Sailors attending A School in Meridian, Mississippi

My Daughter just left Meridian. I spent a week there with her a couple of weeks ago.

mom son is LS.. any clue where his next station might be?

TRESSA it depends on where his position is needed. He could go anywhere! They do ask them their top 3 picks (east coast/west coast or over seas) but their choice has less to do with it than where they are needed. My Daughter go her second choice.

HOW LONG BEFORE THEY FIND OUT THEIR DUTY SATION?

My Daughter found out about 5 or so weeks before she was done with school I think. So maybe a little more than half way through school. She is also an LS just starting working yesterday at her station!

NavyMom 13.. where is your daughter now?

also do they get leave after school?

I just sent you a friend request. I am not sure I am supposed to put specifics on the main page.

Thank you My Heart.  That's what I thought.

Is this group active? My son arrived yesterday at Meridian.

Pamesue  Hi my daughter left Meridian 14 months ago, but I'm still here to help. What do you need to know ? Rockenrobin anytime

Ok thanks, my sailor arrived there yesterday and was hoping I had a way of getting advice if needed. Thanks I will be sure to ask when I need help.  I appreciate you :-)

My Daughter made it to Meridian. How long is LS A school? I'm trying to get a date figured out for her Grad so I can ask for the time off. Also are there any hotels with special rates for Navy families?

My son says school is 9 weeks, that there is no graduation like PIR. I'm not sure about places to stay.  My son will graduate on 3/4.  Hope this helps.

Hi all see if there is a navy lodge on base , I think there is and its a great place to stay . You would be right there and he or she coluld stay in your room. You must get clearance to stay on base, some online forms and your photo ID. Hope you have a good time

Yes Nicks Mom  they are aloud cell phones , laptops I-pads, street clothes, Headphones hope that's helps

They are also allowed to have their car there if they are close enough for you to take to them.  They will be able to wear street clothes once they phase up.  When they reach phase 3 they will be allowed to go off post and will be allowed to have over night passes for Friday and Saturday nights.  They are not allowed to stay with you at Navy Lodging unless it is the night of graduation after they have finished all their out processing.  There is a graduation ceremony but not near as big as from basic training.  At the graduation they will be taking pictures and if family is there they have you go up and they take a picture of your sailor with the family and they will post them all on their website.  They are allowed to have anything they would like there really.  It is no where near as strict as it was in Great Lakes.

Hello there, it seems there are two N4M groups for Meridian.  Here's the other group's link for info:

http://navyformoms.com/group/meridianmississippiaschoolfamilyfriends

My son is their now, Hope to visit him soon

Yeah my son had liberty Saturday and Sunday I wish I could have been their but I plan on seeing him soon

Hi KellsR3714,

I believe the only airline is American Airline into Meridian US Airway is also owned by American Airlines any way as far as I know that is the only airline. I heard there was a train but I do not know very much about it. The other big airport is Jackson but it is about an hour and a half away so that may be an expensive cab ride. You could rent a car though. I am going to drive from Texas it will be about 8 hours for us. 

Hi My SR will be coming to Meridian,MS torwards the  end of March. When will I be able to visit my SR? 

Mine is stationed here but when he was in A school in Pensacola we visited him about a month or two later. At first they are more strict then they get more privileges but your sailor will know. You can stay on base at the Navy Gateway and you will be really close to where the sailors stay.

I am trying to figure out where to order graduation pictures and cd - does anyone know the link? Thank yoiu

My son was there Oct - Dec of last year for YN A school, so his experience would have been a little different ( A school rules are much stricter).  But about the base - it is very rural.  My son said think of a small, sleepy southern town in the woods.  If he is into nightlife it won't be much fun, but my son really liked it.  The main drawback is that the town is some distance away, so a car would be very helpful.  Also the town of Meridian is not very large.  Sailors sometimes take weekend trips to New Orleans for recreation, but that was not allowed during A school.  There is not a Navy Lodge on base, but there is a Navy Gateway Inn.  My DIL stayed there twice & said it was nice & also reasonable.  I think the rooms were about $70 and the suites with a kitchenette were a little more.  Good news is no add'l motel tax since it is military.  If you fly you would probably find it much cheaper to fly into Jackson (about 90 min away) & rent a car.  There is only 1 flight a day to Meridian via Dallas & it is quite expensive. You should get to visit him almost right away since he is not in school.  Beware the summers are hot there. Hope you have a great time.

My son will attend Basic Training in early November with PIR that last Friday in December.  Then A School for SH immediately following.  I understand that they will have some liberty after completion of A School.  I've heard anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks that they will come home before heading to their first duty station.  Anyone know for sure how much time they get?  Thank you!

Frequently they do get to take 1 to 2 weeks of leave between A school & reporting to their first duty station. But it is not guaranteed. As with everything it is "needs of the Navy". In other words, if he is needed ASAP at his new command he will be required to go straight there. For example - if he is assigned to a ship that is leaving on deployment. But almost all of my son's class were able to go home first. There is even a program where they can work during the day at their recruiter's office for 5 days of their leave & it won't count as leave. It's a great program.

BigMosMom - it's really dependent on where they will be stationed. My son received 3 weeks after A school (Logistics) in Meridian but his first duty station is in Japan. They get less leave if they will be stationed state-side and as garden gal said, there is a possibility of no leave at all if needs of the Navy require him to be at his next duty station ASAP. 

You really can't plan ahead and count on a specific time since even once they graduate A school - some leave right away and some (like my son) spend time on hold before receiving leave.

btw - liberty = time off locally (weekends/afterhours) and leave = vacation time

right on-enjoy your time if you do get some.  My son will be coming home next Wednesday for 10 days then we are driving to Norfolk VA together where he will be stationed.

My son will go to A school in Meridian.  Are they able to have their own car down there?