MEPS/Rate - Navy For Moms2024-03-29T08:49:10Zhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/forum/topics/meps-rate?commentId=1971797%3AComment%3A11226437&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou are welcome!tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-13:1971797:Comment:112264392020-08-13T18:18:29.680ZB'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Bsnukemom
<p>You are welcome!</p>
<p>You are welcome!</p> Thank you for the links for b…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-13:1971797:Comment:112264372020-08-13T18:03:48.328ZShooshhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Shoosh
<p>Thank you for the links for both of these groups!!</p>
<p>Thank you for the links for both of these groups!!</p> Thanks B'sNukeMom - I do my b…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-12:1971797:Comment:112255712020-08-12T23:35:01.443ZChipmunkhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Chipmunk
<p>Thanks B'sNukeMom - I do my best to remember the Moms of Daughters group but it isn't always on the brain!</p>
<p>Thanks B'sNukeMom - I do my best to remember the Moms of Daughters group but it isn't always on the brain!</p> Shoosh - Since I had to look…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-12:1971797:Comment:112254902020-08-12T23:34:19.450ZChipmunkhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Chipmunk
<p>Shoosh - Since I had to look up OS, I thought I would post what I found here. </p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_specialist_(United_States_Navy)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_specialist_(United_States_Navy)</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/os.htm">https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/os.htm</a> - If the Wikipedia information is correct then she has A school in GL - …</p>
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<p>Shoosh - Since I had to look up OS, I thought I would post what I found here. </p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_specialist_(United_States_Navy)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_specialist_(United_States_Navy)</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/os.htm">https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/os.htm</a> - If the Wikipedia information is correct then she has A school in GL - </p>
<p><a href="https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/askthesdc">https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/askthesdc</a></p>
<p>Here is a link to the GL A school Q & A, I am not sure how active it is, but you can read through previous comments. </p>
<p>Glad to hear that she was able to get a rate that she will enjoy!</p> And here's the link to the OS…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-12:1971797:Comment:112248792020-08-12T18:15:38.112ZB'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Bsnukemom
<p>And here's the link to the OS Mom's group. It doesn't seem to be active but sometimes if you start posting you might get a response. And you can always "send a message to the whole group" within the group. Look in the upper right hand corner of the group. That will send an email to everyone that is still in the group - good luck!</p>
<p><a href="https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/osmoms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OS Moms</a></p>
<p>And here's the link to the OS Mom's group. It doesn't seem to be active but sometimes if you start posting you might get a response. And you can always "send a message to the whole group" within the group. Look in the upper right hand corner of the group. That will send an email to everyone that is still in the group - good luck!</p>
<p><a href="https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/osmoms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OS Moms</a></p> Glad she found a rate she's h…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-12:1971797:Comment:112249342020-08-12T18:09:16.526ZB'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Bsnukemom
<p>Glad she found a rate she's happy with!</p>
<p>You might also want to join the Moms of Daughters group - here's the link:</p>
<p><a href="https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/momsofdaughters2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moms of Daughters</a></p>
<p>Glad she found a rate she's happy with!</p>
<p>You might also want to join the Moms of Daughters group - here's the link:</p>
<p><a href="https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/momsofdaughters2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moms of Daughters</a></p> Hi, yes! She was able to swit…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-12:1971797:Comment:112243592020-08-12T14:01:13.130ZShooshhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Shoosh
<p>Hi, yes! She was able to switch to OS, which we all feel much better about. Her brother was a mechanic in USMC and he did not want that for his baby sister lol. It wasn't easy but she stayed strong and got what she wanted.</p>
<p>Hi, yes! She was able to switch to OS, which we all feel much better about. Her brother was a mechanic in USMC and he did not want that for his baby sister lol. It wasn't easy but she stayed strong and got what she wanted.</p> Shoosh any update on your dau…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-12:1971797:Comment:112242962020-08-12T13:28:14.173ZChipmunkhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Chipmunk
<p>Shoosh any update on your daughter's rate? I noticed you had joined the BC Mom group and I posted a message on your My Page as well. </p>
<p>Shoosh any update on your daughter's rate? I noticed you had joined the BC Mom group and I posted a message on your My Page as well. </p> Thank you for your reply. The…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-04:1971797:Comment:112012082020-08-04T13:07:43.472ZShooshhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Shoosh
<p>Thank you for your reply. These are all great points.</p>
<p>After meeting with her recruiter, even he was confused as to why she wasn't even offered a phone call to discuss with him or given more detailed information. Luckily he was very open to trying to find other options for her. We will hopefully have more information today.</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. These are all great points.</p>
<p>After meeting with her recruiter, even he was confused as to why she wasn't even offered a phone call to discuss with him or given more detailed information. Luckily he was very open to trying to find other options for her. We will hopefully have more information today.</p> No doubt I am responding to t…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2020-08-04:1971797:Comment:111999462020-08-04T01:52:46.258ZWearsLargeHatshttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/DadWearsLargeHats
<p>No doubt I am responding to this <span style="text-decoration: underline;">after</span> your meeting with the recruiter. I hope that went well.</p>
<p>The rating is only part of a sailors job. There is a lot of (not very glamorous) work they all do. Too, every sailor is a firefighter, every sailor does damage control, and first aid.</p>
<p>It may be hard for you to imagine her being happy with GSM, but then a typical 18-year-old is still feeling out who they are, so it is may be hard for her…</p>
<p>No doubt I am responding to this <span style="text-decoration: underline;">after</span> your meeting with the recruiter. I hope that went well.</p>
<p>The rating is only part of a sailors job. There is a lot of (not very glamorous) work they all do. Too, every sailor is a firefighter, every sailor does damage control, and first aid.</p>
<p>It may be hard for you to imagine her being happy with GSM, but then a typical 18-year-old is still feeling out who they are, so it is may be hard for her to imagine the possibilities. So it isn't so much about being happy with a particular job, but the job being a venue for growth and development. She is the right age to try something really different, and young enough to change course later. Imagine her in just 4 years: a smart, capable woman with grit, resilience, and money in the bank, with veteran's benefits to start the next phase of her life if she so chooses. Not only that, but she will be able to Read The Fine Manual and get things to work. I told my kids that is one of the life skills that can prevent long-term unemployment: people will walk through fire before they will read the instructions. </p>