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You are also allowed more liberties in A school which boot doesn't and you most likely will earn more privelages as school goes on. There isn't as much hand holding in A school that boot was like and you are more responsible for your own actions.
I'm currently stationed at TSC Great Lakes, for my ATT before I go to FC A school. Its honestly not bad its alot more relaxed than bootcamp was, but you still have alot of hand holding. You march from your barracks to your class, then to chow, and back. You pt two times a week. there is alot of mwr activities on base for you to accomplish on your liberty time. Currently phase one personnel can only leave base on weekends and have to go out on liberty in uniform they must also be back by 2145. You can get phase two once you wait two weeks and complete your PQS, which just means you shadow a couple watches and have them sign off and pass a test and oral board. when your in phase two you are allowed to wear civilian clothes on liberty and stay out on friday and saturday till 2345, once you hit phase 3 21 days later after phase two you can go out whenever and leave whenever providing you are back by the next muster. If you have anymore questions just ask.
I spent 2 months in GLakes for ATT and I've been in Pensacola for almost 3 months about to finish A School. It's still a little strict, but right out of boot camp you will love it. There's always alot to do, but you have to cover your own a$S and stay out of trouble, or it could be bad news.
Those were the good days. Beer vending machines in the barracks for a quarter. For the most part, treated like a regular sailor at A school. As long as you were in the classroom by 0800 and did your work they didn't care what you did the rest of the time. We even had guys get apartments in town. No PT. No formations. Unfortunately A school only had 3.2 beer. Sub school at least had PBR and Rheingold for $1.25 and $1 a pitcher. Played golf every weekend and some weekdays after class. I didn't realize how good I had it back then.
Originally posted by mturnb: As long as you were in the classroom by 0800 and did your work they didn't care what you did the rest of the time. We even had guys get apartments in town. No PT. No formations.
Bit stricter now than then. While there are more freedoms, the only ones treated as regular sailors were the fleet returnees going to school. Not sure on the apartment thing, I believe that is false for the most part, unless "A" school is quite long. There was regular PT, and probably more structured. (I was in "A" school in 94 when PT consisted of pick up game of touch football, ultimate frisbee, etc and about halfway through, pt became more structured. Run, situps, pushups etc.) With the focus on PT today, I would venture to say it is an integral part of school. Formations consisted of marching to class after breakfast and from class back to the barracks before liberty. This could be different depending on schools today.
As for the cell phone thing, you will know when you do get to school. For the most part like mentioned you are treated as another sailor and do have more freedoms than in boot. You won't have a phone in boot, so when you leave boot and get to school, find out for sure, some schools may have different rules. Once you know, you can have family mail you a package (civilian clothes, etc) with a phone, or get one in town.
While I was in Groton for 'A' school in 1987 we marched to school and back to the barracks. We did regular PT but once a week before the snow came we would play touch football.
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Originally posted by DC2crabby: Are you sure Gerry? I recall an episode of Gilligan's Island where the Professor made a radio out of coconuts...no electrity, but it worked.
He made hampsters run on a wheel while he was on the ark......
Gery, I share your problem. Went to Boot, Beep and IC A in NTC SD. Went to Nuke in Mare Island. Was in Naval Hospital Oaknoll, medical hold on TI. Did Gyro C school in Great Lakes, and then went to Sub Group 6 and USS Compass Island in Charleston. Only the lakes and Charleston is there. SG 6 is gone. the CI is scrap. And PT in A school - right, not in 75. Hey after boot, I never did PT that I can remember. Beer machines was not in our barracks, but in the barracks at the shipyard. And after boot, we did not have rules on after hours activity that I can remember, at least on weekends.
I did Basic Electronics School at Orlando in 76 and they had Beer Machines. Did Great Lakes Fire Control A and C School finishing in mid 77.
No Marching, no PT, More like a College Campus. I spent a lot of time in after school night study as the math kicked my butt some times with the Analog Computer stuff.... 10 Turn Pots, Resolvers, Synchros.... But once I got it... I got it...
Did 2 Years in Yokosuka on a Tin Can then 4 in Norfolk. The Horror Stories about Great Lakes in the time I was on WesPac was mind boggeling... The guys on the second ship had a much different adventure than I did.
They had Riots outside the gates in North Chicago and my new shipmates were tasked to help calm the off base riots as Shore Patrol with a white belt and a smile.... Some were beat up really bad... A real mess....
The result was the A School Companies that continued to this day from what I read. More control over the "A" and "C" school students....
Had the Riots never taken place the fun freedom might have continued.
While a "C" school instructor in 95 after I made Chief I was even tapped with time as a Company Commander in the BEQ. It was a rotating job. Doing Inspections, Marching, GMT, etc...
So to get back on topic, "A" school will be a fast paced academic adventure. The better you do the higher your class ranking. When it comes time to pick orders, being on top is always better....
