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San Antonio MA's

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Going through A School at San Antonio?

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Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2022

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Comment by chriscwick on April 23, 2012 at 9:20am: My MA loved his A School training. Challenging. OC spray wasn't much fun. He loved the simulations & live training. However, it all taught him a lot about himself & classmates. He's in C School for K9 Handler. Loving it, too. He's made some good friends in boot, A & C schools.

Comment by Colleen (Ship12, DIV126) on April 23, 2012 at 1:57am: My husband just got there last night as well.. He said theres only a few guys so they hope they will be starting tomorrow! Everyone has been telling him that is is going to be really fun!

Comment by rluv76-ship09/div144 on April 22, 2012 at 7:31pm: My nephew just got to San Antonio last night. He said they wont officially start till they have 25 in there group. He sounds pretty excited to starttraining . He sound home sick . I'm hoping once he is busy it wont be so hard being away from home!

Comment by lemonelephant on April 19, 2012 at 8:05pm: ML, you are so welcome. I agree that the Financial class is very much needed.

Comment by ML(02/922 PIR 4/13 on April 19, 2012 at 7:52pm: lemonelephant, Thank you for the warm welcome. My daughter arrived in San Antonio last Saturday. She loves it so far. Her A School classes don't officially start until this coming Monday. But, they have been in different administrative type classes, such as Financial responsibility. I think it's a great idea to provide these kind of classes. I know that this is my daughter's first real job and I know it would benefit her. I am so glad for this website. It helps to know that we can get first-hand information on this site.

Comment by hollyP(03/025) on April 19, 2012 at 9:27am: my son heads to San Antonio this friday (4/20) from Pensacola. I hope classes get started soon. He was waiting in Pensacola for 2 months to start AE and then decided to change! I think this is what he really wanted all along but was sorta pressured into making a decision when he went to sign up and took what they had to offer at the time.

Comment by astrid on April 18, 2012 at 8:42pm: Hello - I am new to this group and look forward to meeting you as we go through the next several weeks. I recognize a few names here from the PIR group of 4/13 - hello again.

Comment by lemonelephant on April 18, 2012 at 4:56pm: Tias Mom. A School is 7 weeks (see Break down week by week above). Some Sailors will have to wait a week or two to class up, while others will start the Monday after arriving at Lackland AFB; few wait more than 2 weeks. Some Sailors in other ratings have a wait of several months sometimes. C School is advanced training that the MA needs to fulfill a specific responsibility. Most Sailors in the MA rating will not go to another school after A School although they will receive various trainings as they go through their careers. I am aware of C Schools for Afloat Corrections Specialist and Military Working Dog (MWD), but there may be others.

Comment by Tias Mom on April 18, 2012 at 7:52am: Another question, what is C school? Im new to this as well and just want to be prepared for anything that may come our way. We have no military back ground so this is all new to us. Hoping we servive BC for now. Her PIR is 4/27/12. GoOOO NAVY !!!

Comment by Tias Mom on April 18, 2012 at 7:47am: Hello everyone , thanks for the invite. I have a question, how long is A school in SA? Some people say 7 weeks some say 9 and others say it could be 1-2 months before they start classes? Thanks for all the information. This really helps.