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For friends and family of CTNs - Welcome to all new members!
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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 LLovesmysailor on July 20, 2010 at 8:24pm
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Expensive, but they do get a much larger BAH to cover the extra cost.
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Comment by momoffour(Ship 11 div 119) on July 20, 2010 at 7:13pm
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Looked online at apt in the Fort Meade area and...... I hope my son likes comfy card board boxes, everything is sooo darn expensive.
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My sons class got their orders today. He got Fort Meade MD.
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Comment by Craig on July 19, 2010 at 8:15pm
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Susan - I would say a majority of Sailor hate Corry. It's a training command and you always have to be on your toes. Being at a real duty station, not located on a training command, is the real joys. Everyone is just laid back.
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Congrats to the new graduate!! Terri, I am praying for those last 4 tests for you son, I know he will do fine. My mine has a big one on Thurs that he is really nervous about!
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Woo-hoo, Congrats to him from finally be paroled out of Corry Penitentiary. Corry just gets so old after a while....He'll love Ft. Meade and doing what he's trained to do....
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Comment by Ret. Navy & Mom on July 15, 2010 at 11:40am
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In the DC area check with Bethesda. He may have to get a consult from his local medical. He might have to go on a waiting list - sometimes a year or longer, but well worth it. I had my LASIK surgery done in Hawaii at Tripler Army Hospital. My eye exams were done at the optometry dept at medical. They can give you a contact and/or glasses exam. My advise is to ask other military people there. Especially the ones that have been there for a while. Someone has to know!
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clockard, he should had said the Lasik wasn't because he needed it for "stare at a computer screen all day", but was needed to stare at the girl with the "breast enhancements"... :)
He needs to make an appointment for an ophthalmologist. In our area, the sailors must be seen by their normal doctor, then they will refer them out.
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About the contacts lenses. The Navy optician can give your sailor a presciption for them, but they have to buy them with their own money. The cheapest I found is at Sam's club. Remember that the various Sam's club have different prices on the same contacts. If you find a Sam's club within 2 miles of a Costco, then they will be cheapest compared to all the other Sam's clubs. (They sell them under cost just to mess with Costco).
What you may want to tell your sailors if they are over 21, then they can ask the Navy to perform LASIK surgury on their eyes. This totally free. In my town, we have a civilian doctor doing the LASIK for free to 100 military members per year. He does this because he loves our military! Like everyone should....
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Where most Sailors mess up when asking for orders is they don't "Think outside the box". By this, I'm saying, they seem to only look for orders within the CTN detailing section on the NKO account.
What about this crap about “Looking outside the box”?
You have so many other cool jobs using the Special Programs area. Most Sailors are so narrow minded that they never look at these positions.
I was actually screened for two special billets during my career. One was with the White House communication agency. The only reason I didn’t get it was because when they screened my record, I exceeded the weight requirements for the position. Which sucked, because that would have been a really fun job. Here is the info on WHCA duty: www.disa.mil/whca.
The second one was a Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) duty. This is where you work for a foreign government, instead of the U.S. government. I had the hard copies of the orders, and had my household goods shipment all set to go. The billet was in Massett BC, Canada. Masset is located in the Queen Charlotte Islands in Northern British Columbia. My wife and I were extremely excited to go. Well, at the last minute they realize that I would be senior than their head guy, and they couldn’t have that. So the orders were cancelled. It was really disappointing.
So these are the duties that your sailors really need to be looking at, These are the billets that put you ahead of other sailors.
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