AECF FC A school and beyond

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Comment by BR549 on May 17, 2011 at 3:33pm

My sailor is FINALLY leaving GL on Thursday he just got his ticket from Navy Travel and will be here Thursday after for 10 glorious days before flying to San Diego, We're so excited and he's so happy to put Great Lakes behind him now.  San Diego here he comes....

Comment by Timothy W. Puffenbarger on May 15, 2011 at 3:39pm

Well i can tell u chuck nat was ta great lakes for A school and they all satyed in buildings they call ships and are three to a room with small bathrooms and bunks the same as on ship and which are in basics also they have to keep them up to par for inspections same a s basics they have 300 amonth taken form there pay to eat at the galley they keep there own room spotless for inspects and buy there own cleaning supplies and so on so ,,,pretty much tight but they bond well with there room mates its a since but nat is at C school now and says he has his own twin bed with box spring and mattress and lots better  so ......first dont worry to much they have all they need but more than that tell him to study hard pass the tests thats wht determines alot ///////// keep focused....we tell nat every day your doing great .....were are proud of you to no end...stay positive with him at all times....take care

Comment by Chuck Gorsuch on May 15, 2011 at 11:12am

My son Zak ships out for basic tomorrow. He will start his AECF A school after basic and I was wondering if anyone can tell me what the living accomadations are like?

Comment by BR549 on May 13, 2011 at 8:38pm

Thanks my sailor finally leaves GL on Thurs.  He is soooo excited it's been a very long 1-1/2 years.  He's heading to San Diego coming home first then reports there on June 4th,  Can't wait.  We'll be visiting this summer. 

 

Comment by Paul B on May 13, 2011 at 7:00pm

Congrats to all those with Sailors currently in or going to C School.  Our son Alex is reporting for CIWS school in San Diego in mid July.  He's going to stop in Phoenix on his way from GL and we're looking forward to seeing him and spending some time together.  San Diego is nice, went to college there, weather is beautiful especially during the summer, beaches are great, and it will be much closer for us to visit.  As FC1 indicated, there are some places to avoid but overall you can find some nice places to stay and there are a lot of things to do.  

Comment by Timothy W. Puffenbarger on May 10, 2011 at 7:46pm

well like u ive been reserching san diego and finding out alot we staying in coranado marriot and bite the bullet on price because all the others ive chked dont stand out to much and la jolla is nice but farther up and thers alot to do on coranado and u can take water taxi into town from ther to gas lamp district then a cab back but in all thers some grt resturants and alot of things to do like hornblower cruise and golf and places u can walk to but i understand ther are some gang activity about so...but im set be there in june i hope nat says its great there and says welll love it......got lucky got a str thru flight early for a great rate....the longer u wait the more the ticket will be......but cant wait.....FC3 puff here we come!!!!!

Comment by Jim Butler on May 9, 2011 at 9:05am

"Put drop" was a grammar/typo on my part.  Meant to say that they drop the orders on a table and let the students figure it out.  He said it's not as complicated at it sounds.  The women in the class get "woman orders", as they can only serve on some ships, and it's sort of an unwritten rule that sailors with families get family-friendly orders.  Then they figure it out from there.  I like the idea...teaches them that they're adults, and this is a problem they need to work through.

He's in Virginia Beach...hoping to stay in Virginia. 

 

We'll see.

 

Jim

Comment by Sandy'sSailorSon on May 9, 2011 at 8:56am

Jim, where is your son's C school? I have never heard of "put dropping," orders before.

Comment by Jim Butler on May 9, 2011 at 6:53am

Talked to Chris this weekend...he's supposed to graduate from C School July 12th, but they told him his class should expect orders anytime in the next 3wks.

He said they do order assignments differently there.  They put drop the orders in the classroom and leave, then come back in an hour...so the students get to figure out who gets what among themselves.

Interesting concept ;)

 

Jim

Comment by TheresaH on May 4, 2011 at 4:52pm

THANKS FC1 & Jim!  We are going in June and I'm so confused as to where to stay!!  Better go check out Kayak.com.  Get ready Vicki - your trip is coming up, too!

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