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My daughter finished MEPS yesterday but there were no jobs. She told the liason that she was open to pretty much anything with the exception of Chef (she can't cook for anything, she even burns toast) and she didn't want to be in the boiler room. LOL. 

 

The job counselor was really nice and told her that because she was open, they would find her something quick. She was ready to ship out yesterday LOL. She is disappointed but I told her, the wait might be a good thing. 

 

Can anyone share information about the whole DEP thing. What's the average wait, etc. Anything you can offer is good.  Thanks! 

 

Shell 

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Thank you SO much Emma! I will check out all of those links. :) 

 

Shell 

When I click on Craig's site, it is telling me there is a virus on it. I'm not sure how to get in touch with him, but he may want to check and see if one of the plugins he is using is infected.
Hmmm. I may just have an oversensitive virus program. I'll try from a different computer.
I would have to say "What a blessing nothing was open." I believe taking any job would be disastrous at worst and boring at best. From being in your household, it would be hard to believe that you didn't foster a curiosity about many things. I would tell her to do her homework, do some research, talk to some people.
I'm sure she's anxious to get on with her life but being a DEPPER isn't a bad thing. It'll give her time to get into the best physical shape of her life. Bootcamp is so much easier if you don't have to play "catch-up" all the time. Most recruiters have classes she can take before she goes in so that she'll be more than ready when she gets there. The wait for jobs is longer nowadays because the Navy is overmanned, but if she does some research and figures out several areas of interest then she'll be ready when the call comes.
Thank you Chris, that is EXCELLENT advice, I am going to print this thread and share with her.

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