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New to the site just saying hello!!
Hello all,
I am new here as well as a new Navy mom my son Graduates on May 3rd.....15 days so excited to see him. Having raised my two boys on my own it hard to be out of contact for too long. He is doing well ready to be done with boot camp and move on to A School.
I am so very proud of the young man that calls me Mom :-)
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Comment by lemonelephant on April 18, 2013 at 7:43pm
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Welcome. I see you have joined the PIR group. I also invite you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) (clickable link). I'm glad he is doing well. Where will he go to "A" School and/or what will his rating (job/specialty) be? There are groups for most ratings and/or "A" Schools.
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Comment by Hello2u on April 19, 2013 at 10:50am
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Hello back! :)
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Comment by Fawnb on April 20, 2013 at 2:26pm
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To lemonelephant< I know he will be doing A School in Chicago I just read back through his letters to see if he gave me any more info and he has not.. Guess I will get all that in a couple of weeks when I see him. I believe his rating is E3 if that makes since....ugggg this is all so new to me sorry if what I say does not make since and please correct me if I sound stupid...
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His rate is E-3. His rating is the job or specialty that he will go to "A" School to train for and then do in the fleet. You don't sound stupid that is a common thing to mix up. Since he is staying in GL for "A" School, you will want to stay through late Sunday or Monday to have the most time with him. PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) has more on that. You may also want to join Great Lakes A School Q&A and GL A-school moms. You can also check out the Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes Facebook Page.
What does ??? mean? (A Guide to Navy Abbreviations and Terminology) can help you with many of the terms you may come accross in this site or from your recruit/Sailor.
E-1, E-2, or E-3? How did that happen? will tell more about how your SR came to be an E-3 and will have those stripes at PIR.
(Group names are clickable links.)
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