Power School Class 1201 (Graduation 5/25/12)

[swim4life]

This group is for anyone with a loved one in Power School Class 1201, the

last Power School class of 2011.... Class starts 12/8/11 and Graduation is

5/25/12.

  Please write if you have questions, comments, concerns or advice for us

new to Power School.  With tests that have their own title, like "The Widowmaker"

this is bound to be an interesting few months!   Let's help each other with this

part of the journey....

   -Swim(4 your)Life!

 

[JoannfromYuma]

Hi everyone. I could use some help. My son just called and seems very depressed. He is having second thoughts about being an ET. He sounded like he just needed to vent and get some things off his chest. He was home for Christmas and spent the whole week sick. He is still sick and is planning on seeing the doctor again tomorrow. I was just wondering if anyone out there has had a similar conversation with their child.

[Sherry/Coreysmom/1201-5]

Joann,  I also had these conversations with my son while he was home.  I'm not sure if he is having true regrets, or expressing doubts about his ability to get through it or what exactly.  I tried to encourage him and let him know how proud I am with out being too "mommy".  It's hard to find the right balance.  I surely don't want him to pick up on my anxieties,  I am going to send more card & letters.  Not like BC where I wrote everyday but I think maybe he needs to have that bit of contact without haveing to deal with the interruption of phone calls ant inconvienient times.

Anyone have any other ideas?

[MamaCindy (MMW TM)]

missyg, this posted while I was typing....I don't mean to be so jabberish - but I can't help but comment on yours as well.  Since my Sailor is a more non-verbal male (as opposed to a daughter!) , I had to ask on FB last night how he felt about his test today.  Bless your daughter's heart....that's what I always want to say to my son...I'll still love you even if Nuke school doesn't work out....but I know he doesn't want to hear the "even if" part.  I feel just as you do...admiration for taking on the challenge, for being selected to take on that challenge and for making it this far!  I was relieved toward the end of A School to read on N4Ms about next steps for those who don't make it through A School or Power School and the opportunities the Navy still holds for them.  Now that they are in Power School, I feel better about their Navy future even if they aren't successful academically.

My son's results (& response) today were the same as hers!  EXCEPT I had to ask!  Oh the difference in sons & daughters.  (I have a non-military daughter....she would have called or texted me, too, in a similar situation - I wouldn't have had to ask.  : )   )  I have had a great day....I'll sleep well tonight ...until the next test!  We're gonna make it!

 

[MamaCindy (MMW TM)]

Joann & Sherry, mine complained a good bit about different things while he was home and often posts comments on FB about about NNPTC being sad or depressing, but when asked by several people if he was still pleased with his decision, his answer was always positive. With some of these folks, he could have been brutally honest,so I was somewhat encouraged. I pray something will encourage them and they'll gain more and more confidence in their studies and their testing. I remember reading when mine first got to GC that many of them lead a very solitary life, going in their rooms after class and study and not interacting with others much. I don't know if that's part of the problem, too. Joann, hope your son feels much better - SOON!

As Sherry said, I'm open to other ideas, too!

[Sherry/Coreysmom/1201-5]

I'm mailing a "goody box" tomorrow with a note to share with the others.  I think a lot of our sailors are having the same doubts and anxieties. If they knew others were also struggling they might not feel so bad about themselves.  But I won't hold my breath till my son shares feelings!

I talked to him last night after he got the results of yesterday's test.  He did well and was very upbeat.  I hope he doesn't put himself through this agony before every test but I also hope he will study as hard for all of them.

I'm so glad I can voice all this to you nuke moms instead of letting it spill out to C.  He doesn't need my worries on top of his own! 

[JoannfromYuma]

Thanks Everyone. It sounds like our sons and daughters are all going through the same thing. Your comments tell me the Physics test this week had a lot to do with it. funny how happier they get when they pass! We told our son that he is so far ahead of anyother one of his friends in college or not and that knowing him, if quit now he will look back and wonder if he could have completed the course. It is a tough road to travel but once the educational journey is complete his starting salary will be $125k per year should he decide to get out. Right now studying is boring but soon they will get hands on training which is a lot better than power point presentations. It seems many sailors have their ups and downs. No wonder. They are under tremendous mental pressure. Again, thank you all for sharing.

[quiltblue]

Still waiting to hear if my son passed this test... Make sure and let them know you are mailing them items, so they can plan to go and pick them up (always use delivery confirmation stickers from the Post Office), one box I sent to my son (w/confirmation number) sat in the mailroom for 8 days! They never told him the box arrived! The cookies were stale and all broken apart (someone must have shaken it really hard).  Same with a 2nd box that was sent.  Especially true when they are in T-track!  

[FREEBIRD6819 OCT 8TH BOOTCAMP]

HI ALL... GLAD TO SEE THERES A SIGHT FOR MY SONS GRADUATING CLASS.. I HAVE NOT BEEN ON IN SO LONG .. HE ALSO HAS BEEN VERY DOWN ON HIMSELF ABOUT HIS SCHOOL.. HES IN 1201-7 HE IS AN MM .. HIS FIRST TEST HE GOT A 2.8 AND WAS SO DISAPOINTED IN HIMSELF CAUSE HE GOT DONE EARLY AND CHANGED ALL HIS ANSWERS AND HE WAS RIGHT FIRST . 

IM TRYING TO FIND FLIGHTS TO GO DOWN THERE FOR FEBUARY BECAUSE HE DOESNT HAVE A CAR YET AND NEXT SCHOOL ..POWER POINT THEY HAVE TO LIVE OFF BASE.. WHETHER THEY ARE IN SC OR NY.. 

[MomofNuke]

Swim4life,  Time sure does fly.  I have a hard time keeping track of where everyone is in the pipeline.  I remember when your son had just barely started A school.  I knew your son would make it this far & I know he will graduate from PS, my son tells me he's really smart & understands quickly & remembers everything.

[Sherry/Coreysmom/1201-5]

Good morning everyone!  I hope everyone is well.  When I talked to C Thur eve he was down again because he only got  2.95 on his math test.  He was upset with himself, but not dwelling on it too much because he was focusing on the heat transfer test coming up on Tue.  He is dreading it because he is having a hard time in that class.  He had been considering coming home for the long weekend but decided he needed to spend as much time studying as he could.  How proud I am that he is making some mature choices.  I don't think I was nearly this anxious about the other 5 collectively.  Is it because he's the baby or am I choosing to forget? Ha Ha

Well, time to go to work.  Have a great day, all!

[quiltblue]

I have been told that graduations are always on a Friday unless it is a Holiday weekend and then it's possibly a Thursday. 5/25/12 is the date posted above. Does anyone have Navy confirmation of this date?  My son was able to get a better grade on this last test. Really enjoyed studying with "Chops" from another class... anyone know who I am talking about? LOL, I love the nicknames they give each other!

[DanielleBell]

I know "Chops". He's pretty cool. My husband has hung out with him a couple times. I like hearing the nicknames too. Since our last name is Bell, they call my husband "Taco" lol! My husband is an ET and will be graduating power school 5/25/12 as well (which is also his birthday!)