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Comment by Jenn PIR 5/30 Ship 4 Div 188 on June 3, 2014 at 2:36pm

Does anyone know if there is currently a hold time for sailors just arriving for A school and if so, how long it is?

Comment by debmil24 on June 1, 2014 at 7:48pm

Thanks for all the info guys.  Your right I've never been to SD before and if he is still there Christmas would be the perfect time for me to visit.  I would love for him to be stationed on the east coast but one of the reasons he joined was to travel and he will want to stay on the west coast.  Surfing is better there.  Ha Ha!

Comment by spyder013 on June 1, 2014 at 3:41pm

Wowsers~ that worked perfectly for you!

Comment by jillymom on June 1, 2014 at 2:19pm

My Sailor had PIR Feb 2013 and should finish up in a couple months. He is a 6 yr and has just GOTTEN HIS ORDERS! This is so exciting for him and us he will be stationed in Hawaii, which is our home state. During down times, he did the chip and paint duties, some driving, clean-up, etc. He has loved Point Loma, except  for the seagulls. Hooyah.

Comment by abuon18 on June 1, 2014 at 9:28am

Debi, they earn 2.5 leave days a month. They usually are able to take leave when they are on holds between schools (not usually between PIR and their first school though because they don't have enough days accrued, but it could be a great time for you to visit!) and they are also usually allowed to take leave between A school and reporting to their first duty station. Again nothing is black & white and it's all very subjective and has to be approved.

Comment by spyder013 on June 1, 2014 at 9:28am

Hope he gets stationed on easy coast for you! If I recall correctly, my daughter had a week off so she did come home to get married quickly. Good luck to all of you!

Comment by debmil24 on June 1, 2014 at 9:11am

My son is a 4 year.  We live in Florida and was hoping he would have leave to come home after A school for a few weeks.  Does that usually happen?  His best friend joined the Marines and every time schools were delayed he would come home for leave and even worked at the recruiter's office for a month.  Kinda hoping for the same thing.  Going up for PIR but not the same as having him home.  You guys are great.  The not knowing is hard.

Comment by spyder013 on June 1, 2014 at 8:45am

Sharks is correct...nothing is ever black and white in the Navy. My daughter has been in over 4 years now and the only thing that remained constant was where went after all the schooling. Enjoy all the time in sandiego.....its terrific!

Comment by abuon18 on June 1, 2014 at 8:39am

Hi Debi, congratulations!

Is your son a 4 yr or a 6 yr? The schools are vastly different. My husband is a 6 year & was in school in San Diego for approx. 2 years before he received his orders of where he would be stationed. 4 years have shorter schooling & Sharla explained a timeline a 4 yr above.

Comment by Sharla on June 1, 2014 at 8:18am

Hi debmil24, my daughter found out her orders toward the end of A school.  From what she said, others started trickling in before hers, she said they would find out in groups that were picked randomly.  Is your son a 4 yr or 6yr?  Mine is a 4 yr, and when she first got to San Diego she was on holds for a couple of weeks before A school started, and then once it was over (9 weeks-ish) she went on holds again awaiting Ops school, (another 9 weeks) which was postponed three times.  LOL, nothing is black and white in the Navy.  It depends on the equipment they are assigned to as to how badly they need certain expertise, and if students behind them have that, they'll get pushed through ahead of them. The Navy needs what the Navy needs.  :)   She was originally supposed to start Ops in January, actually ended up starting in March, and just finished up mid-May.  Then there was a two week overview class that she said was more informational than all of it combined.  Her original orders were to leave for VA in April, but the class getting delayed kept pushing her orders out.  This happens, it's not a big deal.  She now leaves for VA next weekend.   I wanted to explain this all to you to show a "not clean" example of how it all goes down, so you don't panic when things change.  LOL, I'm a planner and like things to be black and white and solid and one thing I've learned this year is nothing is like that.  :)  But it's all good, it all works out.

Oh, and during holds, they are just put to work somewhere.  Janitorial duty, yards cleanup, one day she scrubbed bird poop off an admiral's yacht. :)  Some get admin duty.  Another time she got pulled to run hostile drills with a SEAL team, with paintball guns...they just needed bodies to run around to shoot at, she said that was the most fun, ever.  :)

It's a very laid back base, she loved it there.  Good luck to your son!

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