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Comment by Tobianne on May 1, 2012 at 2:26pm

let me back up, they do get to take food and such, it is not much and this becomes a bargaining tool.... lol  My kiddo had a ton of applesauce. as well as water packets (flavorings), and she had babywipes to stay clean. They showers become few and far between.

Comment by Tobianne on May 1, 2012 at 2:23pm

ECS is only done in Gulfport. yes this is combat training. They will have further training when they get to the base they are going to. Keeps them sharp, things such as "live fire" as well as FTX (this is anywhere from 3 weeks to 5 weeks. They do FTX to prepare for deployment. They live outside, no luxuries. Most come back with uniforms in sad sad shape... The men love it due to the fact that they do not shave after a certain point. not sure about gulfport FTX, but PH is started on the flat land and ends in the hills. many degrees of temps are felt. They were on theirs for 4.5 weeks. I went to PH just after they were back, my daughters uniform was torn and a mess, many men had no rearends in theirs!! It is exciting for them, also a big learning time. They eat nothing but MRE's. They do not get packages from home. They were told not to ask as that would show weakness. I do know some have gotten them and they were made fun of, so they just dont. lol

Comment by Tobianne on May 1, 2012 at 8:21am

leave depends on when you are to report to ECS, duty stations.

Also when the chit is put in and if anyone with senority is leaving (odd enough I was told that even though Seabee's are not trained at the point of ECS they will not be granted leave if many Seabee's are having leave), I know my daughter is planning a trip home in late July, as is most of the battalion. There will be many Seabee's who are upset they do not get leave granted then. I am just going by heresay and that those returning from deployment will be granted first. Again, not 100 percent on that.

Comment by julieb1019 on May 1, 2012 at 7:57am

Yes leave may be taken after completing A school once the Seabee receives orders with the date to report to ECS. After ECS is completed the Seabee will report to their battallion.   My son came home for 10 days the day that he got his orders which took about 5 days after he finished A school. 

Comment by Philip'sMom (Deb) on May 1, 2012 at 6:14am

Kym,

Thanks for the Seebee link. You can download the Seebee magazine there.

Comment by sondra.marie on April 30, 2012 at 9:52pm

my husband took liberty after A school graduation when he was in gulfport he had to wait for his orders to come in and the date he had to report to combat training so that took a little but he grad dec 9 and came home the 13 i believe! and had to report to ecs by the 4th of January

Comment by julieb1019 on April 30, 2012 at 9:01pm

My son is a BU in Gulfport. He graduated A school 2nonths ago. There is a simple small graduation that most families do not attend. However photos were posted on Facebook so I did not miss anything and then my don came home as soon as he got orders so it was great!

Comment by Tobianne on April 30, 2012 at 4:43pm

Sheppard is where the CE's and UT's do thier school.

Comment by Tobianne on April 30, 2012 at 4:42pm

they all have a graduation, not big and very informal.

Comment by ProudMamma on April 30, 2012 at 11:18am

Is there a graduation ceremony when they complete A-school at Sheppard for CE's?  Are there many who do not complete training on schedule?  My son is there now and is scheduled to complete in mid-August. 

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