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Hi all...I'm a newbie here and I've been perusing the forums for some answers but still can't quite nail down a few questions. It's possible that I might not be using the best terms to search, but I did give it my best. My son Jonathan is currently a junior in high school and he is 17 y/o. He will be 18 when he graduates high school. He recently informed us that he wants to join the Navy. He told us that he thought it would be a good decision because he can't really figure out what he wants to do in the future. He is an exceptional student and is also in the school's award winning Marching Band and is currently enrolled in 4 AP courses in Physics, Calculus, English and US History and he will be taking 4 AP courses in Psychology, English, US Govt, and Music Theory next year along with a Dual Credit Calculus course at the local University.
My son and I recently paid a visit to the Navy recruiter and talked to him for a short bit. He was actually the assistant recruiter, but he was pretty knowledgeable. My son already took the ASVAB before we went to visit with the recruiter and he got a 93 on the test. He performed very well in the Math, Science, and English fields but not so well in the Electrical/Mechanical fields. The recruiter told us Jonathan could pick anything he wanted and suggested the Nuclear Field. He talked about the STA-21 program and NROTC and joining the DEP. He also suggested that Jonathan join the DEP this summer so that he will be ready to go to bootcamp after he graduates next summer. There were a couple questions he couldn't answer either, so I thought I'd ask here.
We are supposed to meet again with the main recruiter in the next couple of weeks so that my husband can also meet with him. I have more questions now than I thought I did when we first visited with the recruiter. Here are a few:
Since my son has taken so many AP courses and will technically be a student at the University next year, how does that translate if he decides to join the Navy DEP program? Is it wise for him to have all of these credits under his belt and enlist or should he take a different path like holding off signing up until he completes his sophomore year in college (which would be sooner than a two years) and join the NUPOC program at that point?
If we decide to enlist and since Jonathan doesn't quite know what he wants to do in life except that he wants to maybe make components or things that are technical. What kind of path should he take in the Navy? Jonathan tried to take the test that helps you decide what you like, he said it was TOTALLY lame and didn't help at all. He said that most of the questions didn't line up properly, especially because he is so influenced by being in marching band. Nuclear seems amazing but are there other options that may be related to math and science? I've done some checking on the Navy COOL site that the recruiter suggested to us. However, it still seems difficult to decide on a pathway. So...any suggestions for jobs would be so helpful.
That's probably more questions than can easily be answered...sorry :( I will admit I am usually long-winded. LOL
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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The person who benefits for being in DEP longer is the person in DEP, the recruiter doesn't get anything out of it. The Depper gets more time to learn what they need to know for bootcamp, more time to get physically fit and in shape. sorry to say PE in schools today teach nothing compaired to what they will do in bootcamp. Again sorry to say this, but the recruiters are like used car sales man, they will say that they are impressed by people just to boost up that person so they will join. That is just how it is.
Him being that height and weight is fine, now the hard part comes with can he do push ups properly and sit ups properly. Also doing the run in the required time line is very hard for many children today. The swim part is either you can swim or you can't.
No one totally grasps anything about the military until they are at bootcamp and get yelled at that first time. that is just how it is, people can explain it and tell others what it is like, but unless they have been there and done it, they don't get it. Picture telling your husband how child birth was...even if he was in the room with you..he won't fully understand it ever.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Don't forget flexibility. Our fittest guy couldn't do the sit reach. I couldn't run well, but I could fold in half.
(Do they still do that?)
A little yoga wouldn't hurt.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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Totally agree with Angie. When you have a RDC yelling at you, it kind of gets to some recruits. Some of them haven't been yelled at in years..
But the RDC's aren't all bad. Let say you put your cover (hat) on wrong. After the third time, they will say "you want to wear your cover wrong, then I guess will allow you to wear your cover wrong". They will allow them to wear your cover wrong all day. It's actually quite entertaining. Not for them, but for the rest of the ship....
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Permalink Reply by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on
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Nice pic. I worked with a kid in the grocery business who had graduated HS and was not progressing in his job as a courtesy clerk either. He had real issues with respect and following direction. He had trouble with saying the appropriate things at the right time and he would even roll his eyes at my boss all the time. He finally joined the Navy after a couple years of getting nowhere. He came back from BC a new man. He has progressed so much and matured. It's exciting to see him getting somewhere in life thanks to the Navy. I'm sure some of those recruits need more direction than others and well it makes them into men and women and that's all that matters. With my son's marching band experience, he's used to getting yelled at. They are a competitive marching band and they even host a mini BC over the summer for the incoming freshmen to get them and the rest of the band ready before the school year starts and competition season kicks into full swing. My son is going to be the section leader for the clarinets his Senior year. I think he's looking forward to being the one giving out the orders for a change :) Of course that also includes the responsibility for those underneath him and if they don't perform, he will have to answer to it. Marching band has been one of the best things to happen to my son since I couldn't convince him to join JROTC.
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When I was in bootcamp for some reason I could never call the Chief, Chief..I always called him Petty Officer (NOT GOOD!) Well it got so bad that every time the Chief walked in, if I was on watch he would just look at me and say "drop, day of training" ughh which meant to do the number of push ups for the day of training we where on...umm if it was day 5-1 that meant 51 push ups. Needless to say, 1) I learned how to do push ups and 2) when I got out of bootcamp I dang well knew who the Chief's where. I also learned when I was advanced to Chief and a young Sailor called me Petty Officer to just correct them and have a nice little "talk" with them about calling a Chief the wrong thing :)
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Sierra - At least you already know which ship he will be on in boot camp. He will be on the USS Reuben James, ship-2. It's comforting to know little things like that....
Have him come over to www.NavyDEP.com We will pump him up with all types of info....
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Very likely, but not a 100% sure thing since not every 900 division is Triple Threat although most TG's have a 900 division. (See the info on 900 divisions within 800 and 900 Divisions to know what that is about.)
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I read about the 800/900 divisions. It seems like an awesome opportunity. He did tell his recruiter, but I'm not sure if it got noted on his file yet. I will have my son call the recruiter about it and ask him. The asst. recruiter we first met with wrote it on a piece of paper, and I kinda tried to mention it when we went to see the recruiter again but he said that paper was just for the original info gathering and it was now gone.
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He needs to let them know upon arrival at the RTC when recruits are asked about prior band or marching experience if that is something he is interested in. The only ones who are automatically in the Triple Threat are the MU and they know that upon arrival and are shipped to be in that type of 900 division; all others volunteer or are voluntold.
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If they need people in the 900 division they will ask for volunteer's. The 800 division is the spec-ops people, unless he has a contract for that he won't be in the 800 division.
Also as far as being yelled at in marching band vs being yelled at by the RDC's WAY different! I was in marching band also and it is nothing compared to the RDC's.
The paper work stating he was in band doesn't mean anything, if they don't need people for the 900's they don't need people...if they do they do. Nothing is 100%. also if the recruit doesn't want to do it, they don't have to go into the 900 division, they can just keep their mouth shut. As far as if there is a difference once they are out of bootcamp if they where in the 900 or not....there is no difference. What was done in bootcamp has little to no bearing on the rest of their career. Unless they where one of a very small % who got advanced while in bootcamp.
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Oh and Craig, I will send him over NavyDEP so he can meet other SRs that he can relate to. All of his friends think he's nuts for wanting to join the military. They are mostly just immature and not raised with the same sense of American pride.
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