Question about A-school

[Soon2bNavyWife]

My fiancé is 19 and graduates next Friday from boot camp. He got to call me yesterday from recruit heaven and we got to talking about a-school. We plan on getting married during a-school but, that isn't what my question is about. The bar came up, and that if he was gonna go while on liberty. He says he might go have a drink or two. I just told him to watch out for "the bees swarming around the beehive" if you know what I mean. Of course I trust him and know I have nothing to worry about. His a-school is in Great Lakes for 4 weeks. My question is, since he is underage can he even go to the bars and drink? I feel like he shouldn't regardless but, I also know it isn't my place to ask him not too. Any advice or helpful answers are very much needed. I'm already a nervous wreck bc I haven't seen him in 2 months and I get to go and see him graduate :) very happy and anxious and I am not wanting that topic to turn into a disagreement if you know what I mean? Thanks!

[Mich (02/939)]

I think you should check this out. http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/rules_liberty.asp :) 

[Soon2bNavyWife]

That referred to liberty after graduation, what about a-school?

[Soon2bNavyWife]

Thanks I will

[Mich (02/939)]

Oh btw. What is your SR's job? His A-school is just 4weeks long? My SR's pir is after yours. But will be going to Texas for A-school. and I think he will be staying there for 3months. Thanks for asking anyways and I was able to find these things sooner as I have to.  I would be as anxious as you like as anxious as I am on his first week on boot camp. Lol. Great that your getting married, i'm excited for you! Good to hear these things coz I'm dreaming of getting married with my SR soon. Though we are facing trials now since we are in this long distance relationship for 3yrs.

[Mich (02/939)]

Oh I'm sorry. I think this is what you're looking for. http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/a-school-visitation-rules?c...

[Anti M]

Okay, I'll give you the straight up on this one: NO UNDERAGE DRINKING. 

Absolutely no underage drinking, they can kick them out for that.  I know, it happened to my nephew's shipmates. Only two people from his A school class graduated the nuke program, out of 29 students, and at least half of them were kicked out for drinking underage.  Drinkers of age only get to mess up once!  Also, sometimes the Live Ashore student sailors have parties in their homes off base.  If they serve alcohol to underage sailors, and those guys get in trouble, the Live Ashores could lose their privileges and have to move back into the barracks.  It has happened.

 

A long time ago, and 18 year old could get 3.2 at the bar on base.  Not anymore.  

 

He MUST NOT drink underage if he wants his career, if he wants to even finsih his first enlistment.  And you shouldn't tell anyone he is drinking underage when you are online... Navy personnel read this board. It is FAR from private.  

 

He's an adult now, making adult decisions.  Just let him know you've been told about the strict policies, and that you hope he is making good choices.

[esther22ship02div932PIR7-1]

Right on Anti M!!

[Angie]

he is underage and WHEN he gets caught drinking he will get in BIG trouble!  he will loose his school, loose any bonus he was going to get, get busted down, be put on restiction for 45 days, get 45 days extra duty and get sent out to the fleet as UNDES  IF They don't kick him out!

 

So where is he going to school at?  

 

Also sence you are of age, if you get caught giving him a drink YOU will be put in jail!  IL doesn't play when it comes to underage drinking.

 

And when he gets caught if he is out in town, he will be put in jail until his court date...than he will be marked UA from the USN...AND get everything I posted above from the USN...NOPE not double jeopardy.  

 

Also...there are military out and about EVERYWHERE you will be the weekend during PIR and if he has a drink odds are a senior Sailor will come up and ask to see his ID card.  Guess what we don't all wear our unifrom out and about on liberty...  Why would someone ask to see an ID card of a Sailor in unifrom?  'cause we all know that a jr Sailor in unifrom is not allowed to drink as they are either 1) just PIR or 2) in phase 1 of libery from "A" School  

 

[Loz]

I think it is your place to talk about this issue with him. He has just survived boot camp, and to have that wasted, because of a drink, will impact on your future together. You are expecting to marry a Sailor, not someone kicked out for drinking, so it is in your interests to discuss the repercussions with him, as it will affect your life as well. He may have already decided it isn't worth the risk, so you could be worrying over nothing.

[sammy]

Okay 2 things. # 1 - he cannot drink underage at a bar. # 2 NO sailor is permitted to drink on liberty from boot camp, of age or not! There are sailors every where here. NOT ALWAYS IN UNIFORM! For example: My husband is stationed here and he saw a sailor who just graduated in a store while we were out shopping. My husband was not in uniform, the sailor was in his dress whites and he was not wearing his uniform correctly and my husband went to him and told him how to properly wear his scarf.. Your sailor will have to be in uniform the entire liberty weekend. He will get caught if he acts out of line. There is always somebody watching over his shoulder. He is in the military and he needs to uphold his HONOR. And referring to drinking in A SCHOOL: Since he is underage he is not allowed to drink at all. But even if he were 21 he would not be allowed to drink until he earns phase 2 in school..  if he drinks underage he runs the serious risk of losing his job. It is a very serious matter. You should discuss it with him. I wouldn't tell him that you mentioned it on here though, that may make him angry. and just FYI Navy personnel do monitor this forum.

[hopesolomon]

Hi i need some help Please!
 my sailor leaves for Pensacola PIR 08/19/2011

Also i would like to know how soon would i be able to see him , how do we go about that and how do he have to do this .

 Lastly,If you experience (or know anything about ) getting married while he is in A-school can you tell me how / what the process like/ and what i (we)need to do to get married. {this is not like a rush
marriage we been planing this wedding for some time.An we really wanna
get married now (so we decided to just get married with just us 2) but
we missed our chance before he left to Boot Camp(and that's the way
it's still gonna be we just need to know how) so any suggestion's on
after boot camp (he has 7 hrs after graduation) or during A-school he's
there for 2years.if it helps i don't plan on moving to Fl,the only time
I'm moving is when he gets his first orders( i heard it's easier that
way) but i want them ( the navy ) to recognize me an help us(as
married) out you know, and  I'm not pregnant  and we're both U.S.
citizens and aged.

Thanks i wanna do this right an not get him in trouble .

[navygirl0428]

Hi, my husband is in the navy also and I've seen several people get into a lot of trouble over small things like this.  They will not serve him at a bar. The grads all have to be back in by 8pm at night so he isn't going to have an opportunity to get into too much trouble out in the world... but that doesn't mean he won't get in trouble when they come back in. Several people messed up when I went for graduation and they punish them by not letting them go the next day or taking some of the time away. So happy that you get to see him and I'm sure that when you get there he'll be so excited to see you that you can bring it up in a way that won't hurt things. He is very excited by what is going on but he will be given a very long "talk" about the rules and what will happen so you may not have to deal with it at all. good luck and enjoy yourself. :)