AECF - FCs and ETs

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Deployment homecoming dates have been shifted because spouses posted the date too often on FB!   Not precisely an extension, but I can imagine what an uproar that caused.

Hi all. Chrissy is still looking for someone to cross-deck with. I wish I could help her.

ETs work on that radar.  When I can get in touch with hubby, I'll ask him about it, he worked on something similar on amphibs, and radar is radar.  A good ET with a basic grasp of radar systems can pick another one up quickly.  Older system, but reliable.  

Yes Mary, if she could find someone who wants to go to Spain that would be great. She doesn't want to because her son lives in California. Living overses would make visitation more diffcult. 

Sorry you missed that call. I hope he can call again soon.

My daughter is in BC and will stay in GL for att school and a school.  How long after PIR before they start att school?  I have heard att is 9 weeks long.  Do they generally get a break between att and A school so they can come home for a visit?  When do they find out if they will be FC or ET?

She'll find out her rating towards the end of boot camp. She won't be able to come home. She'll get to see you for a few minutes right after PIR. Then, she'll have to go "across the street" to check in at her new command. She'll get liberty after that, beginning at about 1600. You'll get to spend time with her that weekend, unless she has to stand watch.

Usually they get to go home on leave once they complete A school.

Oops, yep, I misread your question. I don't believe they get to take leave during the break after ATT.

When do you find out if they have to stand watch?  We want to come for PIR but want to spend a little time with her too.

You find out that day.  Chances are quite slim she'll have a watch.

I got  a call form Chrissy, she thanked me fro her birthday present. And she seems to think that she will find someone to cross-deck with. She learned more about it recently. But she said she didn't have time to explain to me all the "Navy terms you don't know". She said she had to go shopping.

They may still send her to the school if they need her trained in that radar.  She might report in and turn around with orders cut by the ship.  Never say never until she has her boots on the deck.  That isn't a classified piece of gear, she may be able to work on it without the training if her other skills are similar.  

Let us know, I'm deeply curious now!

Thanks AntiM - A school for ET and FC is quite long, kind of disappointing that she will be gone sooo long. 

Hey ladies, does anyone know where family members can stay besides the Navy Lodge if they are visiting for longer then a week? I'm planning on visiting my husband in Great Lakes and staying for about 2 weeks or so with our daughter.  

I just moved here to great lakes with my husband and two kids if there are any moms or wives or girlfriends near by please message me I would love to make friends and have adults to talk too. 

Michelle I stayed at economy stay america I think in gurnee it has a kitchen inside there for people who are staying more than a weekend. Price per night wasn't bad either and its not but like 10 minutes from base.

Michelle I stayed at economy stay america I think in gurnee it has a kitchen inside there for people who are staying more than a weekend. Price per night wasn't bad either and its not but like 10 minutes from base.

I was treated wonderful at the Navy Lodge - but I have service dog and needed help..

My daughter will go to ATT school when she finishes boot camp then she will go to A school.  How does that work?  Does she take ATT school at the same place she will go to A school?  Is that time included in the time frame for A school (FC school is 41 weeks and ET school I think is 51 weeks is ATT school a part of that 51 or 41 weeks?)  I have heard it takes about 9 weeks to get through ATT school (is that correct?).  Will she locate somewhere for the time it takes to get through ATT school and then move to A school or will she only make one move? I know that all of her schooling up through A school will be in GL.  Sorry for all the questions but I just want to have it straight in my mind.  

Yes, they take both schools at the same place. They will both be at  the same place.   She won't have to move. All together it takes about one year. With holds it maybe longer.

ok thanks you Vickyrun.  I am glad we won't have to worry about more address changes during her time in GL once she gets to A school.  

I was expecting tons of holds for my son (PIR 4/22/11) but he only had a few weeks at the most each time and left GL almost exactly a year later for C school. His longest wait was for orders after C school and that was not long either.

Hello everyone, my son is about to complete ATT school and is an FC.  I have been reading the comments of this group the whole time he has been in and would like to join.  Thanks for having me.

Hello Ladies, I read the comments but am hardly ever on . My daughter has just a couple more weeks with her FC school. She says her group will move out of their current ship to another one on Base to wait for orders for C school. I don't know if it is different being an FC vs an ET. I am as anxious as she is to find out where her next stop is for her C school. What is a pain for her is after the holiday stand down her group is now in night school. They don't get done til probably 10:30 or 11:00 p . That is hard on them. The only "saving grace" is she gets to sleep a little bit later some days. They still have to be on Watch duty tho.

@bmom245 - I think alot of their jobs involve night rotations so they may have the classes at night to get them used to that lifestyle

Hi everyone!  My son is AECF with a PIR 3/1 (yes! almost there).  I am wondering about liberty while they wait to class up and while they are in ATT school.  I won't be able to make PIR and I am dying to see him.  Would he have liberty every weekend? Or not? I need to request time off work soon if I want to visit GL in the next couple of months.

His liberty will be restricted at first as he earns his privileges.  He wont' have liberty every weekend, as he will be on duty.  He will be in a four section duty rotation, so he will know his schedule not too long after he gets there and can tell you which weekends he has open.

Liberty phases:

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IKBmom245, They did switch ET's to day school and FC's to night school after stand down, but she'll get used to it. :) Your daughter will have most mornings to sleep. Ask her if she has gone to MidRats, my understanding it's the best "breakfast" around.

After A School they do move those who have comped out of school to another ship, usually the Cole. This is kind of a "holding ship" for those waiting for fleet and C School orders.

The ships they are in for ET's and FC's during school are generally separate from each other because of the different hours they keep. The night school sailors "afternoon" starts after school when most are sleeping, and ends when most of the others are waking up. In the summer after 11pm it's MidRats, ultimate frisbee, PT and studying for the "vampires", and the "day walkers" are sleeping...LOL

Thanks for the info Anti M and ellen0502!

Yeah, my son said the first few weeks were worse than Boot Camp. They have very little privileges, so if you plan to visit, you definitely will want to wait a few weeks.

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Hello!! Can someone tell me what C school is please? :) Also the length and location for FC?  They don't stay in GL for C school? 

My son was able to come home after A School and waiting for his C School to open up.

Don't believe anything the recruier says, they lie, Jesmom.  Your son won't know if he can get leave until he gets to A school.  

Jesmom, his A School will depend on whether he's an ET or FC. There's not one for AECF. As to getting the time off, I'd trust Anti M more than I would the recruiter. It's not just a matter that recruiters' lie, often times they haven't a clue.