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Would love to hear from all OS parents.
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Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022
Discussion Forum
OS "C" school???
Started by Chels's mom. Last reply by Colleen SHIP-13 DIV -309 Jul 8, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Nikita on December 27, 2018 at 1:07pm
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Hello! My name is Nikita. My son in bootcamp now (Division 81). He graduates on January 18th.
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Had a Great time seeing our daughter over the weekend after PIR on 7/13. She is now settled as best as she can be for OS A school which she said she thought starts for her on Monday 7/23. Of course we forgot to get her new address. She said this week she has jobs to do until school starts. We were so upset leaving since her birthday is Wed, wished we could have stayed longer to visit with her but had to be back at work today:) Best of luck to all starting there A school. So glad they have there phones and communication will be a little easier.
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My daughter graduates July 13 from boot camp then attends A school.
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My son graduates next week and will go on to OS A school. Would love to hear from other moms/wives/gfs about your loved one’s experience.
How challenging was A school?
Do they like their job? Did they stay in the rate long term?
Was your loved one immediately deployed after school?
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My daughter is going to be an OS...
She's in BC until Nov 22, 2017!
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Comment by mommamia93 on September 18, 2017 at 12:51pm
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MyHusband
thank you. He did pretty good on the ASVAB. His original choice was a CTT but I think he would have had to wait longer to leave so he went with the OS.
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Has anyone had a chance to do any real research into what it a OS does and how rigorous A School will be. My son told me yesterday that after this week he will be placed on hold until the next OS classes start and only then will his 12 weeks begin. The way things are going right now it's probably more of a blessing than a curse.
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He's just finished Boot Camp. PIR was this past Friday. He told me there were a lot of OS's at A School. Maybe we can give this thread some new life.
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Mommamia93 my daughter has a PIR on 9/22 and will be going to Great Lakes to become an OS. I noticed the same thing (2015 being the last post on this thread). What stage is your loved one in on their journey?
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I see no comments since 2015. Hoping to connect with other OS moms. I"m wondering how hard is the training to become an OS?
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