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Exciting news, Glenni! Congratulations to your son. A new adventure is beginning!
My son just found out that he will be going to Pensacola!!! He got the aviator designation. He said apparently this year there was a "draft" for aviators because at least one of his friends who had put NFO as first choice and aviator as second got aviator, too. I'm so happy for him! Now his wife can start looking for teaching jobs in the Pensacola area for next semester. If anybody has any suggestions about better school districts, please let me know!
Well, the selection board has met, so in the next couple of weeks we'll know if our son gets to go to Pensacola!!!
I’m not sure what’s going to happen. He’s there, but apparently the base is only open right now for mission critical reasons bc of Ida. We’ll see what happens.
Glenni, I hope your son's flight physical goes well. My son had to wait an extra week after OCS while they reviewed the medical notes from shoulder surgery he had in the 10th grade. He is a P8 pilot and loves it.
I just love reading about the amazing careers your aviators are having. My son has his flight physical on Monday in Pensacola, then we await the big decision in October. We're very hopeful that he will get chosen for flight training. But he wouldn't be too disappointed if he gets NFO. He loved his time in Jacksonville this summer with a P-8 squadron.
I'm amazed at how many details from his childhood health history they want for this physical on Monday. They leave no stone unturned!
Helomom - My son moved nine times in 14 years. I suppose he will have a few more before his Navy career is over.
Chris - That's wild our son has moved quite a bit. There was a point where they were moving every year. He was commissioned out of NROTC as a Navy Nurse. Then pressed for the opportunity to go to flight school and lateraled from the Nurse Corp to become an Unrestricted Line Officer. From delivering babies to flying helos. He has been stationed all over, plus 3 sea tours and an IA in Afghanistan. Now they are all living over seas. He has two more years on these orders. Then who knows, he’s at 24 years now.
My son has been on the East Coast his entire career. It started in Great Lakes...
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