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Comment by LI mom on October 13, 2014 at 11:07am

Jaron's mom this one is the quietest alot of us are on different sites. Im mostly on Hawaii, PIR or Mollys. There wasn't much activity going on when i first joined here. Kaymarie sounds like you had a wonderful time . I hope i can tour my sons eventually too.

Comment by kaymarie on October 13, 2014 at 10:54am

Jaron mom it IS quiet here! We were actually able to tour our damage control man's ship yesterday. it's amazing!!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on October 1, 2014 at 6:01pm

I enjoy doing it every month!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on October 1, 2014 at 5:46pm

jaron'smom - Do you mean to join Molly's and then send a package to the current month's adoption or are you asking about having your sailor's ship adopted?

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on August 5, 2014 at 7:48am

Repost from Molly's Adopt a Sailor (MAS).....Pat L. in IL commented on shell's group "Molly's Adopt A Sailor" on Navy For Moms

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ATTENTION MAMAS! Have a son or daughter deployed? I have an opening for our October adoption. Have them go to mollysadoptasailor.com and fill out the "Request Support" form.

REMEMBER, we support ALL branches of the military!

Comment by Dee'smom on April 23, 2014 at 7:56am

My daughter has just changed from AD to DC and will be transfer to GL from P'cola soon. I hope this will be a good fit. How long is A School for DC?

Comment by Dee on January 21, 2014 at 5:53pm

My son went in un-designated damage control..... attached below is what it means.... he loves it... he's not much of a book worm for education so this was a win win situation for him he went right off to a ship after basic Navy school after boot camp

there was a mom on here who's daughter was not enjoying A school for Damage Control I wish her recruiter had let her know about un-designated

 Ma'am, 
I wanted to clarify what it means to be undesignated. Many people will tell you that it is a horrible thing. I wanted to dispel this as some of the happiest Sailors that I know have started off undesignated. It gives them the opportunity to go to sea on a ship right away rather then coming into the Navy and sitting in a school for 6 months to 2 years. It also provides them the time to see and experience what each of the divisions actually do before picking their rating rather then hear about it from a someone else and guess that it sounds cool.

 

- What is it? Being undesignated is just that you currently have no rating. This could be for a variety of reasons ranging from failing out of an "A" School to actually signing up for the Navy as an undesignated striker. 

 

- Will you have to clean and paint? Yes, however so will every single enlisted sailor in the US Navy. I'm a Chief and I am still cleaning and painting. 

- Will you work in the Galley and have to clean dishes and help the cooks? Yes, however this is the same for every E-4 and below reporting to a Ship for the first time. It is known as being a Food Service Attendant (FSA) and every Sailor will do it for somewhere between 30 - 90 days.

- So what is the difference then? As an unrated person when you get to your ship you won't be directly slated to a division. (Electricians (EMs) go to electrical division; Cooks (CS) go to mess division) Instead you work directly for the Command Master Chief (CMC/COB). You will normally be assigned to Deck Division. They are responsible for all of the topside equipment (changes on the size of the ship for specific breakdown) but they normally have the very important job of taking care of anything needed to work on the deck, damage control gear for man over board issues, the ship's quarterdeck and general condition of the exterior of the ship. You will spend your time working on your divisional work load and learning Navy basics like seamanship; flag signals; rule of the road (navigation); damage control; warfare qualifications; using the PMS (preventative maintenance system) and you will be given the opportunity to work with several other divisions onboard. 

-Then what? Well, the standard first sea tour is approxamatly 18 months and then the Sailor will pick a rating that their ASVAB score (it can be retaken with a request to attempt a better score) qualifies them for then they will go to "A" school and will gain a rating. The Sailor's performance will go into the CO's recommendation for what school that they get to attend. So, encourage them to give their level best everyday and have a positive attitude.  After this they may go back to the same ship or be sent to another depending on their desires and the needs of the Navy. There are a few jobs that do not require going to an A-school, the rating Boatswain Mate (BM) would be one example. 

Comment by allboyz5 (Ship 12 Div 16) on January 21, 2014 at 4:11pm

Thank You SallyM, hoping they start those night classes soon.  The cold weather is making for a very long winter there.

Comment by djk's Mom on January 21, 2014 at 3:48pm

sallyM where in great lakes??

Comment by allboyz5 (Ship 12 Div 16) on January 7, 2014 at 6:41pm

Hi, Does anybody have a list of choices that the Sailors get for their first deployment when they graduate A-school for Damage Control. I know they really don't have a choice of where they will be going but I was wondering what the possibilities might be.

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