Navy Reserve Moms

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Comment by Danielle-Billionaire's Mom on November 20, 2009 at 10:25pm

Congrats Angie! I hope it works out for you with the holidays. Learning so much on here. (Not really understanding all of it, but I'm passing some of it on to my son in A school) He was told when he signed onto reserves that he could easily switch to active after A school..haha right..

Comment by Carol F. on November 20, 2009 at 8:46pm

Wow, that is great, Angie!!! Am soooooo glad that it just about to happen for your son! He is one of the very few but am so happy for him. He has worked hard at making it happen and hard work is showing his efforts now.
Hope he doesn't have to leave until after Christmas tho. That would be so nice for you guys to really celebrate it all!
Where is his "A" school?
My son says he will go Active when he gets back from being deployed in 2011. He is ready to order the new patches now. Is excited to get them sewn on. LOL

Comment by Angie F.- WA: HM mom on November 20, 2009 at 1:51am

CONGRATS to your son Carol, welcome to the PO3 club! =) My son passed his in the spring and is now waiting to see if he will have to give it up in order to FINALLY get to see his Active dream come true. I know you girls have patiently listened to me, and prayed for my son, (he's one that luckily didn't claim or receive his bonus) for months now (and I thank you!) in this excruciating "Hurry up and wait, and wait, and start over and wait and wait again" phase I/we've been in, but it's looking like it actually may happen, SOON. Talk about holding my breath! They say his package, and all waivers, (BIG hurdles!) have cleared Tennessee.

Now it's back to MEPS and waiting for a ship out date-he also has to do a final PFA within 2 weeks before he ships-AND the big question...before Xmas or after?? Looks like Thanksgiving at home for sure, so I'm VERY grateful and know how fortunate I am. :) One last Christmas together would be such a bonus blessing, but I hardly dare get my hopes up. If they give him the opportunity, especially with a narrow window, he'll go, even if it means spending Christmas alone at Pre Buds when all A schools are standing down for the holidays. :( They have told him that if they don't have a date before Dec 15th, the offices will shut down and they won't send anyone until after the first of the year. Our "Leaving in Dec" DEPPERs Group Moms are being told the same thing. So, keep praying please. We are so close and it's getting exciting for him and a little scary and emotional for me. But I'll leave tomorrows worries there and focus instead on supporting you all.

That's the great thing about being an N4M member, we're all at different stages, up and down, there and back at different times, so we can be strong when someone is struggling, breath for each other as it were. :-) (((HUGS)))

Comment by Judy -Chris' Mom on November 20, 2009 at 12:34am

Yes he is a MA. Seems that they are deployed a lot. Yes, I feel like you do. Scary.
I can't wait for August when he is back so that I can breath again. Just as I start to breath it sounds like you will start holding your breath. I am proud of my son, but I worry about him too. Can't take the MOM out of us, I guess.

Comment by Carol F. on November 20, 2009 at 12:07am

Thanks, Judy.
No, he can't go Active until he has been in for 2 years. That will be while he is in Afgan. next summer. So don't know what will happen when he gets back.
That is good that your son is being activated tho. He must be a MA then. That job seems to go Active much easier than other jobs. My son will go overseas in June for a year so.................I can imagine you feel like I do. Kind of scary!

Comment by Judy -Chris' Mom on November 19, 2009 at 11:47pm

Carol F. Tell your son Congratulations!! That is wonderful. Any news about him going active yet? My son has been activated and is being deployed to Iraq in January till August. Not much down time for him as a Reservist. He has been in VA for additional training since the first week in October. Only 5 months off since he left for BC. He might as well be Active. I hope it works out the way your son wants.
You must be proud of his promotion!!

Comment by Carol F. on November 19, 2009 at 9:49pm

You guys are right. It takes at least 2 months to get the bonus after signing a form for it. But my son ended up signing a form saying NOT to receive the bonus and he still ended up getting it a few months later. He wasn't happy due to him trying to go Active since you are not to accept the bonus.
But.................that is the Navy for you. You never know what will happen with anything!

I have some good news tho about my son. He just got a call late last nite from his chief telling him that he passed the E-4 advancement test! He is now an E-4! He is pretty happy about that.
He has only been in the Navy for 16 months so he has done well so far.

Comment by Judy -Chris' Mom on November 19, 2009 at 5:39pm

Rene is correct. It does take about 60 days. Good luck. I hope he gets it straightened out. They held up their end of the bargain, they should be paid in a timely fashion.

Comment by Rene on November 19, 2009 at 5:28pm

Sharon,
I also just talked to my son. Same thing. There should have been some paperwork when he first arrived at his drill weekend. But...timing for it to arrive is 60 days AFTER the first drill weekend. If he is uncertain whether or not he signed the form, he needs to ask I would say. But if it hasn't been 60 days since the first drill, I wouldn't worry.

Comment by Judy -Chris' Mom on November 19, 2009 at 5:08pm

Sharon- I just spoke to my son and asked him what he did to get his bonus. He said the first weekend at his Reserve Station he was given a piece of paper and was told it was for his bonus and to make sure he signed it, which he did. It arrived like clockwork in his paycheck. Sorry I can't give you more details about the form.It sounds like his Reserve Station should know about the form and should have him sign it, if he hasn't already.

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