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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.
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Comment by USNmom2017 on July 6, 2017 at 7:03am
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Hello Matt's mom. My son is graduating next Friday. Class 13-17. He will report to Pensacola, NFO. He too will be living at Angel Cove Apartments. Just google ...apartments to rent in Pensacola. There are several all there together from what I have read. Good luck!
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Hi Matt's Mom. My son graduated OCSin March and he is currently in Pensacola. He is living in the Angel Cove apartments. They are towards the back entrance to the base, which makes for easy access for their 6:30A report times. He is living with 2 other guys from OCS and the apartment is pretty nice. It is close to a Target, Walmart and 10 min from the Commissary and the NEX. My son had it recommended by previous guys. I would definitely have him check it out. Is he SNA or NFO?
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Matt's mom: Congratulations to your son! Try the group "Naval Aviation" here on N4M's. Many of those moms have had LO's go through Pensacola, and they could probably offer suggestions. I have seen others comment that there are certain areas of P'cola in which the Navy suggests NOT to live.
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My LO will be commissioning next month and will be heading to Pensacola. Any suggestions on housing? His longtime girlfriend won't be transferring for another year. thanks
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Thanks to those of you who responded about July 16th OCS. My son is infantry in Army National Guard and when he went to basics there was no sending goodies or everyone in his group got in trouble.
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Comment by Noni on June 26, 2017 at 3:32pm
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As far as I know about housing I don't believe there is any
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Does anyone know if there is base housing for married couples in Pensacola?
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If they graduate mid October then they are class 01-18, if the graduate around Halloween they will be 02-18. Seems so funny to write 18.
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ANavyMom: I agree with CL. I think the class starting July 16, which will graduate in October, "should " be 01-18, because they will be the first class to graduate after the beginning of the Navy's new fiscal year 2018 which begins Oct 1. The class number should be on his orders that his recruiter should email to him showing when and where he is to report.
You will need his class number to send mail to him. Send him frequent, encouraging letters with news from home, but send letters ONLY in plain, white envelopes. No treats or gifts of any kind, and no musical cards! The candidates used to be able to be sent goodies after week 10, but I hear OCS has discontinued that, and they are not to be sent anything at all but letters.
Make sure everyone to whom you give your son's mailing address knows the policy! In my son's class, someone's dear Auntie sent a candidate cookies at week 3, and the poor candidate had to do 800 (that's EIGHT HUNDRED) pushups as punishment!!!!!!!!! My son's class could not even receive enclosures in the letters, like loose pictures, etc. So what I did was photocopy cartoons, pictures, and newspaper clippings onto letter-sized paper and enclosed that with the letter and that was OK. Don't expect many, if any, letters back from him though. The only time they have to write is when they could be sleeping. You will hear more from him when they get email privileges after week 3-4. These kids today don't DO handwritten letters!
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ANavyMom: You will get your son's class number and address when he to check-in, if it wasn't in any of his paperwork. He will be able to send a picture text of it, which is good to ensure there was no "cell phone garble" that causes you to get it incorrect. The class that starts on 7/16 should graduate in Oct so the number may be 01-18, but you will get confirmation at check-in. I just looked on Facebook and see a group for "those joining Navy OCS class that starts on July 16th". (Search for "Navy OCS Class July 16th") Your son may want to join that group to connect with others before he gets to Newport. That group may have information on the "Friends and Family" group for his class.
Best of luck to your son and you as you all start on this Navy journey!
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