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Oath of Enlistment
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Permalink Reply by HM__Mom Ruth on
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He will swear an oath before he signs his contract. When my daughter signed in Dallas, she was sworn in with Marines, Soldiers, and other Sailor recruits by a Army officer. She then came home as a Depper for the next 8 months. When she actually shipped, she had another swear-in with sailor recruits only administered by a naval officer. I attended both ceremonies.
Hope this helps. Good luck on your journey. You will find a lot of support here on N4M.
Also, there is no such thing as too many questions. If you are wondering about something, there are probably a dozen other moms that would like the answers to your questions.
Ruth
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Permalink Reply by Momof3 on
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Thank you for the reply. How did you know what time the swearing in took place?
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Permalink Reply by Jana on
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His recruiter told me that I could go to MEPs with him the day he shipped out and see him being sworn in. I had to meet him there. They had several "sessions" of swearings in. I asked the person at the desk if they would let me know when my son was having his swearing in ceremony and he did, so we went back to the room and watched it and were allowed to take pictures.
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I did not attend the first swearing in ceremony. In fact, I didn't even know that he had done it until months afterwards. However, when he went to MEPS right before he shipped out, there was another swearing in ceremony and I attended that and took pictures. This was in Shreveport. There were recruits from other branches in the swearing in, not just Navy recruits.
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Permalink Reply by Jenn (Proud AO Mom) on
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I think his ship date will depend on what his rate is. Some have longer waits than others. For us it was about 5 months from when my son swore in and began DEP to when he shipped out for boot camp. I now others have a longer wait and some are shorter. It is also possible that they can give him a ship date and then call sometime withing that period because a space has opened up and they have the opportunity to go earlier. I don't think they have to do that - they can stay with their original date if they want. Some guys are just ready to get going and go and others have things that they are still taking care of and just can't leave as early. My son swore in in San Diego. He did swear in when he first went to MEPS and began his DEP program and then he swore in again the day before he shipped out. I knew I could go and see the swearing in from what I had been reading on here so I asked his recruiter who said it was no problem but you will have to wait. In San Diego they have a few swearing in sessions during the day and it just depended on when he was done with his processing as to what session he would be in. So I went down about an hour before the first swearing in (the recruiter told me what time the first one typically takes place) and when I signed in I told them why and who I was there for and they told me where to wait. My son swore in with all the different branches as well and they swore in Deppers (those starting DEP) and Shippers (those shipping out) all at the same time with the same ceremony. Once the actual swearing in happened the person doing took a few minutes to address the shippers specifically about a little of what to expect at boot camp. Then we got to take some pictures before he finished his processing. I met him later at the hotel and we went to dinner.
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Thank you so much to all who have replied to my post. My son signed his contract and swore in today. We called MEPS at 7:30 AM. They were very informative and nice. We showed up at 9:00 AM and waited several hours. We didn't mind at all! It was well worth the wait. We got pictures and videos. Now we know when he ships out and plan on attending his final Swearing in prior to his shipping out. Today, we were more excited than nervous. I think the next time, it will be a lot more emotional. Again, thank you. You were all so helpful!
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Permalink Reply by A-MJ's Mom Ship7/Div162 (2012) on
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I didn't know there was a second swearing in when they are being shipped out. My son went in mid January and did the MEPS and the initial swearing in. Unfortunately, we didn't know we could attend. Now that I know there is a second ceremony, we will attend that one. My son is only a DEPper for about two months. He is scheduled to attend submariner schooling and that determined his ship out date. There is only about two months between MEPS and ship out for my son. We are already about 1/2 way thru that - scary how fast it goes!
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My son signed his contract on Monday (2/13). He is due to ship out in 3 months. I've made him a calendar using Microsoft Word. I've included his DEP meetings, work outs, 45/30/15 day marks, and his ship out date. Seeing it on paper like that makes it even more real! The recruiter just left our house. He informed me that my son will stay in a hotel on the day before he leaves and will go to MEPS for his final swearing in on his ship date. I plan to meet him there and spend as much time with him as possible. I dread that day. On the other hand, I'm also so proud and happy he is happy.
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Permalink Reply by Arwen on
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The first oath, taken when they select a job and get a ship date, is unofficial. It merely marks their entry to the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) and is revocable at the will of the recruit. At this point they are NOT in the Navy, if they choose to exit the program they do not have an official military record.
The second oath, taken when recruits actually prepare to leave for boot camp, is the official Oath of Enlistment, and is the one that counts. Once that Oath is taken, they are officially enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and subject to the UCMJ (military law). If they are separated from the military at any point after this, they get discharged and have a permanent military record. If you want to be there, this is the one to be at.
In the "old days" when there were few people trying to join and a lot of open slots for new sailors, it was possible to choose a job and leave for boot camp the next day. I almost did it myself, MEPS gave me the option, but I ended up leaving 3 days later. Now there is such a long waiting list most recruits wait 6 months to a year before they can actually get into boot camp.
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