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OS "C" school???
Started by Chels's mom. Last reply by Colleen SHIP-13 DIV -309 Jul 8, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Navy mom x2 on July 15, 2012 at 9:42pm
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i am so confused about sea tour i read os sea tour is 56 months how exactly does it work
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Comment by Christine-OS2 proud mom on July 10, 2012 at 6:41pm
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Yeah for Cheryle....hope you have a wonderful visit with your sailor!
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thats wonderful cheryle
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Comment by eljac913 (Ship 12 Div 053) on July 8, 2012 at 4:08pm
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Cheryle...so happy for you. Enjoy your time with him.
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Good morning OS moms! Hope all is well with you. Missing my son today.
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Page 5 is my son Christian (OS2) this might help you moms who don't know exactly what your sailor maybe doing while on duty. Hope this can be of help. Have a great weekend everyone!
issuu.com/cvn68/docs/19_june_2012_-_daily_digest
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thank you so much christine im an old army brat so the navy mom is so new to me but im ready for this adventure my youngest son is wanting to follow in michael footsteps we shall see how this all unfolds.
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MJmom, I think it'd be a safe bet to say yes, you should get full weekend with your sailor. Your sailor will know for sure prior so when you get the "mom I'm now a US Navy Sailor" call you can verify it because they will know by then. But you have plenty of time to spend with him before he leaves for bc. Enjoy the summer, fall and Christmas with him! I know it's 6 months out, but that time will fly by and you'll be sending him off on an adventure of a lifetime. Glad that got to change his rate. It'll keep him busy.
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thank you christine helpful information so would they get the full weekend after basic to spend with the family
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MJ Mom, yes A school is in Great Lakes, just across the road from boot camp. But not all rates A school is in Great Lakes, OS A school use to be in VA, but moved to GL just over 3 years ago.
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