A School for 2 weeks

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim on October 13, 2010 at 8:55am

Is he an "un-designated" Sailor? Do you know what his rate is now?

Permalink Reply by Eric J Stenersen on October 14, 2010 at 7:43pm

i SPOKE WITH HIS RECRUITER YESTERDAY AND HE SAID THAT IT IS A BASIC OVERVIEW OF AVIATION TYPE JOBS. aFTER HIS LEAVE FOR THANKSGIVING HE WILL BE ASSIGNED EITHER TO A SHIP OR ON THE GROUND SOMEWHERE. hE USED SOME ACRONNYMS WHICH i DO NOT REMEMBER

Permalink Reply by Eric J Stenersen on October 16, 2010 at 6:56am

ATD or ATG is the acronym

Permalink Reply by Eric J Stenersen on November 4, 2010 at 5:32am

UPDATE: He is an AN, an undesignated Airman. He will be in Fla for about a month then a little time off then he goes to the USS IKE. He will get a chance to see it all and just pick what he wants. This is what his career counselor told him supposedly.

Permalink Reply by NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim on November 4, 2010 at 6:03am

Eric, I may be dead wrong here, and for your son's sake I hope I am, but sending him clear out to a carrier, let him pick and choose a job, send him back to "A" school, just doesn't sound right to me. Keep us posted. I'm curious now what they do.

Permalink Reply by Tom Bosley on October 30, 2011 at 1:48pm

My son is in Pensacola, he is an AO (Aviation Ordananceman) His A school is only 22 "working days". The problem is the Navy is so backed up it sometimes takes a month or longer to get started. They told my Son (Who's PIR was on 30September) that he would be done with A school on 02November. He is now just getting started in school. So he has been pretty bored. They do assign them to watch, cleaning, Etc. But he is ready to start school, get his orders, and join the fleet. He is tired of waiting. I told him that he needs to get used to "Hurry up and wait" Lol