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Just graduated from Boatswain Mate School on Friday, May 23
Location: Norfolk, VA
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Hello! My daughter is currently in BC and when done will remain at GL for A School. She is going to be a BM and at this point, I'm not all that thrilled based on the horror stories I have heard. I see there hasn't been any activity since January. Just wanted to stop by and see if there is anyone with someone going through or having finished A School and how they are coming along as a BM.
Hello all! Well we went to MEPS today and he signed his DEP contract and was sworn in as a BM. (He doesn't graduate high school till June and his ship date is in August.) At first we were very excited. Because he had a high ASVAB score, they were pushing him to IT or CTR fields but he didn't like the idea of sitting in front of a computer all the time, wanted to be more hands on and wanted to spend most of his time on ships, so he picked BM. Now he's been online and is worried it's nothing more than chipping paint and sanding hulls (or whatever) and he wants to change his rate. One of the selling points of his recruiter and classifier today was that because he was so smart, he would advance pretty rapidly and not be stuck painting forever as long as he studied hard and paid attention. Anyone have any advice, experience, about this? Thanks for reading this far LOL.
Hi Deaf65,
Please do not worry! I think no matter what position our kids take we all worry about how they will be treated it is a scary unknown for most of us.
My son is on the USS Jason Dunham and he has gone through good and bad but it is getting used to the work schedule and following the rules that the Officers are there to uphold. My sons ship could be different but I have never heard him say he felt mistreated in any way. He did tell me the key is open communication with all supervisors. At first he was shy and I think some took it as an attitude but as he became more relaxed things got better.
My son has been a BM for 2 yrs and he is very happy. He did take every class offered on the base regarding his job but he had time as his ship was being built. The classes pay off dearly the more you learn the faster you move up.
It is not a cush job but it is a job to be proud of. He has a large group of friends from all from different positions on the ship. He tells me when on the ship they may yell or get yelled at but as soon as they are off the ship it is like a family and that makes me feel good.
No matter what your rank is or position you never know what will happen until you are there. I have heard good and bad about other ships and bases but really, most of it has been a good experience. I miss my son every day but it feels good to know he is doing some thing he likes and he is a Boatswains Mate and proud of it!
Please write me with any questions I can help you with.
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