Ginny

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The Rating Information card for Avionics Technician (AV) can be found at https://www.cool.navy.mil/enlisted/rating_info_cards/av.pdf. Join Avionics Technicians (AV) Moms, Sailors In Pensacola, FL For A School....Corry Station too!!, and Parents of A School Sailors in Pensacola and check out Airman Family and Friends. AV Sailors attend common basic electronics training, after which they are selected for either the Aviation Electrician’s Mate (AE) rating (Aviation Electronic - AE and https://www.cool.navy.mil/enlisted/rating_info_cards/ae.pdf) or the Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) rating (Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) and https://www.cool.navy.mil/enlisted/rating_info_cards/at.pdf). Your Sailor will most likely fly out to "A" School the day after PIR. See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend to help you know how to plan your weekend. (Spouses of Sailors going to A-school in P-cola)

AT’s will be assigned to Aviation Electronics Technician-Organizational (AT-O) or Aviation Electronics Technician-Intermediate (AT-I). The assignment to AE or AT may be made prior to shipping to the RTC for some. For those with an AT contract prior to BC, the assignment to AT-O or AT-I is made soon after arriving at Pensacola. There is more info on AT-O and AT-I in http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=398.

Your son and his friends are in my prayers! I shared with my son and he said he didn't know how he would handle having to leave with his best friend in the hospital.

Ginny-Thinking of you today as we are getting ready to take my son to the recruiters in two hours and then meet him at MEPS tomorrow before he ships, knowing you are ready to do the same tomorrow! 

So...today is the day. How are you? I can't believe it's here already.

just got home from dropping him off at the the recruiters station. Held it together until I pulled into the driveway here. He's my only child and it's been just the two of us for 21 years. The house is so quiet. Not having a good moment right now, but I'll get better. 

Ginny-Let's keep in touch and see if our kids have the same PIR date! Hoping it goes quickly!!

Ginny-My son made it to Chicago this morning and should be arriving at RTC later in the evening. Did you get your call last night?  Hoping your day is well...we can all do this!!  Stay strong!!