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what to expect afte pir in A school
hello,
I have been reading questions and answers on this site and have learned a lot from all the people who are kind enough to take the time to respond, this site is extremely helpful. my son just graduated this past weekend and is in A school, I was wondering what to expect and what the rules and regulations are, how can we contact them, & can we send them anything? I can't seem to find information on the navel base web site where he is now. I hope someone can help me and I thank you for your help and all you do (all of you) PS as you can tell this is all new to me
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Which A school and where? You can search the Groups, every school has a group of moms and loved ones talking about A school.
Do you know how to search the Groups on N4M?
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Permalink Reply by naycap on
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no i do not know how to search the groups, i bearly know how to do this
i'd appreciate your help, thankyou
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Look near the top of this page, you will see many tabs. We are in the forums tab right now. You will see a Groups tab next to that/ Click on it and you will be on the Groups page.
Scroll down under the Featured Groups and you will see a blank box over All Groups title. Put your sailor's A school in there, their rate (like) MM or ET. Then hit enter and it will bring up groups mentioning that rate. Each one will have a title, choose the one that seems the closest to what you want. Click on it and it takes you to that ghroup. Join if it the right one. You might get emails every time someone posts to the group, they can explain how to stay a member yet stop following so you don't get emails all the time.
Give that a try.
Do you know his rate (job)? Do you know where his school is? If so, I can suggest groups for you. But do try searching for yourself, you may find ones which you like best.
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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I have tabulated groups associated with ratings already. I may have missed a few but I think I have just about everyone. Just click on the link below and click on the file attached. There will be a detailed spread sheet.
http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-navy-job
Anti M,
I have compiled master list for groups associated with ships, ratings, pir dates, geographical and special interest. They can all be found within the "HOW TO DO STUFF ON N4M" category under the FORUMS tab.
Please check it out.
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Permalink Reply by wsubmariner(ship 11 DIV 121) on
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Once he gets to his new duty station you can send boxes, letters etc. Now if he is on a ship/sub then you need to wait till he calls and ask about what he would like you to send him box wise as room aboard is limited. Remember that there is a NEX so they can pretty much buy whatever they need.
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He is busy studying and learning his new job *his rate* and he will contact you. They keep them on a tight leash at first but as the weeks pass they let up on them and they have a little more freedom. But their main objective is to learn their new job. Hang tight. I have learned over the past 15 yrs toHurry up and Wait. = )
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