Rrumbler, I expect we're not alone. I was one of several dozen or so that cleared ADR-A School (machinists mate, Radial) and got assigned to the training squadrons. The story I heard later was that someone up at NAVPERS had the idea that sending A school grads to a training command for a year, then sending them to active sea duty slots would be more efficient for the fleet - get them some experience before getting their feet wet, so to speak. Problem is the "plan" wasn't really a formal plan, and most of us got forgotten and just kept getting extended in place. Of course it served another purpose, too, since the fleet guys had zero desire to get a training squadron assignment, because it was sort of an extension of boot camp (training officers as pilots) with more of the mickey mouse rules and structure. Worked for me, especially considering the events in the world at the time....