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Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on July 26, 2013 at 8:09am

oh navymommo............... beautiful story..... HOOYAH ... and a tissue!!

Comment by navymommo on July 25, 2013 at 5:33pm

As our son boarded his flight, all of the passengers stood and gave them a standing ovation.  It was awesome (tissue time)!!!!

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on July 23, 2013 at 8:59pm

Hey there Barbiew......   My son left RTC March of 2012, went to the airport early saturday am, but didn't fly out til late afternoon sat,  spent the whole day with him at O'Hare..  the gate ppl were so awesome to let the families go past TSA checkpoint with your sailor.  oh abuon just said that hhahahah   its an awesome ride... better hang on tight!!!  HOOYAH

Comment by abuon18 on July 23, 2013 at 8:39pm

Hi Barbiew, how exciting to start PIR plans! Yes, Sailors who fly straight to A school (who have a 4 yr contract) will fly out immediately, most likely Sat but some Sun depending on when they get flights. They won't know that info until days before. They will need to go to the airport Fri night/Sat morning (I don't remember which) (they all go in a bus together at the same time regardless of when their flight is), but you can go to the airport and get a gate pass to sit with your Sailor until she boards!

Comment by Barbiew (Ship 9 / Div 341) on July 23, 2013 at 7:47pm

Hi everyone!  Started planning for PIR on 9/13 and would like to know if Sailors going to San Diego for A school fly out on Saturday or Sunday... anyone have any information?

Comment by spyder013 on July 16, 2013 at 10:02pm

Welcome to the group;)!

Comment by Jeanette on July 16, 2013 at 9:43pm

Hi! Our daughter heads for BC August 19 and then goes to San Diego for Sonar Technician training for 10 weeks. I just wanted to introduce myself and say Hi! Thank you for this site, Melissa!

Comment by abuon18 on June 14, 2013 at 8:15pm

Jillymom, the schools do overlap. They often have 2 or 3 A school classes going at the same time-staggered though. They start about 4 weeks apart. The A schools are also a mix of 4yr & 6yr-it's a combined class. They don't separate them until after A school graduation, when the 4 yrs go to a short ops school then their ship and the 6 yrs continue on to C school.

GMA, unfortunately that hold is due to the fiscal calendar. You'll notice they class up in Oct-the start of the fiscal year. The Sailors graduating C school are apparently on hold at the moment until October as well waiting for orders to their ship. At least that is what my husband was told by his chief, because he graduated C school in April and is waiting for his orders. They told him not to be surprised if he doesn't get them until Oct!

Comment by jillymom on June 14, 2013 at 7:10pm

It seems like A schools overlap. My son is about halfway through A school; but he started in ATT school (the electronics core for 6 yrs). Perhaps A schools are different for the 4 and 6 yr enlistees; his also looks like 8 wks. I'm wondering if the 4 yr sailors get an extra week for electronics.

Comment by GMA of a Sonar Tech on June 14, 2013 at 6:52pm

"A" school graduation was very impressive..so glad we had the opportunity to see the school and stay on base...since no camera's or cell phones weren't allowed..the Navy took photo's of all the graduates...now the next school starts in Oct...really a long "hold" time...

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