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Comment by mynavybaby - SHIP03, DIV277 on July 17, 2012 at 1:09pm

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.

Comment by Hannah88 on January 11, 2012 at 1:31am

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.

Comment by deaf65 (Ship 11 Div 262) on October 24, 2011 at 5:19am

@brent's mom    I hope my son, Kyle will be happy like your son is with his job.

Comment by deaf65 (Ship 11 Div 262) on October 24, 2011 at 5:18am

@MISSMYSAILORPAULA... I send you private email in your inbox  Have a good day!  Kathy

Comment by MissMySailor on October 22, 2011 at 6:14pm

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.

Paula

Comment by deaf65 (Ship 11 Div 262) on October 22, 2011 at 3:46pm

Hello! I am new here. My husband and I are deaf but our son is not deaf. My son will go to boot camp in June 26, 2012. He was supposed to take Electronic Tech to work subs but came home from meps to tell me that he can't do sub because he have bad depth perception. I made an eye doctor apt on Nov 2nd to make sure if it is true. If it is true then we will get eye specialist to fix his eyes before he will go to boot camp.  He told me that he will work as boatswains mate. I was upset becuase I am worrying about how officers treats saildors bad on the ship like abuse power. I need your help to give me feedback and make me feel better  I am glad I found this website!  Kathy from CT

Comment by Brent's_Mom on August 10, 2010 at 9:19pm

My son Brent kept hearing negative information about BM's. Let me tell you - he absolutely loves being a BM. He graduated in June and is now station at Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, FL. He is not assigned to any ship but the harbor itself.

Comment by MissMySailor on July 28, 2010 at 2:57pm

Don't listen to every thing people who don't know BM's. I had people tell me hr was a ganitor or an order taker but it is and can be so much more. Tell he to always get to class early study stud study best grade usually gets first choice of destination for when he is done.
My son has done so many things so far he love it. He is stationed in Norfolk Va but is in Main helping with getting his ship sto is a new shcked and ready to go (it is a new ship) to Va where it will be stationed. If you ever need to talk just PM me and we can chat. Take care

Comment by Brent's_Mom on May 25, 2010 at 8:08pm

Hi all. Sunday we received a phone call from Brent. He just got his orders and he will be stationed at Mayport Naval Station, Jacksonville, FL. He also stated that he will be a "Grad-n-Go," seems kind of odd to me - I always thought that they got to come home before their first base.

Comment by Brent's_Mom on April 21, 2010 at 6:43pm

Thank you on the insight. I wish your son all the luck and safe journey. My son Brent would like to be stationed in Japan too.

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