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Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on May 30, 2011 at 3:50pm

Maddie- You are completely correct. The guys in T-Track are usually the ones that get screwed for Christmas break. Usually they get half the time instead of the full two weeks. And I'm fairly sure it was a luck of the draw. You either got the first part with Christmas or the second part with New Years.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on May 30, 2011 at 3:48pm

Hmmm. I think Thanksgiving is a 4 or 5 day weekend! No class Thursday or Friday:)

But I think that's the only 4 day weekend...

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on May 30, 2011 at 3:21pm

I just asked my son about 4th of July weekend.  He said they have been told, meaning maybe Power School, not sure, that they will get off around noon on thursday and return to classes on Tuesday.  don't know about A school, duty, watch, studying, etc. so each of them will have to find out for sure within their classroom/school.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on May 30, 2011 at 3:13pm

Yep, and my son got off at noon on Friday, had to go and close down the classroom at midnight, for his duty, had about 6 hours of studying to do, left over from last week's required hours, but now he's on the 10-0 study time so didn't have to go study today for this coming week because they don't have a test coming up this week, so he is glad to have the holiday off.

Comment by Maddie on May 30, 2011 at 3:02pm

Take this Memorial Day weekend for instance.  Tho' many have the 3 day weekend off, my son who's in the middle of A school had cleaning and watch duty.  He said his whole class had assignments for the weekend.  So it's quite possible that it could happen to anyone during these mini holidays.

Comment by amanda on May 30, 2011 at 2:39pm

Jacob says he's never had a 4 day weekend.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on May 30, 2011 at 2:26pm

Bandito's mom - sounds like your son is about at the same time frame as my son was.   As Emily just said, they should get two weeks off at Christmas.  My son come home on Saturday, the weekend before Christmas, and went back on New Year's Eve at midnight, getting him back there by noon on Saturday of New Year's Day and that gave him all day sunday to do laundry and re-adjust to being back.  We live in Phoenix so he had to come a long way too. 

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on May 30, 2011 at 2:02pm

Bandito's Mom- NNPTC (The base for A school and Power School) shuts down for 2 weeks at Christmas time. Just about everybody gets to come home. :) Since your son will be in A school at that time, I see no reason why he wouldn't be able to come home for Christmas. 

Just remember- no one can guarantee when he'll get leave ever. Until he has that approved leave chit in his hand, nothing is official! 

Comment by Luvnsupport on May 30, 2011 at 2:01pm

hmmm..ok, I'll wait to book my flight until I hear back from Amanda and maybe other ladies.  This is really helpful! Thank you.

Comment by Bandito's Mom on May 30, 2011 at 1:52pm

Kat, I know that it is way too early to plan for Christmas.  But, my son will be entering bootcamp early Sept and hopefully arriving Goose Creek early November, 2011.  I saw your comment about your sons first few weeks, could you tell me if your son had time off for Christmas?  Was it long enough to come home (to the West Coast).

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