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Comment by ANavyMom on June 23, 2017 at 9:48am
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I'm new to this site and saw this about July 16 OCS. That is when my son starts. He doesn't seem to have a clue what his class # is. He is laid back and just goes with whatever which will change very soon. I live in Alabama and will have to really plan to be able to go to graduation. Will his recruiter give him this class #?
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Oh yeah, the Zumwalt looks weird, but it's designed to be "stealthy" to radar, I guess. I thought it was pretty cool that the Zumwalt's first CO was Captain James Kirk!!! I told my son that the Navy should name one of the new ships USS Enterprise (they decommissioned the old one) and appoint CAPT James Kirk as the skipper!
Your daughter now wants to "blow things up." LOL I'm a medical professional myself, and trust me, she will probably be happier in the Navy than as a doctor. We are all extremely anxious about what our illustrious Congress is going to do to healthcare. I am in a situation where I am going to have to purchase my OWN private health insurance next year, so I see the current fiasco from the view of both a healthcare provider AND a consumer. Counting the days to retirement........
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Comment by Noni on June 22, 2017 at 11:56pm
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Yes to San Diego. And she didn't like her MCATS. I hate auto correct
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Yes to 32 Avenue Base. The USS Zumwalt. That ship looks like it's upside down. Take a look at its pictures. Lol! She wanted to be a Doctor when she graduated from St. Louis University. Took the MCAT. Did like her score and joined the Navy. She is really hard on herself. She one of this students that can figure things out in her head but has a hard time putting it on paper. Her scores were at the right spot for the Navy, but she lost interest in medicine. Didn't like the way our healt care system was going. So instead she rather learn to blow things up
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Noni, Wow! Good for her. You must be proud!
32 Ave base= San Diego? What is the name of the "new million dollar ship?"
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ASWO is Anti- Submarine Warfare Officer. She had to be place somewhere until her schooling for EDO comes up. EDO is Engineering Duty Officer. She wants to specialize in Nuclear sense she is a chemist.
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M's Mom
She is at 32 Ave base on our new million dollar ship. She getting ready to go to advance ASWO class at Point Loma
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Noni,
Where is your daughter stationed now? I think I read that she is a Surface Warfare Officer? --I spelled that out instead of just typing SWO since we have newbies here! ;-)
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My daughter was the second graduating class 02-15. She graduated on Halloween of 2014
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So the way the OCS class numbering system has usually worked is, because the Navy's new fiscal year starts every October 1st, the first OCS class that graduates after Oct 1 is 01--of the next year. Since Class 16-17 will graduate on Sept 15, the OCS class starting on July 16th which will graduate on Oct 6th should be Class 01-18. (But don't hold me to that. Ha!) That may be helpful to those of you with LO's starting in the July class to find their Facebook page, but it may not be created yet. OCS doesn't have anything to do with the individual classes' Facebook groups. Someone from the class family usually has to start one, like Liz did for 16-17. You may not find a FB group for 01-18 until closer to the start time, ---or start one yourself if you have the know-how. ( I don't have a clue how to do that!)
"16-17" brings back memories for me. My son was in OCS Class 16-12 that started on Father's Day five years ago! Time flies.
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