I went to CE-A school in Hueneme in '65. Great memories. I can still smell those trees. I think they were Eucalyptus trees. Got out in '68, I'll never forget those years. Proud to have been a Seabee.
I would recommend this for every young man or woman who doesn't know what they want to do in life. Especially if you don't have kids or get home sick. I went through my A school in the early nineties. After A school was done my battalion was located where I went to school at. in Gulfport, Miss. I wasn't there but for a few weeks and we were sent to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope. I traveled the world, Iived in Spain for a while . It was the best time of my life.
Thank you for the great info ! My son ships to boot in Nov and will be in the Seabee Builder. Can you please give a little info on the classroom portion of A school? He seems to pick things up a little better doing hands on so that part will help out but hope he does well on the classroom portion with the curriculum. the books and studying. Thank you for any help you might be able to provide and THANK YOU for the service and taking care of us . Take care of yourself as well.
I'd like to know some more stuff about Navy CM and what to expect at A school. Especially the ratio between class time and "shop" time I guess. Thanks!
I'm really interested in joining the SEABEES I'm in the process of enlisting. I'm hoping to achieve a score to obtain the rate as a CE. Great information man.
Very informal video brother, great content! I am currently serving in the Army but after my contract is up I am switching over into the Navy, trying to get a good head start by taking in all the information that I can, this video was a great pit stop, God bless man, keep it up, your doing great things!
How’d it go brother? Update? I’m thinking seriously about joining the Navy. My stories different than most. Grew up wanting to be in Marines. Have 7 family members than served in that branch. 2 Army. And 2 Navy. I worked in warehouse as a supervisor for 7 years. When I decided I wanted to join Marines was to late needed age waiver. About to be homeless on my birthday, burned all my bridges because I wanted to have fun, and I’m about to loose everything. I feel this is my last chance to get back on the right road. Because I’ve been on the wrong one for so long, I’m literally about to crash and burn.
my mom is a senior chief in the Seabee base my dad works there my step mom works there my step dad works there my sister works there and also my cousin works there. I'm happy family works there :)
BU/SW A School is not bad. I got here to GulfPort on July 14th and I’m finishing B Phase by mid next week as long as I can pass this rafters test. Thanks for the info. I watched before I left for RTC but just now commenting. And for anyone coming to A School hurry up and Phase up to Phase 3 for liberty.
Going in as a Builder for the SeaBees and will also be going in as an E3 because of my college credits. Leaving after this current semester. What are some places that SeaBees are expecting to work in within the next few years that you know of?
Having been a Construction Mechanic in the U.S. Navy Seabees from 1986 to 1990 I was assigned and attached to NMCB THREE and worked with a Petty Officer Thomas Taylor. He was the first one that I remembered when having seen your name.
What type of vehicles and equipment did you work one. Was it alot of mechanical work or more basic tires, oils and brakes. Would like to get something more in depth in the mechanical field.
@@user-kn3li3pe9b several. Deuce and a half, 5 ton cargo trucks, mack, Cummins, detroits, M81 jeeps and the 1 1/4t jeep pickups, earth movers -pusher and pullers, hummers, graders, dump trucks, and more.
I was in Gulfport Mississippi in 2001 right before 9/11 happened but I loved Builder A School I remember the CNO came to our A school after 9/11 it was cool he actually watched me build our house project he had like 20 admiral’s with him all in there 20s it was crazy
Thanks for this video sir. Going to MEPS in a few weeks and hoping to ship out in early January. I wanna go in as a SEABEE but don’t know what kind I want to be. Any recommendations? I’m all about hands on stuff
I joined the Navy Reserves and will be leaving for boot camp May 18th as a UT. I know nothing about trade jobs and really only accepted it since it was the only opening that fit in my timeframe. I’m nervous about A school and being a girl in a trade job at A-school. Any advice/suggestions on that?
Hey man I appreciate your videos on seabees. I'm going to EO A school as a fleet returnee ( I just struck the rate) Do they treat fleet returnee's any different from the standard booters or am I just gonna have to suck it up for a couple months?
I was a BU in the Seabees I was in Gulfport A School when 9/11 happened we marched and went to see what was happening that’s when I seen the second plan hit the tower’s I thought everything was fake I just couldn’t believe it but yeah was in Gulfport Mississippi for 3 or 4 months it was a great time in my life I loved it
EO A” school we had to get up at 0330 to start PT at 0400... they need to get the EO’s out of Fort Leonard Wood. To much bullshit to deal with being in an Army base.
When I was there we shared the same building as the Army the Army was on one side and the Air Force was a couple floors below us but you go to school with Army engineers and Air Force engineers
Hey bro, do u have any idea what A -School is like for UT's??? Just curious... I got approved for conversion to UT as a second class. I go to school in Jan
whats going on. I ship off to navy boot camp Aug1 and my rate is BU Seabees. when your at A school i've been told there are 3 phases to liberty. 1 you cant leave the base 2 you can leave the base but stay in the city. and 3 you can do whatever you want and actually go home for the weekend as long as your back on time is this true?
