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Comment by Malia on March 2, 2012 at 6:18pm

Thank you so much Senior Chief Quinn for the update! You just made my Friday even better :) Have a great Weekend and I am looking forward to meeting you at graduation.

Comment by AmyD on February 29, 2012 at 4:27pm

Senior Chief Quinn.

You just made my day! Thanks!

Comment by RPCS Quinn on February 29, 2012 at 4:02pm

This is Senior Chief Quinn (at the school in Fort Jackson).  AmyD and Malia -- Your Sailors are doing great down here!! 

Nice to see involved parents out there!

Comment by Malia on February 21, 2012 at 10:47pm

Thank you Mar and jeffiner .... booked my flights and anxiously waiting for the graduation. Now, all I can do is praying for him to do well in all that he is doing and that he is healthy and happy. 

Comment by jeffiner-desert-wind on February 20, 2012 at 4:57pm

Malia. I thnk it varies. My SA graduated on a Thursday and hus class left that Friday to Camp Lejuine. Mine stuck around t have his wisdom teeth pulled and have a little rest before CREST started. He got to CREST on Monday and they started up on Tue. They had to be iut of their rooms for the new PIR grads coming in. My SA had a chance to meet them since he was able to stay back.

Comment by Mar ProudSailorMom on February 20, 2012 at 3:59pm

Malia...

I think you can plan to have an extra day with him.  J grad. on  a weekday as well and then he had a couple days before he had to leave for CREST.  Crest (for J) was in North Carolina @ Camp Lejeune, I believe - and he had about a week between.  We spent the evening after his graduation and then the following day with him.  He had more flexibility AFTER his grad there then he had after BC.  They still keep a tight reign - so you may have to plan to spend the day ON base - but there is a movie theater and a bowling alley there - so we just made the best of it!

Where in WA??  I grew up there!  I actually spent time on BOTH sides of the mountains! Had all my kids there and lived there for many years!  I still have family there and go back often. :o)

If there is anything I can do to help - let me know.  I LOVE looking for flights and often find some great deals. 

All the best!
Mar

Comment by Malia on February 20, 2012 at 3:42pm

Mar, thank you so much for the info. I decided to come to his A school graduation. I do have to fly in from WA state. I am trying to decide how long should I stay? He said the graduation is on a Wednesday, so I am flying in on Tuesday night, staying the Wednesday, and flying back home on Thursday, or should I stay an extra day and fly home on Friday? (with hope that he is not getting shipped right away) He said after A school, he will go to CREST. What was the graduation like and how much time did you have to spend with your sailor afterward? .... any info is greatly appreciated .... :)

Comment by jeffiner-desert-wind on February 20, 2012 at 10:59am

Mar I wish I could have been to all the grads. I saw on fb that my SA friend mentt got a BZ for showing "break dancing techniques n Thailand. . He had a dwner week last week. But one of those kind that he just has to listen to mom say love you...now cowboy up. And yes pray pray, pray. He is not gifted n secretarial skills and his chaplain is riding him hard about it. An education specialst told me that he'll never be able to have a job using such skills. Well here's testimonie of how God guides one out of comfort zones and against all odds; victory! He has proven thaose specilsts wrong as God is honing on those skills. Praise Him!

Comment by Mar ProudSailorMom on February 20, 2012 at 9:52am

Malia -

I was at ALL the graduations!!  :o)  But it wasn't too bad since we only live about 5 hours away (driving) from where he was. It was a small ceremony (nothing compared to the boot camp one!) but it was really nice. We stayed at the Navy Lodge there on base, so it was really easy to get around. Are you or any immediate relatives active or retired military?  If so, you can book a room there. There are also some decent inexpensive hotels near by.

Did you have any specific questions?  We had a chance to meet his roommate while we were there and spend some time exploring.  Two of our other kids went along and we enjoyed making it a family thing!

Jeffiner - I too am glad this is his rate. I know GOD is working through it and growing him....but there are some challenging days too.  Prayer - Prayer - Prayer!! (I'm growing too!!!)

Comment by Malia on February 17, 2012 at 10:06pm

Thank you jeffiner-desert-wind and Mar ProudSailorMom for your welcomes. AmyD, your son and my son must be in the same RP class. Let's connect. I sent you a friend request.

Anyone on here has been at RP A school graduation? My son seems to really want me to be at this graduation. Any advice?

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