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Comment by joankf Ship11 Div 181 on May 9, 2011 at 12:22am

teachertoo, My daughter graduates boot camp on May 26, then my youngest daughter graduates college on May 28th. I so wanted to see if my SR could make a one day detour to attend her sister's graduation before flying to San Diego. Rear Admiral Regina Benjamin, the US Surgeon General is going to be the commencement speaker. They changed the rule in March that SR's could not take overnight leave after PIR and she would have to fly from Chicago to NY. How hard was it for your son to get his liberty to attend his brother's graduation and how long has he been in the Navy? Would you call and speak to public affairs at Great Lakes or leave well enough alone?

Comment by ProudNavyMom on May 8, 2011 at 8:17pm

d_o ,   my sailor is also on the west coast and we are in NC.  She was initially in SC so that was nice but now it's hard being on opposite sides of the country.  She is in C school now, started last Monday.  She loves the Navy...it was a good choice for her.   My son is applying to OCS and hopefully will go active next December when he graduates college.

 

Comment by d o on May 3, 2011 at 11:01pm

Thanks Deb M, that was very encouraging.  I will remind him about rank. 

I'm having a hard time w/ one decision that's been passed down.  His brother (our foster son) who is a petty officer is getting married in June. My sonar sailor's chit was denied.  He is the best man.  My sonar sailor wants to be professional about it (which makes me proud), but I wish I could do something to get him here even if it's just for the day!

Comment by d o on May 1, 2011 at 6:38pm

Thanks tmsy22/stg sonar tech mom,  good luck to your sailor too.  Is this her A school?  My son says he's going to end up on a frigate.  He didn't seem to happy about that.  The bright side might be where he'll be stationed.  So we'll have to keep on the sunny side of this!

Comment by d o on April 29, 2011 at 5:34pm

My sailor starts his 3rd school on Monday. Does anyone else have a sailor in this class?

Comment by mysailorson on April 19, 2011 at 10:34am

tmsy22 - My son started class yesterday also.  He has been there 2 weeks waiting for the class to fill up.  I wonder how many it takes to "fill" a class?  Maybe they will know each other.

Comment by phoebe stg2 on April 19, 2011 at 9:33am

Hello tmsy22,  I sent you a friend request and the last name of my son (B).  So it could have been my son.  Most of my son's friends get around by bus system.  One of his friends has a car and "she" does the driving.  He has made a lot of really wonderful friends in SD and it has been really good for him.

Comment by txsailorsam-Donna on April 19, 2011 at 8:43am

My son checks pple in but his name stats with a W. He has been there since Oct. 2nd. The base across the bay is Coronado. It's where the movie Top Gun was filmed. It's a very nice island. The Naval Air Station is there.  SD has a great transportation system so you really don't need a car. My son is also a duty driver, taking pple from base to  base.  I cannot remember how many bases are there.

Comment by d o on April 18, 2011 at 4:51pm

We looked up the school on google earth.  It was small.  I would love to hear all the details.  My sailor said they couldn't find a chaplain there.  Please tell us what you know.

Comment by phoebe stg2 on April 17, 2011 at 10:38pm

My son was on hold for about four weeks.  Had a wonderful time.  He is now finished with "A" school and is waiting to find out if he has been approved for six year.

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