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Permalink Reply by Margie Hays on
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Cvnt4608.....I haven't been online daily, and just now saw your post. I'm sorry nobody responded earlier. How did the recruiter visit go? I hope the recruiter was able to guide you through the process of getting the rating/job you want. We definitely need more qualified corpsmen!
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the website you need to go to is http:// www.bootcamp.navy.mil just click on the family tab and choose grad dates
Good Luck
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Your son or daughter will be the one to inform you of grad dates. Once they are allowed to write to you, that information will be issued. Boot camp is very enclosed, when my son was in he attended over both Thanksgiving and Christmas and any communication was monitered by his Chiefs. Usually plan on graduation for about 9 weeks after initial start at boot camp. There is a nice hotel nearby in which you can stay.
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If you're a female it is going to be very hard to get HM. Good luck, though. You will have to go to MEPS, through the medical screenings and everything before you can pick your rate. If they don't offer you what you want, you can always walk out. However, the recruiter will make a very good point that you don't join the Navy for the job. You join for the whole package. So if they don't offer you HM, you'll have to decide if you're joining for the job, or the whole experience of being in the Navy. I wanted the same thing, now I'm a Gunners Mate. I couldn't get HM unless I wanted to wait like a year to go to RTC. They have this thing that you can fill out paperwork with your recruiter that if someone who has HM, can't go to RTC for whatever reason, DUI, drug charge, whatever, they call the next person in line. But they only call up until a certain date, and it has to be PRIOR to your ship out date...
Good luck! & if you think your recruiter is deceitful, call another one!
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Permalink Reply by Arwen on
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Sometimes what you want and what you should be doing are two different things.
My son really wanted to go in as a SeaBee, but when he got to MEPS they offered him IT (computers). He very quickly realized that IT really is a better fit for him. He's in A school now and loving it that he gets to play with computers all day every day.
He would probably have been happy as a SeaBee, but he is thrilled with where he ended up instead. Take a look at what the detailer has for you, you might find it is something you might enjoy.
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Permalink Reply by Fleur de lis Mom on
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My daughter went to MEPS last week, wanted HM but was offered IT. She accepted IT. They offered her 3 ship dates - May, July, or August. She took August to complete a Summer Job committment that she already had. I think she will enjoy IT.
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I don't know anything about paperworks or even what type of rank/position you are going for.
But from one skeptical person I was when my son told me he was joining to now a navymom for the past
3 years-I am all for the NAVY. My son is happy, it was the best decision he ever made. I highly recommend it!
Good Luck with whatever your decision is.
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My daughter wanted to join the NAVY as a HC, and in the beginning was truly not open to anything else. However, as someone else pointed out earlier in this blog, “you do not join the NAVY for the job, but for the whole package”. Truly, that is the best advice you will ever receive. My daughter tested well on her ASVAB, and in the end was offered something completely different from HC. In the end, she was in the DEP program for six months, waiting for her new assignment. She just left for boot camp today, and is officially a SR today~ We are so proud of her! I truly believe that it is a privilege to be in the NAVY and any position you serve in, will be an honor. All men and women who wear the NAVY uniform generally do so with pride for having accomplished all that they have!
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is there a web site you can go to to see what jobs have currently availability?
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also u should be able to ask your recruiter anything. they are not there just to get your name on a paper. there is a waiting list to even get into bootcamp right now. My husbands recruiter was awesome and answered all of his and my questions before he signed anything. So be open with them and let them help you.
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