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Comment by illysha10(dylan'swife) on August 5, 2011 at 4:05pm

Hello everyone! My husband is in bootcamp right now. He's a future Nuke! so proud of him and so happy to be here on N4M!! :)

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on August 5, 2011 at 12:47pm

Bandito's Mom- It is possible for her to find a job without working EVERY single weekend. There are girls down there that do it. Andddd, there are girls that don't work. At all. Ever. It is possible to live off of just the sailor's income. For myself, I know I would have to keep a job to keep from going crazy. But my point is, even if she has to work a weekend or two, it wouldn't be the end of the world. At the end of the day, they'll still be together under the same roof. 

Sorry, maybe I should keep my mouth shut on this topic. I tend to be a little biased. I get so angry at wives who complain that they don't get enough time to spend with their husbands when I don't even have time to talk to mine most days.

Comment by BunkerQB on August 5, 2011 at 11:57am

This one will kill you guys. A family friend has a son w genius level IQ. During college he got a summer job as an intern with a little start up. He would have been employee number 15 or 18. But he was very, very arrogant about how to do things and things had to be done his way.  We have known this kid since he was 2. He was the most difficult child to be around. Tantrums like you wouldn't believe.  You guess it - $OO$LE. 

I went to a meet and greet last weekend. A number of nuke moms (Kathy and Cal Sailor Mom). Yup - the kids are interchangeable.

Comment by Rebecky32 on August 5, 2011 at 11:54am

I'm going to Ballston Spa a week from today to spend 11 days with my sailor! : )

Comment by Heather(labellaleigh) - ETwife on August 5, 2011 at 11:36am

Bandito's Mom - Weekends were the only time I was able to really spend time with Sailor. He would be in school Monday-Thursday from 4:30am to 3pm or 10pm (depending on the study hours), Fridays were his 'short' days and would be home by 2pm. Saturdays would be considered his 'off day' and Sundays he would go in for his study hours, even if he finished his hours before the weekend. Sailor's study hours would be different every few weeks, depending on how he did on his tests. If he didn't do well, they would up his hours (which made no sense to me because that meant less sleep for him). When they had 'group' studies, he did his best and only had 2 hour mandatory study hours a day (15 hours study hours for the week). But then they took that away when there were no rooms available and started to have trouble. While in Digital, the instructor they had made it difficult for everyone, so even if you have a 3.5 GPA or above, no one was safe. Then when he went to take IC&E, his instructor was amazing and he began to pass everything. This is why I believe no matter how easy or hard the material is, the instructors makes all the difference!

Comment by quiltblue on August 5, 2011 at 11:26am

Bandito's Mom... she will need to find any job she can. Tell her to live her life as best as she is able, the perks will be there when she is off and he is off and awake. I remember the early days of my marriage when my husband was in class all day 9.30am to 4pm and worked as a security guard from 6pm to 3am... slept from 4am to 9am. We managed for the first year on this schedule only because I worked 7.30am until 3pm.  Good thing he could do his studying at work or we wouldn't have had any private time!

Comment by Bandito's Mom on August 5, 2011 at 11:01am

Labellaleigh wife, My DIL is trying to get transferred to a retail outlet.  But she is worried about working retail as she would probably have to work weekends.   She was thinking weekends are the only time she may get to see SR during A school and Power school.  Reading the crazy T-track schedule, I wonder if her assumption is right.  How much did you get to see your husband during A school?

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on August 5, 2011 at 10:20am

Mary- I can't believe your son booked a plane that early for PS Grad!! A school grad I could totally see. But Power School grad can take several hours!! And the traffic afterwards is a lil ridiculous. Good luck to him in catching that plane! I will be SUPER impressed if he catches it!!

Comment by mommajo on August 5, 2011 at 10:19am

I found the A school graduation enjoyable; ours started a 9 and was over by 10.  All the officers, teachers, and commanders were talkative and friendly...we stayed and visited with them.  7 am isn't so bad...you will definately miss the heat of the day.

Our power grad was outside; it was HOT.  However, there was some shade and ice water was provided.  There were close to 500 grads so it took longer.  Was more ceremony than A school

BunkerQ~very well said.  I had a roommate with a photogenic memory who aced every test but barely made it thru clinicals because she couldn't apply all that memory to real medical cases.

Have a great day everyone!!  It's Friday and I have the day off  :)

Comment by Heather(labellaleigh) - ETwife on August 5, 2011 at 10:02am

William in Nashua - T-Track is my favorite right now. =) It's almost like a summer vacation for him and he was able to breathe easier. He was so unhappy in a-school and would often ask why he joined. I had to remind him everyday that there is a light at the end of this tunnel. He would usually respond with something sarcastic and go to sleep.  So now that he isn't worried about tests and comp, he is enjoying it here much better. =)

He was on 12-24's for a while but thankfully it went back down to 8-36s. I see him more often then he was in school! His schedule right now is work 8 hours on day, off the next (Muster at 7:30 in the morning on weekdays) and the next is T-School or On-Going days. On-Going days he will muster at 5:15am, PT, muster again, clean, have a long lunch, go back to muster, T-School (usually lasts an hour or so and they discuss various things) and go home around 3:30. And then it starts all over again. The reason I hated 12-24s was because his nights and days were so mixed up. He would work 6am-6pm, off 24 hours, work 6pm-6am, off 24 hours and so on. If he wasn't working, he was sleeping. He was so out of it one weekend he showed up at 7:30am on a Sunday... only to remember they doesn't muster on weekends. But after a few weeks it becomes second nature. Then they would change it and cause ciaos for us all. We've just learned never to get too comfortable lol.

 

In 2 weeks he starts Power School. If he's learned anything from a-school, it's to get outside help! He does not feel embarrassed anymore to ask for help when he needs it.

 

Oh... and those going to their loved one's a-school graduation.... make sure he adds your NAME to the guest list!!!!

 

Mine forgot to add MY NAME to the list and I was asked to step out of the graduation. Luckily my bursting into tears caused the guys to feel uncomfortable and figured out how to get me back in there.

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