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Comment by JustaMom on August 3, 2015 at 1:34pm

My son started A School 1 week ago. He called last night and said he does have little erty on Labor Day. He isn't sure if he will have overnight privates by then.

Comment by Mark on August 3, 2015 at 1:28pm

My pleasure AParents - please share any of my posts that you wish.

Comment by AParents on August 3, 2015 at 12:27pm

Other folks can post links to "in town" Charleston activities they know about. We've not been yet, but will Labor Day weekend I think. Not sure if they get extended liberty for Labor Day in A school. Anybody know? Guess it depends on watches etc. 

Comment by AParents on August 3, 2015 at 12:25pm

Allison. Here's some of the stuff we found to add to your list: 

http://www.follybeach.com

On google maps, do a search for NNPTC, Charleston SC and you can see where Folly Beach is to the south below Charleston. 

There's also Isle of Palms:

http://www.iop.net

https://picasaweb.google.com/103515848942147903455

Kiawah Island:

http://www.kiawahisland.org

http://www.kiawahisland.org/things-to-do-on-kiawah

http://www.kiawahisland.com

http://www.kiawahresort.com/recreation/nature-program

And a little further south:

http://www.edistobeach.com

which has a state park. 

http://southcarolinaparks.com/edistobeach/introduction.aspx

And of course, for later when Liberty is longer and wider travel is possible Myrtle beach isn't that far away to the north. 

http://www.visitmyrtlebeach.com

Comment by AParents on August 3, 2015 at 12:20pm

Mark, thank you so much for your repsonses. They have been extremely helpful. I'm actually copying your responses and putting it into a letter to our SR (with your permission of course) so she has a better idea of what she will be facing at A school and beyond. It's like standing at the top of a Colorado or Utah ski slope you've never skied and going "holy crap, what am I doing here", but then after you've watched others go down it, then after you've been down it, with a couple of tumbles, you realize.... hey, I can do this! It's just that standing at the top that's really scary before you push off. And watching your child push off is even MORE scary.... :-)

B'sNukeMoM, we'll be glad to ship you some Alabama humidity if you're missing it.... we've got plenty to spare. 

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 3, 2015 at 11:46am

Hi all - Happy Monday!

WooHoo - PacNWmom - I'm sure you had a nice time with your sailor!  And that's great that he's doing so well in school ;-)

Mark - as always thank you for your wonderful explanation and insight into the program.  It's always nice to hear from someone who's been there, done that!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  We are finally losing some of the humidity that we had last week. Thank goodness!  (I was starting to feel like I was back in VA!).

I'm excited - we are having a nuke mom's gathering at RhondaK's house this weekend.  Looks like there might be quite a few of us. Looking forward to it!

Comment by Alison on August 3, 2015 at 7:47am

Good Morning NukeMoms! Thank you for the welcome PattiP -- I'm also typing on my new Chrome book after giving up on my tablet :)

Any advice for visits to Goose Creek? Our sailor's bday is in 3 weeks. I don't think he's allowed overnight liberty yet...

Comment by Mark on August 1, 2015 at 12:28pm

AParent, I can't speak directly to A school, but I can generalize a little based on the NPS (Nuclear Power School) experience in early 80s.  The A school experience has changed from ours, where we were in A school with the non-nuclear versions of MMs, EMs and ETs in Great Lakes to today where after boot camp they are in an exclusively nuclear training environment.  The changes are an improvement, but the older system turned out a pretty good generation of nucs as well.  My MM A school training was all of thirteen training days, then it was off to Orlando for NPS.  Ten years later, the Navy began the Nuclear Field A School, also in Orlando, sharing the campus with NPS.  That campus now appears to have been excavated and submerged under something called "Lake Gear" in a nice recently developed residential neighborhood of SE Orlando.  I understand that part of the idea for a nuclear-dedicated A school was to prepare the nucs a little better for (for some) the shock of NPS.  Math was probably the most important area to prepare in, followed by physics, then chemistry, then radiation - hence the groupings you see in the website that was very helpfully linked to a few postings back.  All the areas are covered in exactly the depth needed to understand the theoretical knowledge behind operation of a nuclear propulsion plant, in all its aspects.  In math, this gets you through basic trig, but only slightly in to trig identities, for the math geeks amongst you :) - very basic differentials, and a vague notion of what an integral represents.  In physics, its Newton's Laws of Motion, which is later developed into the very specific areas needed to understand reactions behind nuclear fission, and how the reactions are controlled.  NPS math and physics are review of a mid-second year of high school algebra, plus a high school physics class. I would expect the current A school to be a refresher of the basics, and may likely include all of the math I described.  If the nuc has the benefit of doing the math and physics both in high school, and again in the first year or so of college, they should be able to enjoy the nuclear training experience, as long as they adapt well to the military aspect of it.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 1, 2015 at 10:49am

Love boots in the house. enjoy

Comment by PacNWmom on August 1, 2015 at 9:24am

Boots in the house! As those with good memories may remember, my son is in A school. I am on vacation in NC with my parents, and am taking advantage of the opportunity to see my sailor. I drove down to pick him up yesterday, and get to keep him until tomorrow evening. It's SO nice to have a bit of time with him. He is doing really well. He got 123 out of a possible 125 points on his Digital Microprocessors test this week. On the phone I can hardly get 2 words out of him, but face-to-face he's a chatterbox.

In other news, I hear it's been tremendously hot back at home in Oregon (where almost no one has a/c in their homes). I never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad to be in the relatively cool, humid mid-90's of the south.

Stay cool out there folks!

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