn't easy in this house with 6 kids to get out the door for church! LOL :)

Comment by Kim on January 4, 2012 at 11:52pm: I like that! "Easy as Sunday morning". LOL.

Comment by memphis.mom SHIP07 DIV 064 on January 4, 2012 at 9:48pm: Thanks for the info Kim - that is good news. I know the military will use them where they need them. I am a planner and that would be hard for me, however, my son is such a "go with the flow" person that it is perfect for him. He says he is "Easy like Sunday morning" :)

Comment by Kim on January 4, 2012 at 11:32am: My son is in the fleet, has been for a little over a year as OpIntel. He has learned a lot and being on a ship has seen a lot. One thing they learn is to go with the flow. The Navy will use you where they need you! They just lost a couple people in their group so I wouldn't be surprised to see some new C school people being assigned to a ship! Also, he and another shipmate both made E4 within a year of graduating from C school...

Comment by Sara on January 3, 2012 at 5:11pm: Brooklyn- my husband is Imagery, he seems to like it but I know he'd like ground better. I know I am just fine with him being an imagery analyst, ground is too dangerous! haha feel free to message me any questions!

Comment by memphis.mom SHIP07 DIV 064 on January 3, 2012 at 1:47pm: My son is at Boot Camp presently and will PIR on 02-12-2011. When he enlisted there was only one opening for IS at the time so he left his college semester and took it. I am hoping this was a good choice - he scored 97 on his ASVAB and could have had his choice but this was what he is interested in. It is discouraging to read about the overstaffing and hold ups in ranking up. He is also an E-3 because of his college so it will probably be the same situation as you Brooklyn. Good luck - when do you leave for basic?

Comment by Sara on January 2, 2012 at 10:57pm: Hey Brooklyn! welcome to the group :) I hope you enjoy being an IS, it's a great rating! My husband is an IS and seems to like it. His hold between "A" and "C" school was about 2 months and his "C" school was the longest one there is. good luck on advancement though as the rate is now locked and after making E-4 the chances of my husband advancing again in the next 4 years is slim to none so he is looking to cross train into a different rating. Any way, if you have any questions about anything feel free to message me and I can give you his cell number! he has been an IS for just a year now and keeps up to date pretty well on everything that's happening/changing in the field. Hope you enjoy the navy!

Comment by Laura on January 2, 2012 at 3:21am: Hi Brooklyn & welcome to the site.

The best piece of advice I can give you is to not make any plans with specific dates once you start "A" school. My son finished "A" school right before Christmas & he was fortunate enough to be home for Christmas. That being said, everything else is up in the air.

He is now on "hold" waiting to "class up", in other words, waiting for his "C" school to begin. Not only doesn't he know when "C" school will start, (could be anywhere from 1 - 4 months) he doesn't know which IS speciality he will be given. Some specialities are in school for 2 months, some for 4 months. I believe ground is even longer. (someone correct me if I am wrong)

He scored extremely high, and he does have a wish list, but nothing has been determined yet. The IS field is now considered overstaffed so they are not letting sailors begin "C" school until they have somewhere to place them.

I tell people it is like an airport...can't take off if you don't have a place to land.

He loved "A" school even though he said it was like taking a final exam every week. He is extremely happy with his choice of going IS but just anxious to start "C" school. He isn't used to having down time. Good luck!