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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
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Discussion Forum
STG path for first year or two
Started by molly86ag. Last reply by abuon18 Mar 3, 2019. 3 Replies 1 Like
A & C School in San Diego!
Started by abuon18. Last reply by ellen0502 Jun 25, 2018. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Moving during school
Started by JT. Last reply by JT Jun 30, 2017. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by GMA of a Sonar Tech on January 9, 2014 at 4:00pm
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abuon18...Thank you, all I know is that he will be learning the older system not the new...which I am surprised that is the case since I would think that the "Navy" would be updating ASAP (if they are allocated the funding)
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Comment by abuon18 on January 9, 2014 at 3:54pm
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Hi Gma, depending on which system he is going to school for it could be shorter or longer. My husband's C school was actually a bunch of shorter classes so each time a class ended he had another hold time before starting the other... His total C school length was 11 months. Some of his classmates finished a lot earlier because they were learning different systems.
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Just learned that my Grandson will class up on Monday for C School...how long actually is C School .. have heard between 6 and 9 months ...and will there be any more schooling after that?
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Jillymom- that's unfortunately the standard at their base! It took my husband over a year & a half from PIR to begin C-school and then another year to complete it. Luckily as soon as Amberw27's husband has his orders they will be able to begin the process of moving her -it doesn't matter when he actually starts school as long as he has the orders so hopefully he will get his orders soon & she'll be able to move there!
As for your son.... I'm sure he's anxious to be done with school and get in the fleet but tell him to enjoy this time as much as possible! Once he gets to a ship life is so much worse!
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Comment by jillymom on January 9, 2014 at 3:27pm
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abuon18 - My son says it is really over-crowded right now. Hopefully things will adjust over time. From his PIR to the start of C school will be just over a year if all holds well. Hope you will be able to get over to Pt Loma while he is in C school; that long of a separation must be unbearable for a young couple!
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Once he gets his c-school orders, he can start the process for you to move, even if he doesn't actually start c-school yet. So hopefully his orders will come through sooner than later so you can at least move to be with him!
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Comment by Amberw27 on January 9, 2014 at 9:02am
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Thanks so much I am pretty sad that we are going to be separated for almost two years...seems like a lot more than a deployment will ever be.... ):
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Amber- that sounds pretty normal. I don't know how long the wait is but my husband started C school in May of 2012 and got his orders in June of 2013, to give you some sort of time frame. When he gets his C-school orders they should be long enough for you to move with him....in fact there was a classmate of my husband's that the Navy made his wife & son move out to San Diego to be with him while he finished C school so I don't believe you'll be separated until December.
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Has anyone heard of how long the wait for c school in San Diego is right now? My husband and I have been separated since April 2013 and they're saying he isn't going to see any orders until dec 2014....does this sound normal?
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The Navy Lodge on base at Point Loma is just fine...if you can there is also a Navy Lodge on Coronado..but it fills up fast (it is like a 4 star hotel)...
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