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Comment by BunkerQB on September 17, 2009 at 12:14am

Champsmom,
Your son needs real concrete info that can help get him through.
Have you talk to Mark or a mom who has a son just finished with Prototype? Karen Gallagher? LLovemytwosailors? Common, moms, if you have son who has been through Prototype, find out how they got through difficult times. Where did they go for help?
I remember our son spent Thanksgiving and Christmas working. We went to Hawaii to see him and he was working 3 out of the 5 days that we were there. Do want us (all his Nuke mommies) to send him encouraging cards? Bea

Comment by BunkerQB on September 16, 2009 at 6:53pm

During OCS, my son couldn't shine his shoes or iron his pants worth a lick. His classmates, who had the harder time with the classroom math stuff were prior enlisted. Remember our conversation about the ultra smart hands-on guys who hated studying? These guys really help him with RIL (right initials?) in exchange for math tutelage.This is call working together as a team. They help each other out, so everyone can pass and move on. But you should have heard the words out of his mouth when he got points off for those infamous threads! LOL.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 16, 2009 at 6:23pm

Bea S, GREAT ADVICE!!! Sounds like you've "been there, done that"!!

Comment by BunkerQB on September 16, 2009 at 4:23pm

champsmom,
Please refrain from telling him how much you miss him and how crazy it is that he can't come home til Feb. Tell him, you are willing to wait to see him because that's what is required. Don't let him feel sorry for himself. Help him suck it up and keep going. You be strong for him. He will feed off that. See if there guys who are really good with this stuff to tutor him. He may fail one test - it doesn't mean he will fail the class. This is when your sailor has to dig deep and give it his all. My son talked about helping classmates who did not have as strong a technical background as he had or just found Prototype difficult for whatever reason. Find classmates who are understanding and can help. Being stressed out about failing and washing out will have a negative effect. Finally, if he tried his best, that's all we can asked of another human being.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 16, 2009 at 3:42pm

Champsmom, You can rely on me for extra prayers for your sailor. Also wishing him best of luck on his test.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 16, 2009 at 6:54am

Dalton's mom, Congratulations and enjoy PIR. It is amazing. Weather here will be nice all weekend (Chicago area) Partly sunny and 68-72 degrees.

Comment by Mark on September 15, 2009 at 11:10pm

Hi Maria,
"C" schools are not part of the nuclear training pipeline. "C" schools are shorter schools (like a month), that a sailor may get (usually) after some sea time. Often, a sailor may negotiate for a specific "C" school as part of a re-enlistment package. Each rating has it's own "C" schools, and they are usually intended to make a sailor a technical expert in maintaining or repairing a specific piece of equipment. MMs, for example can get a "C" school for the air-conditioning plants on a submarine.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on September 15, 2009 at 10:07pm

My son graduated from GL as a Petty Officer. So when he went to A school, he went directly to the Petty Officer suite. It was just one less move for him. After Power School he went to NY so that was a longer move.

Comment by Gulf Coast Mom on September 15, 2009 at 9:58pm

Not dumb questions - your sailor is in a two man suite for A-school ( 2 guys on one side, 2 guys on another side and a shared bath). Then, once they have graduated A-school and are E-4, they get to move to a petty officer suite (at least in theory). This is a one person room with another one person room joined by a shared bath. For prototype, they move off base. Usually several will go together and rent an apt. or house. My son is in a very nice 4 br house with three other guys and doing fine. Back to the petty officer suite - sometimes they may not get to move right away or there may be a back up of classes for some reason. My son was almost halfway thru power school when he finally got to move. It was last spring - they actually had everyone move out and reshuffled - he said it was mass chaos. Every once in a while, someone in A school will end up in a petty officer suite for some reason.

As far as sheets, I am almost sure they were twin XL. He also had an eggcrate mattress which he said made it more comfortable. Hope this helps.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 15, 2009 at 3:12pm

Dor, If Jimmy's got a 3 point something going, he will be fine. I would notch it down to the "normal worry scale"!! heehee!! Have a great visit with your new Petty Officer!!

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