Navy Nukes

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Comment by Sheryl on September 29, 2009 at 10:07am

My son graduates from "A" school on Oct 23rd. It is exciting! 10 days home, then Power school still at Goose Creek. He was late 1/2 hour when he bought a car this weekend when he got back, so they gave him 20 extra hours of studying or something and he has to be there 5:30-8:30 every night. Because he is team leader they are harder on him. This is the only time he has gotten in trouble. One month before he finishes the A school. Last night he told me that after Power school, it could even be a year, year and a half before they do the second half, Prototype school. I thought they followed each other immediately.

Comment by GP on September 29, 2009 at 8:52am

NavyPop... Great news! When is his graduation date? I know my son is 10/9.

Comment by Sheryl on September 28, 2009 at 4:07pm

My son only wrote in boot camp when he finally got the chance. A school, like GP says, it's all Phone and Computer communication and that is not that much because there is very little time for that with all the studying. Usually it is late at night there, which happens to be 3 hours earlier here for me. Is your son in Boot Camp or A school? My comment below was about Boot Camp. You get mail much faster at A school, but he won't even know if he has it usually unless you tell him to check for it, and he won't have much time to write you.

Comment by GP on September 28, 2009 at 3:50pm

Robert D. Depending on how close he is to graduation, he may be really busy. I know my son said the last 3 weeks were the toughest and we went 2 weeks with no contact. E-mail is still the quickest way to go. I know my son prefers it to writing letters now that he has been re-united with the loves of his life, his Apple and I-Phone, LOL!

Comment by Sheryl on September 28, 2009 at 2:40pm

You will be able to write him before he writes you. They are not allowed to write for a month or so and eventually he will be able to. You have to ride it out and always have the phone around you in case he gets a call.

Comment by Sheryl on September 28, 2009 at 2:40pm

It will be longer than 2 weeks to get mail, that is probably half. You should have letters ready to send when he gets the one call and gives you the address. I could get the general address (on boot camp site/ look at the Great Lakes website area for parents of///) but it won't get to him anyway without his info on it. it is a month or so of no communication

Comment by Robert D on September 28, 2009 at 2:36pm

..OK - I know - no news is good news - -2wks - no mail - I know they're busy - is there an address?? I would like to drop him a letter -

Comment by Sheryl on September 28, 2009 at 2:24pm

True. I will think positive. He is doing fine so far. Lots of studying!

Comment by GP on September 28, 2009 at 2:17pm

Sheryl, keep remembering the Navy would never had allowed them to join the Nuke program if they didn't think they could do it.

Comment by GP on September 28, 2009 at 2:12pm

It ranks 3rd in the country right after MIT and Harvard Law.

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