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Comment by ulua on March 19, 2015 at 4:00pm

Hi there jdianew!   My DS made fairly quick progress at completing API (Aviation preflight indoctrination) at NAS Pensacola, in 4 months.  Then he moved to Corpus Christ to continue with 'Primary Phase', which he finished in 6 months.  I believe its not until Primary is complete that the SNA receives orders to continue instruction in one of several training syllabuses that include; tactical jet aircraft (tailhook), rotary-wing aircraft (helos), or multi-engine, larger aircraft. So the SNA has to finish API and Primary and that takes approx. one year, more or less.. there can be lots of delays, often due to maintenance. 

So happy for you that your DS will be grad OCS soon! That's really a very fun trip.  If you like historical tours, try to see one of the mansions while in Newport.  Congrats

Comment by jdianew on March 19, 2015 at 3:29pm

Question Ladies:  My son will be graduating OCS on May 1st. He is supposed to report to PCola on May 8th.  I know nothing is concrete but how long are they usually in PCola?  Also, we were told that is were they are told what they will be flying...if this is true, how long are they there before they are told?  THANKS!

Comment by J/J Mom on March 19, 2015 at 12:40pm

thanks, i, too, have enjoyed (and disliked haha) various moving times with my kids.  They can be precious.  Missed out on this one, movers packed him this morning & he just hit the road.  However, i may get to help DD when she deploys to Italy later this summer.  

It makes me really feel for the military that don't have family to support & assist them with things like this.  God bless them.

Comment by ulua on March 18, 2015 at 11:51pm

I look back on the moves I helped my DS with and those are some of my favorite memories, time together to laugh and talk...though I wish his apts weren't always on the third floor.  you don't realize how heavy that inexpensive build-it-yourself furniture is until you are hauling it up 3 flights!  Jn/Jf, if you have the opportunity to be his moving buddy, I recommend it!

Comment by J/J Mom on March 18, 2015 at 5:49pm

I know what you all are saying about the UHaul, but his vehicle can't pull a UHaul, so he'd have to get a BIG UHaul that could pull his car, and that would be ridiculous for the small amount of stuff he has  haha 

Comment by NFAO on March 18, 2015 at 3:08pm

Thanks Suzie.

Our DS also rented a UHaul for same reason (more $$) from Pensacola to CC, CC to Kingsville and then Kingsville to Virginia Beach.

Comment by J/J Mom on March 18, 2015 at 3:05pm

Thanks everyone about the moving info.  I was a bit worried, but he was told by the moving lady today that they are planning to pack and move him.  Thank goodness, because he hadn't planned to pack anything the movers are taking, and they pick his stuff up tomorrow morning.

Comment by Marianne on March 18, 2015 at 9:25am

My DS has done moves both ways. When he left P'Cola, he figured out that the UHaul route actually covered his own driving costs because the navy reimbursed him based on poundage & miles.

For  his Japan deployment, he used  the packers both ways. He had to leave Norfolk before the movers were coming, so a buddy stood in for him during packing. I agree that you want to have someone there.

Comment by NFAO on March 18, 2015 at 6:36am

Anyone else headed to NAS Oceana this week-end for squadron family day?  This class will be headed to the boat for CQs in a couple of weeks.

Comment by ulua on March 17, 2015 at 11:43pm

Hi there jn/jf Mom. My DS made the move from P-cola to CC almost exactly 3 years ago.  His girlfriend flew down and they enjoyed the roadtrip hauling his stuff in a Uhaul.

  At that time, the Navy wasn't moving the SNAs from P-cola to CC.  The Navy did pack and move his household stuff for his move when he left Texas after he received his Wings.

The move to CC isn't too difficult if your DS ends up having to Uhaul it.  My DS ended up living at Sugartree Apts with a view of Oso Bay.  His training time in CC was short, 5 months, before he once again rented a Uhaul and moved to his next apt in Kingsville.  So the SNAs get pretty good at moving during this phase.  Congrats on finishing up API!

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