Sailors attending A School in Meridian, Mississippi

ok well i am finally home kinda sad but glad to be off the road for sure. cant wait til friday morning when i head out all over again to see hubby. hooyaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok well i am going to go to bed soon. see yall later.
j

i will be there friday then be back up there sunday during the day. so i will post before i leave on sunday. i should be there around 1600 hours. hope everyone is haveing a good day so far.
j

found my id btw lost it all weekend long so im not dead. hubby got promoted to class leader today he is so excited. i think he just likes the title. oh well where is everyone??????
j

Just a rap up.... My son did process out ok on Monday. They processed out the overseas duty people last and my son was literally the last person to be processed. We left the base at 12:45pm and arrived back in Fort Worth at 8:30pm (we halled).

It was nice meeting everyone. I'm now moving on to the site for Mom's with kids in Hawaii...Take care everyone! Hooyah!

HoYAH congads to ya we will miss you.
J

hey i just made it home been on the road all morning. missin hubby already so cant wait til friday HOOYAAH.,
really enjoyed meeting you allie.
later
J

where is everyone? hello anybody home.

they can have cell phones right away, he will be able to check out with you over night after i think its 8 days now they just changed the rules. you can see him the time he gets there just he cant leave base but they do have a bowling alley. resturant called mean jeans. its good. so if you need to know anything else please let me know right now my hubby is head of the AZs called the class leader so he can tell me stuff to tell you if you need anything else answered but he leaves around the 22nd nov.

Hi Moms! My son just graduated from GL on Friday. This is our next stop.

congrads on the graduation friday.
ceremonialguardmom- the next class is january so he will be on hold for a while. they dont want to start a class in the middle of the holidays.
ok well i will check in tom. just got home from mississippi.
J

Hello ProudMomS - Glad to see you here. This is our next stop too. PIR was just incredible. More than I ever could have imagined. It just leaves me speechless. We got to spend the weekend with our sailor. Just took him back to base a couple of hours ago. He has changed so much. What a gentlemen. Wow. We are still marveling...lol...

hey allie so glad you made it home safely. i will try to find you asap. been a long weekend. i wont see mike for 20 days now so upset.
candyazstepmom- i am glad to give you info if i hear anything else. sorry its not good news. mike has been there since 9-2 so it will be 3 months when he is done. cant wait til later this week rumer is they will have orders hoooyaaah!!!!!!
J

Ladies please be careful about posting full names, last names, addressess and phone numbers. This is against the community rules of Navy4Moms. It can be dangerous to your sailors as well. jhenderson- if that is your sailors last name also they suggest using something else. Plus you have posted your phone #. You may want to delete that. Sensitive info can be sent in a private message. Sorry to sound like a old biddy but safety to our sailors comes first. Thanks...

Fallon Navada is where we will be.
J

cherllynn, glad to see you here! I have not heard from my sailor since we dropped him off Sunday night. I wonder when we will get a phone call letting us know an address and phone number.

Mine called 7am this morning said they were boarding. Said he enjoyed the weekend and was very excited about going on to Meridian. Said they should've arrived there around 1. He did post on fb around 9am saying they were in Dallas on a layover but were boarding soon. I haven't heard anything since. He knows he can call anytime. I don't expect it'll be too long.

thank you alie you are so sweet. im going to mikes grad on the 23rd and they hopefully on the 3rd he will be released to go. 30 hour drive im not looking forward to. ok well gotta bring dog to vet today she super sick.
J

He has transferred to Meridian, but no call yet. hhhmmmm.... I was hoping communication would be better.

he is problably so tired then during the day they have to work.
you might get a call after 430 this afternoon. crossing my fingers for you.
J

hey cheryllynn
i asked my hubby about your son he said he heard they arrived but havent met them yet so i think today he was still processing. Hope that helps a little
J

Leave it to kids to figure things out. He went to the Nex and bought a psp. says it was real cheap. It can use the internet so he was posting and chatting with his brothers and sister this evening on fb. Where was I...? I had gone out to dinner with my hubby and friends. Did a little grocery shopping. When I got home the kids where all excited because they had talked with him. I missed it all!!!!!!!! But, at least he is fine and all is well.

J - Have you googled Fallon, Nevada? I don't think it's that far from California but I could be wrong.

thanks hesmyrock shes fine just colon issues.
she did it a week before pir to me too.
cherllynn yes i did google it and i called the base and they sent me info on it.
glad you heard from your son. tell your son be careful. i have seen alot of new ppl get in there and spend ALL of their money on stuff they can hardly use. i dont know if your son will be like that. i just want to let you know to warn him. some spend it all so they have no money for food. kinda sad.
ALie hey im about to go on facebook now thanks for finding me.
yes mike will graduate on the 19th and me and the kids will be there to watch.
he might cross our fingers be released the day or monday after thanksgiving. cross your fingers and say some prayers for me
J

My daughter is still at Boot camp but will be going to A school in Meridian after the Christmas Holidays...What is it like? Eager for her to get to that point as it is closer to home in Panama City Fl.

welcome to your son. im gonna be up there early tom. morning also cant wait to see hubby

the base is really really nice quiet. they also have a nice hotel on base for family, etc... just to let you know. most ppl just get ready fast to get out of there, your sons class should start the 2nd week after holidays are over. ok well good luck to you.
J

Hi Bris mom and Candy. My son has been there for a week and 1/2 now. Seems to like it. He doesn't say much to me about it but his messages sound good and content. He is able to get online and send messages. He started class this past Wednesday but had yesterday off cause of Veterans Day.

