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MA school
I'm am new to the Navy moms my son just arrived at MA school, graduation is October 14th, is there an actual ceremony and is it encouraged for parents to go?
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Permalink Reply by michele67 on
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hi there .... my son finished MA school back early June ... there is a small ceremony it is about 30 minutes I did not go as I had gone out there to spend a weekend with him so chose not to go ... they call it a pinning where you can pin his stuff on him ... Im sure if you chose to go you would love it I became friends with some other moms on here and they went and took pics for me so I didnt miss that part ... he flew home that same day and was here for 2 weeks before he left for his next duty station ( his C school) did he already class up this week or is he still waiting for more to arrive ?
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Permalink Reply by Schafam Master at Arms Mom on
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He just arrived on Saturday, he called last night and was going to learn more that evening. What does class up mean
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oh thats good he will sure love it ... they have at least a little freedom back IE: cell phone laptop etc .... class up is just where they start all their training ... IF there were enough people then they would have started today if not then they wait until there are enough to fill a class ..did you go to PIR ? My son is now in Washington State and loves it still in school will be finishing that up in the next few weeks then out on the line he is looking forward to that .......... right now mainly what your son will be doing is classes and alot of PT .. he wont phase up which means move up to where they can leave base on the weekends for awhile but he will surely love it ... probably in about 3 weeks he will be allowed off base only in uniform and they can go into San Antonio and hang out for the weekends but will have to be back on base each evening ...... then they move to phase 2 which is off base in the civilian clothes for the weekend... and phase 3 is the weekend before the graduate and they are allowed in civilian clothes and can stay off base completely for the weekend ......... does he have a cell phone and laptop with him?
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Yes his PIR was Friday and it was amazing, we were so proud and happy to finally see him. He does have his cell phone and talked a little about some things he will get to do, and I believe his training was starting today with rules and stuff. Thank you for your information, I think I'm going to like this Navy mom stuff.
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yes that was so amazing and such a proud moment !!! I was soooooooooooo happy it was over took a toll on me when he was gone and no contact LOLOL.... I was so greatful as I had found N4M before he went into BC so meet some great moms and great support ...he will love it but will be tired still LOL . I sent my son some clothes and a box full of goodies and his PS3 system etc that way he had stuff there that he wanted ... Im suprised you didnt find this site before
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Yes, there is a ceremony, Pinning. It is a much more personal ceremony than PIR. Read the info in these Discussions: Graduation Info for Lackland AFB - Navy MA graduation; Places to st... and Break down week by week. There is sometimes a barbecue or other get together for the families following the ceremony. Not many parents/families attend, so it is special for those who are able to attend and their Sailors. I wasn't able to attend when my Sailor's ceremony was moved to Thursday instead of Friday, but my new MA came home the next day.
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What a small world, are you planning on going to the pinning in October?
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Permalink Reply by pinkcubby on
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Would like to but I am afraid the money will probably not allow me too. We will have to see.
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Hi there...my son called last night. They did class up. He sounds excited about the program and we were teasing him it sounded like his accommodations were like a resort compared to where he was in boot camp. We are still trying to figure out between what his schedule is and ours if we can make it there.
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My son was saying it is pretty nice there too. This may be a dumb question but what do you mean by class up? My son tells me somethings but forgets to tell me other things
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It means that class actually starts, sometimes they get to there A school and not all sailors are there so they do painting and odd jobs until classes start. Our son told us there is an older gentlemen in his 70 teaching them how to march and stuff and our son said he can do more push ups then of them.
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