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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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Spouses of Sailors going to A-school in P-cola

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This is a group mainly for spouses of sailors that are going to school in Pensacola. This will be a place where spouses can ask and answer questions that effect spouses of sailors while they are stationed at Pensacola.

Members: 132
Latest Activity: Jan 19, 2019

Various links to military stuff.

FAQ page on the Per Diem, Travel, and Transportation Allowance Commitee website
Here is a link that you will need to check out. It is a FAQ about PCS moves and what $$'s are available.

Per Diem, Travel, and Transportation Allowance Commitee main page

My Base Guide

Space A Travel Eligibility
Ok, this is a very important link and I hope it stays valid if I forget to update it. Just so everybody knows, legal dependents are now allowed to travel Space A while their military sponsor is on deployment orders. If you don't know what this is it is very simple. You can fly at little cost almost anywhere in the world on a government aircraft. You sign up on a list and wait for your number to be called. So, if your sailor is deployed to say, Japan, you can jump on a Space A flight to Japan for say 30 dollars. I don't know the exact amount, but it is cheap. Take a look at this, Google Space A travel, you will get all the answers you need. If you have more questions, ask.

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Comment by lovemysailor (ship 14 div 190) on May 2, 2010 at 3:39pm: is there alot of bugs out there i know sounds like a dumb question but im in nc now and i will be moving there in 3 weeks and i am so over all these itchy bug bites!!???

Comment by Suzette <3 on May 2, 2010 at 1:54am: My sailor is officially in p-cola

Comment by Liz on April 26, 2010 at 11:37am: Has anyone on this forum been through school/deployments as a spouse? I'm new to this and was wondering if anyone had any insight - my husband is in A school for Rescue swimmer and I wanted to see if anyone knew about sea/shore duty - and when they have sea duty when do you see them?

Comment by Krystal on April 26, 2010 at 11:30am: I know that for sure his a schooling is 8-10 months long.

Comment by Gman Navy Husband on April 26, 2010 at 10:45am: Yeah,
Your military spouses training has to be a certain length. I don't know the exact amount of time but there is a minimum. It will say on his orders from basic to A-school if he is able to bring dependents or not. Also, have your husband ask if you are unsure. I know that some ratings have a really long A-school so it is possible that he may have command sponsorship. If that is the case then you are going to get moving money from the Navy.

Comment by Suzette <3 on April 26, 2010 at 3:12am: Krystal that is a great question... I heard the same thing so we were planning everything out of pocket. I think they only move u when they get stationed, not for the training :/ which really sucks but if anyone knows otherwise please let us know!

Comment by Krystal on April 26, 2010 at 2:32am: Alright i have a very important question for whoever has a husband that has A schooling P-cola. Well, I was told that the navy people are not gunna pay for me and our daughter to go down there to live with him, Even though its going to be over 6 months. Did they pay for any of you to go down there?

Comment by lovemysailor (ship 14 div 190) on April 25, 2010 at 1:35pm: Delete Comment Hey everyone! need help, i am not sure if anyone knows any good babysitters, or watch children themselves? I am moving there last week of may and will need the ocassional babysitter for maybe one date night a month occaisional doc appt and most important, i dont know anyone down there and july 13th our baby is due and we have a four year old son and will need someone to watch him while i am in labor and recovering, please let me know if u can help.

Comment by Suzette <3 on April 25, 2010 at 1:28pm: Thank you Gman! I appreciate all the info and I will definitely look into meeting with some of you once I go up there :)