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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Join Sailors In Pensacola, FL For A School....Corry Station too!! and Parents of A School Sailors in Pensacola. You may also want to check out Airman Family and Friends. Your Sailor will most likely fly out to "A" School the day after PIR. See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend to help you know how to plan your weekend.
What is your recruit's rating (job/specialty) going to be? There is more information I can give you.
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Permalink Reply by Ohiomom on
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Graduation is a day of pride. You will cry and be happy. Your baby is a sailor. My oldest son graduated bootcamp 2 years ago and went to Pensacola for A School. Once he is in A School you will be able to communicate with him almost daily. They still have inspections and a lot of schooling. Many rules to follow. But they can have their cell phones and laptops. So SKYPE! When A school is over and they are headed to their regular duty station they can sometimes come home for a week using their leave time accumulated during bootcamp and a school. Hope that helps a little to ease your worry. :)
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Permalink Reply by MattsMom on
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My son was going to look into the family passes for the USO also. He graduates on Friday and flies to Pensacola on Saturday. How/where does he go about getting the passes? Also, does anyone know if schooling starts on Monday for them? Or is there a "waiting period" before schooling begins?
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MattsMom, What is his rating (job/specialty) going to be?
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AC is Air Traffic Controller. It used to be known as Air Controlman, which is why the abbreviation is AC. I left info on that rating for you on your My Page.
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Permalink Reply by TylersMom on
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Yellowtorpedo PIR is awesome and so much fun! Especially when you get to hug your sailor! My son is in Pensacola, been there a month and finally classed up and started class yesterday! He likes it there very much and is having a good time. Make sure you join the Pensacola group, there is a lot of information there also. Congrats to your new Sailor and have fun this weekend!
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Permalink Reply by yellowtorpedo on
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Syfyfan14 and Tylersmom thank you both so much for the info I really appreciate it and I will definitely join the Pensacola group. I really had a bad day today, I was so emotional and through out the day I am so tired of crying but I know that they are cries of pride and joy, I'm sure you all understand that. Thank you again.
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