Hey man I’m going to EO A school i got re classified because I go dropped from navy aircrew. What am I allowed to bring. I wanna bring my game console and tv when I get there will they take it away and how does phases of liberty work. For example here you had to be phase one , no electroics for 3 weeks and nothing but NSUs and you needed to pass inspections
Hey man any insight on being a fleet returnee or however the hell you spell it. I’m a 3rd with a warfare pin (wings) I came from the aviation community as a Mech (AD) and I went to reserves for about a year bc my seaway kept getting denied and now I’m going back active as a CM. Just got picked up! So do I gotta go through all the BS again? I report to Port Hueneme June 18th and wasn’t too sure on what to expect. Any feedback would be great! Thanks man.
Plz sir can you answer a question for me ive asked a lot of Navy seabees if theres a tatto that goes on your foot. Can you tell me why? Also what? I think my uncle lied to me about his seabee career ive never herd him say he built a doghouse. He always hired me to do work on his house and didnt know anything about building.
Ha, I went through A school in the 80s.The worse part was being in Gulfport Mississippi. Nothing there. Barracks were disgusting. We would jump the base fence, head into biloxi., buy weed and hit the bars. Best part, enlisted club I was constantly in trouble( bored). SW Robert Stethem(USS Stethem) was in my barracks.
Would you say that you've enjoyed your time with the seabees and are glad that you joined? I'm going through CE A school right now and have been here a month and I am scheduled to graguate on September 28th. I'm having a hard time adjusting. I'm understanding what is being taught I just need to get used to the pase at which it is being taught. I'm getting along fine here I just feel like I'm stuck right now and am missing family and friends. Any advice on school or any general advice on becoming more adapted?
Jana Michels have an open mind to things and don't be afraid to ask for assistance if you need it. Battalion life will literally be a different phase in life so the best way to go about that is to just focus on graduating school and, if you go to battalion first, passing ECS. Family will be there in spirit. Don't shut them out, that support from them is mega for motivation. You'll have time to take leave to visit them
Jana Michels semper gumby/always flexible. There will be some drastic changes. Try to go with the flow. This may not help but it's hard to explain without you seeing it firsthand. Then it'll make sense
Jana Michels I am a CE also. served from 1993-1998. I am from the west Virginia area and was sent to California for my boot camp and a school. so, needless to say, I had zero friends and family on the other side of the country. no visitors after graduation in boot camp, no liberty to go back home. I was put on medical hold for 3 months because of a broken finger in a school. so, it was 9 months before I was able to get back to see friends and family. I had no background in electricity prior to my enlistment. so, I was totally green. a school, to me, seemed like a mind game more than anything. of course, you got a crash course in being an electrician. but, the real deal is after graduating a school. and, after you graduate and get to your duty station, it's just like going to a job. one that teaches you attention to detail, and a good work ethic. things very important in your career after seabees. being able to put "seabee" on your resume once you get back in the real world is huge. I've been an electrician working in the industrial field since my enlistment ended in 1998. I've been employed by a major chemical plant the past 6 years making 6 figures a year. all thanks to my start as a CE in seabee a school. hang in there... it's gonna be 5 years from now regardless. you may as well have the training and seabee experience under your belt. I'm envious. the travel and parts of the world you're going to see is amazing. if you're lucky, you'll get a Guam trip. at least it was pretty awesome back in 1997! Good luck seabee!
you are right about the A school. I went to A school and straight to the fleet and once you graduated A school you are in the navy now. U still need that salute the officer and all but I still see those fucking around, don't give a shit mentally
So after A school you can you get immediately deployed for 6 months or do you start off with a year of shore duty, also how often are combat deployments in the sea bees? I've heard mix responses
Matthew Bowler it just depends on your battalions rotation because soon as I checked into my first battalion they were already about to deploy. I had two weeks to prep before I had to head out, so it just depends bro
Matthew Bowler we never go out to sea we usually are on land, the fleet side of the navy handle the seas, they wear the blue uniforms, I wear the greens
I have a question, at sea cadets they say “don’t wear your cover inside a building or car.” but your wearing one in your car. So are looking around to make sure no one sees you and you don’t get roasted?
Not that unusual, but you mostly see african-americans with a shave profile. You have to keep it as close to the skin as possible. Moustaches are ok. Army said its part of your lip 🤨
Hi I'm a 15 year old boy and I really want to serve my country and I would like to become a navy Seabee. I know you have to go to navy boot camp first but after what do you do to become a navy Seabee ?
Liam James There have been rumors of that since the 70s. My Dad was a Master Chief. And even taught class at Gulfport. When My Dad was in the Sea Bees had the same physical standards as the Marines. The Seabees teaches the army how to make things happen and I'm a former Soldier. But I always brag about my dad for being a CB in the history that he made in the Seabees.
Trucker DeadPool largest construction force🤣😂 That goes to the us Army Corp of engineers. Sea bees don’t have the equipment and manpower that the army engineers do. Proud 12N essayons
