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Nuke questions
Any help?
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Permalink Reply by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on
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Every single new goes to the same place, Goosecreek South Carolina. And depending on whether he's an EM, MM, or ET is whether he will spend 14 weeks or if he will spend 24 weeks going to A-school.
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Sorry, I meant to say nuke.
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on
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I guess I need to get better at my navy definitions. I was assuming that a school was immediately after graduation and stil located in great lakes. Or is A school the school he will attend in SC?
Someone should just wrote a book on this so I could actually understand all of this.
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Mine arrived 2/14. I haven't received a call or a letter yet. It would be nice to beat from him but I'm now going by the old adage that 'no news is good news'
I wondered how you knew where your son was headed after grad. Did your son tell you when you beard from him or did the recruiter prepare you better than I was prepared? -
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Permalink Reply by CO-TwinSalorsMom on
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They all start at GC through Power School Graduation. A school first then Power school. Some at that point stay at GC and some to to Ralston Spa, NY for prototype. GC is by Charleston and is a really fun place to go visit. I skipped A school grad as it would be small and I live far away. I did go spend a week for Power school Grad. Had a ball. My son came to my little cottage I rented everyday. I played tourist when he was in Class or taking Comps.
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The idea of Balaton Spa makes me VERY happy. That's around 70 miles from home! !
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FYI, Mine is out and deployed right now on his sub. He is in Japan now.
After PIR we got him for the day and the next we met him at the airport, bringing him his electronics. He got us a gate pass and we got to stay with him till he boarded his plane. That was most of the day!!
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Permalink Reply by DeepPurple on
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Do they all fly out of the same airport to go to goose creek? If so, which one?
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Permalink Reply by Mark on
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Most fly out of O'Hare, but more than a few fly out of Midway. I haven't noticed any over my memory (several years) out of Milwaukee, but that's not a bad option for you coming in to town if you're staying north of the base, mostly because of traffic. Guess it depends on direct flight availability.
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