Mineman Moms

Hello KensMoM, My son PIR'd Dec. 13 but is still at GL for a few weeks before he goes on to San Diego. There is a Navy Mineman page on FB in case you haven't found it as of yet. What is going on with your son? Has he PIR'd yet?

Hi Shelli

My son graduated last Friday, is at GL now for ATT school.  Do you have the link to the Navy Mineman page, I am a friend of a Group on FB.  There are not many Mineman families out there, been looking for months...lol Thanks for finding this page!!

It's hard to find anything isn't it?? There is a mineman group on here that hasn't had any comments in 2 YEARS. It seems they have the mn ratings grouped together there. I'll message you his name (I don't know if we should put their names out in the open pages) so you can ask yours if they know each other. He calls home regularly (he's sweet and knows I miss him :) and told me they just got a few more in last week. I'm so happy to find another mom too! 

Oh, I am deactivated on fb for now (I am an addict with it), but the page is called Navy Minemen. Congratulations to you and your Sailor!!! Such an exciting time, SO happy for you both. :)

What can y'all tell me about being a MN? Where is the training and how long for? How long for deployment? My bf just DOR'ed from SWCC yesterday and is now talking about becoming a MN. I was just starting to understand the SWCC world, and now I may be jumping into the MN world instead. Any info? 

My son just made it to GL February 28th & has a job a Mineman after BC, my understanding is that he will leave the day after PIR headed to San Diego for his A school which is 11 weeks, I have not heard about the 6-12 week self-paced training, have you heard anything else about this, xraylady Ship 12 Div 071?

My son is currently at GL finishing his ATT school (he graduates on the 20th of this month).  He will then go on to CA.  Sometimes they are on hold before they can begin ATT.  He was on hold for about a week.

Hi My fiance is currently in Boot camp but enlisted as a mineman. From reading all of these comments it look like he stays in Great Lakes for 6-12 weeks? and then goes to San Diego for A school? is this information correct? We were under the impression that he was going to Texas but found out that the base he was headed too has been closed. 

Hi Paige,

Correct, they have not gone to Texas for awhile.  My son was told the same thing and we found out later that was not correct.

The ATT school at Great Lakes is approx. 8 weeks.  Sometimes they are on hold and don't start right away.

The A school in San Diego is about 11 weeks.  Again, they may be on hold before starting classes.

We got to spend quite a bit of time with him:)  On Friday, after PIR, they get to spend a little time with us on Base (we went to the NEX).  Then they have to go back to their barracks and move all of their stuff to their new barracks.  You will be able to pick up your fiance around 3PM (a good place to meet up is at the museum because he will know to come find you there and you have a warm place to wait).  He will have to be back by a certain time each night (probably 10PM.Better to be back early than late!)  You can pick him up early in the morning and do it all over again on Saturday and Sunday:)

Hi Paige,

There is no C school for Mineman rating.  They have ATT school right after PIR, which lasts about 2 months and is at Great Lakes, across the street from BC.  After that, they go to California for A school, which is approx. 3 months.  Also, tack on any amount of time they may be on hold to get into each of those schools, since they only put so many people through at a time.  My son was on hold for ATT for about a week and a half.  He has been in California for about 3 weeks and is still on hold, hoping to start ATT in a couple weeks.

SailorRp01...My SR has a PIR date of 9/13 and will be staying in GL for his ATT and then on to San Diego for his A School...what ship/div is your SR in?

SailorRp01 ~ My boy is in Ship 9 Div 341...if they don't know each other now they sure will after PIR :)

My SR has a PIR date of 10/4 and going to A school for a MN. I think this is a small community and our boys will eventually meet each other....possibly in SanDiego.

Morning Susan...they may even meet each other while still in GL for ATT...

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here.  My son just arrived at Great Lakes after his PIR date of 8/30.  I think some of your children are about to graduate from Great Lakes MN school.  Any advise for me?  My son will start his A school sometime in the future because of the current class that is graduating.  Are there any of you who's children might be starting with my son?

My son is also a MN rate. His PIR is 10/4.....he may be to far from your dates. Maybe they will know each other sometime in the future. The MN community seems so small and I don't hear much information.

Do they still stay in GL after PIR for more schooling before going onto CA for A school? we were under the impression that he will go straight to CA after PIR.

Oh wow, I just spoke with his recruiter last week about booking a flight home from CA for A school, which i did. Wondering why 2 Navy recruiters would not know this about the ATT school?  Fortunately, i booked the flight with South West and the tickets can be changed or used later up to a year.

Can they have their cell phone and laptop in ATT school?

and what is ATT school?

Advanced Technical Training and I have heard they can have cells after graduation, but only use them on liberty.

My son is graduating on 12/6/2013, any other MN moms have kids around that time.  Son told me he just met someone with the same rating but didn't say his name.

Hi Everyone, I just joined the MN moms site and I don't know if this is the same site or different. (sorry newbie here LOL) My son is currently at GL for BC and his PIR is 1/10/14. His recruiter told him he would be leaving straight from PIR and going to Texas for A school, but from what I see that isn't so. It looks like the A school for MN now is in SD and that first they stay in GL for a few weeks for IT training then go to SD. Is this true? I only have my hotel booked until Saturday because I thought he was flying out to Texas. If he's staying in GL then I can spend the whole weekend with him and I'll have to get the hotel for another 2 nights. If anyone can help, It would be deeply appreciated :)

Hello everyone. I am new MN Mom. My son gives me little details about what training he is doing and only shares the fun stuff. Glad to hear him a good spirits. It appears that he has completed his training and deploys in January. I am feel so lost and don't know what to expect.