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Comment by Craig on August 5, 2011 at 11:32pm

All -

I posted this over in the CTN section, I thought I'd post it here to help your sailors on their advancement test...

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ActiveDuty - Since you messed up your test date, here is a hint, this is one of those questions that is on every advancement test.  

The question: 

Question:  When does the E5 advancement test happen during each test cycle? 

Do you know?

Here is the easy way to remember it.  

• The 1st class exam happens the 1st Thursday of the test month (Mar & Sept), 
• The 2nd class exam happens the 2nd Thursday of the test month (Mar & Sept),
• The 3rd class exam happens the 3rd Thursday of the test month (Mar & Sept).

Pretty easy huh?  You owe me a beer if that question is on your test.  Frankly all of you moms owe me a beer if that question is on your sailors advancement test.  Woo-hoo for Craig getting hammered!

 

Comment by Craig on August 5, 2011 at 10:55pm

Betsy - What flavor of CTT is he? 4yo or 6yo?

 

Secondly, what I would do if I were you is ask him to print up the CMS listing of all the duty stations billets that are currently (for the next 12 months) and say you want to see a copy.  This will show you what billets they have, and where their going.  Here is an example of what they look like...

*Note, even though it is unclassified, I went ahead an wiped out the Ship Names and UIC just to keep our sailors safe. The shore stations don't mean much everyone knows where are shore stations are*

When choosing a duty station, you can go up or down 1 paygrade.  ie an E4 can also take an E3 (or below) billet or an E5 billet.  

ctt_example.jpg

 

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on August 5, 2011 at 9:34pm

 Idahoojeep, so sorry to hear about your sons' extra expenses.  That's just crazy that one could do it so much cheaper.  :(  

Mumziepooh, Woohoo!  Congrats.  

My son graduates on Sept. 23, as a CTT.  Does anyone know when he will be given his Orders?  Just wondering because I want to start sending him subliminal messages to try and stay close by mom (or at least on the US mainland, lol)      

Comment by navymom3 on August 5, 2011 at 12:22pm

Congrats Mumzie!! Enjoy your time with him home.

Comment by Paula (was Capricorna) on August 5, 2011 at 12:02pm

WooHoo for Mumziepooh!!!!!! (and her CTR).

Comment by NavyMom4J on August 5, 2011 at 11:58am

mumziepooh- CONGRATS

Comment by mumziepooh on August 5, 2011 at 11:47am

woohoo!  I have a CTR!  Can't wait until he gets home tomorrow  He and my husband are driving home from Pensacola via New Orleans.  Next stop-Whidbey Island in Washington.

Comment by glassdog on August 5, 2011 at 10:48am

Our son was to leave from San Diego instead of Denver.  He called sato and they decided to have him fly from Denver to San Francisco, out of his pocket, and they would pay from San Francisco to Hawaii.  I asked him why they just didn't go ahead and have him leave from San Diego and he would pay the difference between Denver and San Diego.  He said he had no idea why they switched from one San to the other San.  Just hope he makes it to Hawaii on time to report!

Comment by idahojeep on August 4, 2011 at 1:09pm

So here is the breakdown on the travel situation and why you need to be travel/airline savvy when dealing with the Sato office.

#1 son called Sato office yesterday to reroute. They tell him they can get flight that is this - Spokane, WA to Portland, OR to Dallas/FW to Tokyo - this flight leaves on a Saturday and arrives on Monday with a 12 hr layover in DFW. Fee to son is $486.

#2 son calls Sato office today and they say we have this flight - Leave Spokane, WA on a Sunday to Seattle, WA to Tokyo arriving Monday. Fee to son for change - $111 to pay for flight to Seattle from Spokane.

 

The Sato office has been apologizing to son #1 all morning about the idiot in their office who made his flight arrangements yesterday. But to change to son #2's same flight will be an extra $300 on top of $486.

 

Kicker is they arrive in Tokyo within 2 hours of each other but we get one less day with #1 son. Lesson is make sure one can assist the Sato office if they have no clue of how to help you or have less than good knowledge of geography.

 

Sorry just venting about something that could have gone better. Have a great day all and I can't wait until tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by idahojeep on August 4, 2011 at 9:15am

Thank you Craig.  They live and learn and this lesson was an expensive one.

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