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Stand Down At Christmas
My son just called and said he found out when stand down is. Any suggestions from peeps in the know as far as purchasing tickets to fly home...airlines that offer military discounts...who is the best airline to fly with? (Can't imagine flying over the holidays:/ Would love to hear from you!
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Permalink Reply by navy_GF on
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what is stand down?
my SR's PIR is 9/14 and he will be attending A School in GL. I'd love to find out as much information as possible about what to expect while he's in A-school over there (even all the little basic things that seem like common sense to most of you but is totally new information to me!) He will be an EM. A-school for 17 weeks -
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Permalink Reply by Riverlady ship 13 div 181 on
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Stand down is the time those in school get off over the Christmas holiday
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Oh cool! the stand down time applies to ALL students/sailors at A-school regardless of how long they've been in A-school?
During stand down, they will be able to come home or go wherever they please? -
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Stand down applies to all students at "A" School...BUT if they don't have enough days of leave they will NOT be allowed to take all the days of stand down. As they can NOT go past a certain number of days in the hole (negitive)
Standdown is leave time, they have to use and they have to buy and plane their trip where ever they are going.
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what happens to the ones that don't have enough leave during stand down? what do they do?
if my SR's PIR date is 9/14, how many days of leave do you think he'll have by the time stand down comes around? -
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Permalink Reply by Michelle on
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What is the most days they can barrow? My husband just went into boot camp on the 4th so his PIR should be Nov.30th and he's A school is in Great Lakes. Would he be able to get any days off at all? He's school is supposed to be about 2 years long. I'm planning on moving out there in January but it would still be awesome for him to see us for the holidays.
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There is no "A" School in Great Lakes that is 2 years, what rating he is going to be?
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I may have it confused, it maybe 2 years total of school in general but I think there all in Great lakes too. He's going for Advance Electronics Technician.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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AECF program ... he will be either an ET or an FC.... do you know which one? ET? The program extends the contract by two years, includes ATT (electronic "prep" school) and A school at Great Lakes, then a C school somewhere else. Long enough for a spouse to be moved there. The Navy will pay for the move, but you have to follow the rules and not just pack and show up. He'll get the info on that when he goes through indoc when he moves over to the training side from boot camp.
He'll be in Great Lakes for close to a year (give or take... probably longer than a year). You may or may not be able to move to where his C school will be, and there's no way to know that until the time comes.
But yes, he'll be home for Christmas.
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He was undecided on which one he wanted to do when he left but he was leaning more towards doing ET. So does this mean he does not go straight to A school after PIR? Would he still need to "barrow" days or will he get enough days to be able to fly to NYC for the holidays? Does the length of his school make a difference on have many days he can take off?
Also, I am planning on moving to Great lakes around January to be closer to him, but I was planning on doing the move all on my own without using the movers because of the fact that we literally do not have anything to be moved. I am staying at my mothers at the moment so the only thing I will be taking with me is my daughter's crib and our clothes. We will pretty much be starting from scratch once we get there. Would I be breaking any rules by not using the Navy for this move? The last thing I want to do is cause any problems for my Husband.
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He doesn't get to pick, the Navy tells him which he will be.
As far as borrowing days that is up to the "A" School and I think they only let him go 5 days in the hole. If you move to Great Lakes, be ready for the cold, snow, and for you to set up the whole household, find a place, and do everything to move you from there to here. Also if he gets holiday leave, he will have to pay for his ticket to and from New York.
No you aren't breaking any rules for not using the Navy to move you BUT there is something where you move yourself (which it sounds like you are going to do) and they pay you gas mileage for up to here. DO IT!!! DO NOT pass up free money!!!!
Yes he goes right to schooling after bootcamp, odds are he will move over there right after PIR, which means you will have maybe an hour with him than he moves. IT will take 3-5 hours for him to check in on the "A" School base, than will have liberty BUT he will be required to be back tot he base each night.
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Say YES! to free money. It is not difficult to file the paperwork and it is unwise to not take what the Navy is willing to provide for you. Once he's out of boot camp, you'll find the housing office and personal property at Great Lakes will assist you in understanding the process.
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