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Comment by Chipmunk on March 13, 2018 at 10:09am

Nukelukesmom - Thanks for sharing your story as well. There are always the exceptions and I do much better when I can plan for adversity.

JayDee659 thanks for the reminder about the security badges not being in pictures.

Moonbeam - I am not sure of the type of lock, but I believe whichever one they have to buy at the RTC NEX to lock their sea bag for travel, is the same they had to purchase at GC. Call time with my son is fairly limited at the moment due to his studies, but I will do my best to remember and ask him.  I am not on FB, but I think there is a Nuke Moms group. You might have to be invited though.

Comment by Moonbeam on March 13, 2018 at 9:35am

Thank you Mammagoose and Chipmunk.  What kind of locks, a regular combination lock?  Also is there a FB group for Nuke Moms?

Comment by JayDee659 on March 13, 2018 at 9:28am

Chipmunk, you probably won't have any problems.  I will say that the look on  my daughter's face said that she was pretty sure that we had done something wrong.  

Nukelukesmom, you were lucky he checked his cell.  Another reason to arrive early!

For all you of you ladies heading out to A School graduation, have fun.  It's a lovely, small ceremony and isn't terribly long.  You'll have lots of time to spend with your Nuke.  Remind them to remove their security badges before you take pictures though.  They generally put them on and forget that they cannot be in pictures.

Comment by Nukelukesmom on March 13, 2018 at 9:21am

JayDee659 same thing happened to us with the list. Only we never got past the checkpoint because we were not on it. My Sailor swears he turned our names in, but his SLPO had surgery and was out the week or so before graduation so we think maybe ours got lost in the shuffle. One word of advice I can give is to have your Sailor keep their phones on until the last second in case there is a problem. In our case the uniform inspection that they were supposed to have before graduation did not happen so my guy went back to check his phone in the room before they reported to the gym. When he did he saw my frantic texts saying that we were sitting outside the gate. (I didn't tell him until later that I was crying hysterically. Lol) He was able to hop in his car and come out to get us and we were allowed entry since he escorted us in. We got into the gym 10 minutes before the ceremony. Whew! Good times for sure, but this Mama was about to lose it! 

Comment by Chipmunk on March 13, 2018 at 9:00am

Ladies - thank you!! So it sounds like for A school graduation you just need to know that your sailor put your names on a list (which my son did call and asked me about a month ago.) But it seems that an invitation is sent out for Power School.

JayDee659 - I hope that doesn't happen to me! But if it does, at least I have an idea that it will be okay.

ProudOfK - All the best to you as you undertake your move.

Comment by ProudOfK on March 13, 2018 at 8:37am

momterp & prodNukesmom - CONGRATULATIONS to both of your sailors on their upcoming A school grad this Friday!

Chipmunk - we did not receive invitations, just names on a list.

B'sNukeMom - I've been empathizing with your mom a bit.  I've been following along on here but not posting as we are in the middle of a move ourselves - downsizing.  So buying and selling.  The big move is next week so it's been busy busy.  But I have been following and enjoying all the posts.

Comment by soccermom19 on March 13, 2018 at 7:54am

JayDee659 - OH MY!!  Nerve wracking experience!!  But after it turned out ok and you could breathe easy, it certainly is a funny memory. . . "released into the custody of your child"  of course, that is a fully grown adult sailor, but still a bit humorous.  It's times like those that I really wish I had a camera to catch the expressions. 

Comment by JayDee659 on March 13, 2018 at 7:41am

Chipmunk, we also did not receive an invitation to A School graduation, but things may have changed since then.

Our sailor had to put our names on a list so we'd be admitted to the Rickover for graduation.  When we went to sign in, they could not find our names and the master at arms was called.  I have to admit that I was a little freaked out.  He then escorted us into the graduation hall and proceeded to very loudly call our sailor by name.  The room went silent.  When she turned around and saw us standing behind this really tall, armed man she went white.  All he did was confirm that she knew us and tell her she should have put us on the list (she did, it was a clerical error) and then release us to her.  Haha.  Good times.

Comment by 3B'smom on March 13, 2018 at 6:37am

Chipmunk - We did not receive an invitation to A school grad. Big Kid did mention putting our names on a list. That was several weeks prior to the graduation. Comps for MMs are on Monday or Tuesday. I don't know about the other rates.

Comment by Buzzbeck on March 13, 2018 at 1:01am

ProudNukemom, hooyah! Tell your sailor congrats on his huge accomplishment. And good on you too. Behind every nuke that makes it through this, is a special mom.

Chipmunk, we received our invitations early (was it weeks or a month...cannot recall), but our nuke did not finish his A School comps until we were already in GC! That was a nail biter. We made up our minds to be there to support our nuke, no matter the outcome. 

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