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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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For friends and family of CTNs - Welcome to all new members!
We tend to be a quiet bunch here but, if you ask a question, someone will try to answer you.
Please limit comments to questions, answers, discussions that are in support of our Sailors. This is not the place for politics or religion.
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Discussion Forum
Son is leaving for bootcamp in March
Started by Meiko. Last reply by clockard Jan 13, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! I can see this board is a little slow, so I hope someone will see my little post! My kid is leaving for bootcamp in March. He signed for CTN on October 1, 2018. My question is about the security clearance. When do they begin that process?…Continue
liberty for memorial weekend
Started by ProudNavySonMom Apr 30, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello, does anyone know which days the liberty weekend for Memorial Day will start and end? I am planning something and my son is new at Pensacola and doesn't know when he can find out, thanks for any help!Continue
How's and What of CTN A School Florida
Started by PrincessShannon. Last reply by ProudNavySonMom Apr 30, 2018. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello there, my SR will PIR 1/23 and then go on to A school in Florida, my question is how does this work, what do they do and where do they go while waiting to class up? I have heard little about the process and am just curious if he will have to…Continue
To have or not to have a vehicle in Corry?
Started by Navymommy. Last reply by kandi.s Nov 29, 2017. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello momsmy son is leaving for Corry station for CTN trainingi have a dilemma, is it best for the sailor studying for A school and JCAC? (is that correct)for CTN not to have a car or to have a car?his stepdad(a military himself) says its a party…Continue
In holding? For how long?
Started by Navymommy. Last reply by karen Jul 25, 2017. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello moms,my son has been in holding for security clearancehe has not "badged" up as he saysIm wondering how long this will be....Im hoping he doesnt get depressed or disappointedor lose that high and or enthusiasm right after boot camp having…Continue
car
Started by Wizard. Last reply by Navymommy Jul 13, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
My Son did have a car, it was a good thing ... the base is far from everything and it's much safer for them to drive than walk to the beach and to town. Just remind him that a ticket for speeding or any infraction off base would get him kicked out…Continue
Spouse at A school
Started by garden gal. Last reply by Texasmom Nov 17, 2015. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, It looks like my son has passed his next-to-last hurtle to enlist as a CTN. He will hopefully be signing his DEP contract next week. He has one question I told him I would ask this group.Everything we can find says that the Navy will pay to…Continue
Fort Gordon
Started by 1 Proud Mom. Last reply by karen Oct 30, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
My CTN will graduate school in November and is headed to Fort Gordon. Any info about the base, area ... anything will be appreciated. So far all I know is it is in Georgia. LOLContinue
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Comment by Sailor Mom Again on September 28, 2012 at 10:30pm
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Momoffour my son has been on deployment during tax time and basically they all file their taxes when they get back. I think that they have 30 days from the time they get back to get them filed. They do not need to file for an extension. If I remember correctly there is a box they check or something for them to indicate they have been deployed. My son is not CTN but IT.
RobynS lots of room in IT.
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Comment by RobynS on September 27, 2012 at 7:42pm
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My daughter called from boot camp today and unfortunately we missed her call. She called to say CTN is overmanned and she was told she needs to reclassifiy and was calling to ask for our input. This is heart breaking for her I know after being in DEP since last September with CTN as her rating of choice. What's going on with this rating? I'm a retired CTNC and it's very difficult for me to encourage others to enlist when potential sailors are treated this way....with two weeks left to graduate??
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Comment by momoffour(Ship 11 div 119) on September 26, 2012 at 8:00am
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My son is leaving on deployment soon and I am wondering about tax time, does he file from over there? He has set up so all his bills are being automatically paid, works out that his lease is up about the same time so he will not have to pay rent while gone (he will be homeless when he gets back though). I think he has thought of everything but the taxes.
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Comment by D for Megan on September 21, 2012 at 7:58am
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Theoretically, the NIOC chain of command should have been informed when your son received orders to come up here and set up a sponsor for him. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work as well as we would like, so as my mom said, he should bug the Navy admin down there to get things rolling.
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Comment by proudmom on September 21, 2012 at 7:27am
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Great, Thank you!
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Do you know what the process is to ask for a sponsor?
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It's funny my son use to laugh at me when I mentioned stuff I have learned on here. Now he'll ask hey mom have you heard anything about this or can you find out about that...It's a little thing but still nice to know they come to you for something...lol
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Clockard we don't have the dates yet, his CTN graduation was orig scheduled for Oct 12th but is changed because of the hurricane. So we still don't have the new date for that either. I did tell him to request a sponsor because I did see that mentioned on one of the groups. I am guessing late Oct or early Nov.
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clockard and prov2324mom is there anyway my son can connect with your sons for some more info on Fort Meade and what sort of work he may be doing. I know there is stuff we can't know so maybe they can discuss it themselves.
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Comment by prov2324mom on September 20, 2012 at 12:49pm
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Proudmom,
My son has been at ft. Meade about 16 months. He was on hold for around 4 months doing honor guard duty while waiting for his final clearance. The base is Army but has a Navy area. It's the biggest cryptology base and has the best opportunities to do different things in the CTN rate. It took about 9 months for my son to get BHA. Not really sure what the rules are now about rate and gettingBHA. There is alot to do in the area. The base is very close to Baltimore and not far from Washington. You can go less than 2 hours west for snow skiing or mountain hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Or about 2 hours east to the beach.
My son who was in Spec Ops training really likes his job and the civilians he works with regularly. He's learning a ton of stuff that will serve him well in a career out of the Navy.
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