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Hey girls, I was wondering: have any of your boyfriends/husbands been through A School? What can I expect as far as communication and visits? How will it be different from boot camp?

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night student or day student?
day student its like a normal job pretty much, night student he will go in at 1500 (his time) and get out midnight and when he is not in school or sleeping you can talk to him. mine is a night student and he talks to me at 0100 for a bit then from 12 the next day
Mine is currently in A school, he goes to class from I think 5am-2pm or 3pm his time. He usually calls or texts when he isn't doing homework, isn't sleeping, or doing watch. Before he classed up though he would text at random times when he wasn't in INDOC or watch qual, he will probably be able to talk more while he is waiting to class up. I'm not sure about visitation, I think that mostly depends on what base he's at. Last time he called his mom he told her that we can visit whenever because his base is open to the public but with his classes. I think it also depends on what phase they are.
His attitude might change slightly when he gets to A school too. From what I have been told and what I've been experiencing lately, he might have a "I don't give a crap" attitude, just fair warning. I freaked out when it first started and then one of the ladies on here let me know that it's fairly normal because they are being yelled at and pushed around that they learn not to care anymore and it becomes an instinct to them after so long.

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