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Class 1202 (Graduation date- July 20th)
Our sailors will moving on to the 2nd phase of "Nuke" School. Indoc starts on Feb.9th and classes on the 13th. Since we will all be in the "same boat" together, I thought it will be nice to share our experiences. Lets continue to support our sailors and each other!
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Permalink Reply by Amanda/Colins mom, MM PT 1204 GC on
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well update...Colin checked into prototype monday...alot of briefs.....unfortunately his wife missed passing her Nursing final by ONE point...:(....oh well....life goes on, transfering her CNA to SC so she can work down there, leaves Aug 6th,,,,enpty nest for me again...JEEZ! She is excited to get moved and get going on her marrried life, I wish then the best! Im sure they will do fine.
Colin has met alot of friends in the same apartment compex that are classing up in Proto with him, had dinner last night with a couple and they are starting to car pool!
he has also gotten Gym memmbership close to the apartment and low and behold one of his instructers also works out there and asked him if he would be interested in working on a workout program with him. Should find out his job friday, hoping for crew and working on the ship! So far so good with alittle bit of set backs but all will work out just fine....a mom knows this!
Hope you all are doing great and hope to be sharing another group with you all soon, Colin said he would start Proto in October!
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Permalink Reply by tina41 on
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hello all!
i will also update.
matthew is married now. him and his new wife have moved into base housing. they are happy. matthew got assigned his job till he finds out about prototype.
amanda---sorry to hear about the empty nest!! i have two more at home yet. one is talking about the air force. we shall see!
i hope all your sailors are doing good!
take care and God Bless!!!
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Permalink Reply by Jo1 on
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I'm going to have an empty nest soon also. My sons leave is over soon and heads back to Goosecreek on Thursday. My daughter will be leaving for college in two weeks and then it will just be my husband and I.
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haha then u look at each other and say hell what now? Its been sooo long since its just been us 2! LOL
Just Skyped with Colin, happy his wife is there, she has met some great friends/ wifes down there and are actually out on a girls night tonight iceskating!
she has an interview next week for a job, overall they seem very happy....which makes this momma happy!
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hello all!!
amanda--glad colin and his wife are doing good. good luck to his wife on her interview!!
matthew and his wife are getting things settle still. they are doing good. i havent talked to them lately.
it is nice to hear when they are doing good.
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me again!!
jo----we still have two boys at home, but sometimes it feel like it is just my husband and me. when we plan to do things on the weekend, it usually ends up being just us 2. i guess we are getting in practice for the real thing!!LOL not that im in a hurry!!
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Permalink Reply by Betsyleebig on
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Son called. His name wasn't on the list to classup in September. A lot of his friends names were though. He had been making tentative planes to room with them during prototype. Don't really look forward to moving to BS in the depth of winter.
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checking in....all is well in GC, colin and ash seem to be settleing in to a routine, colin enjoys the hrs of his grad hold job.....7:30-2....so gets lots of Gym time! LOL
Ash had her interview...hoping to get a job soon, extra moneys will help. She has been hanging with some girls doing girls nite and excercise classes! Colin is still on the schedule to class up in October for Prototype....all in all things are going well!
Hope we are all in the Prototype discussion together in the future!
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Permalink Reply by CindyLou (Louisville) on
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Josh is taking college classes while he waits for prototype. He originally wanted to go to BS for pototype but ended up changing his mind to GC because he feels they have better training equipment. I have no idea when he might start. I'll update again when I know. As always, he seems happy.
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Does anyone know how often new prototype classes start up? If the next one in October, will there be another one starting before the end of teh year?
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hello all!
my son told me he will be starting prototype in november. he is still in goose creeek. he was talking about having 12 hours shifts!! the fun will begin !!!
cindy---glad to hear your son is doing great!
amanda---good luck to your DIL!! also glad to hear your son is doing great!!
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Well, Josh called again. He is going into prefill and has to move out of his room and into an apt. by Sept 21. i don't think he knows when he will actually start prototype yet. He is thrilled to be getting his own place again (even if he is going to have a room mate). They can afford a much nicer place if they share an apartment.
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