Candy-I'm in NH; far far away from Meridian. :( That's too bad that he has to wait another week. I think the guys like the adventure from place to place. I haven't heard what his plans are for the holidays although he knows his older brother will be here in NH early January so he will probably, if he can, schedule his time around that. But who knows. It's the Navy!!! lol
Happy birthday to your son. Mine was 20 in July. He had signed up in April and had DEP until September. Graduated bc 10/29. It's been a long year.

thats great news about him getting his orders mike got his hard copies friday so happy he grads on friday so im praying he gets out docked the day before thanksgiving so i dont have to return him. just got home from miss so im going to bed but i hope everyone had a great weekend.

Hi everyone, I just joined this group, my son will be in Meridian tomorrow morning. His PIR was 11/12. We are planning to go down there for Thanksgiving. Any help or information would be great! Thank you..

they have a nice hotel. i will be there this weekend again and then go get hubby for thanksgiving hopefully he will be outdocked the day before thanksgiving. cross your fingers.
Lonnie'smom----if you need anything let me know.
J

My son arrived at A school finally:) He said it was definately warmer than GL and much more laid back!

thats great news i found out mike should outdock the day before thansgiving. im so excited. going to see hubby today and i will waych him grad tomorrow morning. then bring him home tom afternoon. cant wait for 1200 to come today. bye everyone.
J

Finally got his address, now to ship his stuff to him. He seems to like it down there, says school is good. Says he can't wait for the weekend so he can lay back and relax and READ A BOOK!!! wow.

got to see all of the AZ's that are in A school right now. watched mike grad. friday and so wexcited he will be out of there wed.

congradulations on having your sailor home for thanksgiving. my hubby gets to come home tomorrow too. cant wait
J

I haven't a clue as to when you get to see them. I know my son couldn't leave base for a couple of weeks after he got there. They have to earn a green something or other to leave base. But you getting on base I don't know. He has his phone? .hope you get to see him. Keep us posted!!
Jonathan called last night around 7. He had hung around the base with his buddies and he sounded really good. He talked for a while. Glad he has his phone now. Says the guys that were giving him grief have left. Yay!!

he can leave base with a budy after 2-3 weeks with a green dot as long as he passes room inspection and isnt late for anything. ok well im signing off this site my sailor is no longer in mississippi, so now im gone. good luck to all of you and your sailors. GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
J

Hi Emily. Welcome. There aren't many active members here...most have moved on after A school graduation. I have been through Meridian a few times. There isn't much around there. I don't know what the nearest airport would be. My son should be coming home for Christmas too and I don't know what he is planning. I'm sure the chiefs will let them know. I'll ask my hubby he might know how to research that...lol...

to emily my husband is going also to mississippi i think they have an airport there from what i was seeing online... and i was also trying to figure out if they are able to come home for christmas break

Got a call late last night. My son will finish his schooling by the 19th and be home for Christmas. He will have 2 weeks. Yay!! He then will be stationed in Harrisburg, PA.

It is a very small base from what I've gathered from my son. He says there aren't many there...maybe 300 or so. Very laid back. Nothing like bc. The quarters are set up that you have a roommate and there are 4-5 bedrooms off of one common living/kitchen area.

Well, Lady Hamilton, 12 hours after my son received his orders for Harrisburg he received new orders....for Diego Garcia. It's a small island in the Indian Ocean. But thanks for trying to help...I appreciate it. Nice to meet you.

Oh, no he is not LS, he is PS...Personnel Specialist...

Hello everyone, my son is graduating boot camp 12/22 and will come home before going to Meridian Mississippi for school. I we live in Virginia so I am so grateful that his school is not in GL. Any information that you may feel like sharing would be appreciated

Kim

Hi sacred's mom. I don't know much at all. It is a rather small base. Very laid back and study is at your own pace. My son seems to be doing very well. Says there is absolutely NOTHING to do there. It is very easy for them to spend all their money cause they are bored. The first few weeks they have to stay on base but then earn their green dot and are able to leave base, I think up to 150 miles? I Dorms are set up 2 to a room with 5 rooms to a common living/kitchen area. That's about it in what I know. Sorry so little. My son leaves around the 17th - 19th of Dec.

cherilynn, my daughter (YN) is currently in Diego Garcia. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I'll see if I can answer them.

maussie-thanks so much. I am soooo glad to have another mom with someone there!!! Yay. I'm not too worried about him going there it's just I don't feel that they are preparing him for it or what he has to do to get there. What did she bring with her? Did she ask for stuff once she was there? They say there isn't much to do there...what is she doing to keep herself busy? I thought Jonathan could take classes.

My daughter is actually stationed n a ship that is based there. But, she arrived before her ship and spent about 5 weeks on the island.
She said it is gorgeous there and YES there isn't much to do there. It is a six mile island. She took all her Navy gear and some clothes from home. She loaded lots of movies on to her laptop and took her Bible.
She hasn't asked for more than a few clothes, shoes and Cheese Its. I do send snacks in all her care packages though. Last package included pumpkin bread in a jar and her favorite tea.
She likes to hang out at the pool. There is a DG IdoI show every Friday. And she goes to the clubs sometimes. 8/
The Navy won't prepare him to be there. It will be a learn as you go thing. 8)
Where will he be flying from?

cheryllynn, thank you so much for the information. Any information is better than none.