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Comment by Tikkie on July 24, 2013 at 9:53am

Boo's mom -- Try logging out and logging in again, or refreshing your screen. Hopefully one of these will help. 

Comment by Boo's mom on July 24, 2013 at 8:41am

For some reason it shows the latest activity on this group to be minutes or hours ago and then when I click on it and come here I just see old posts???? From a week ago or so.  Anyone know why?

Comment by NausetMom on July 16, 2013 at 4:12pm

armymomnavyson2 - your son's contract is very similar to my sons.  His says reserves but it also states he will do 4 active and 4 years inactive.  He questioned the recruiter about it.    Also my son had to provide his college transcripts before he signed.  

Comment by Dorothea on July 16, 2013 at 1:27pm

I agree Kids : ) I am dreading the 31st. My son left for the beach for a week. He "THINKS" he is getting me ready for his departure. I " KNOW " I am upset : ( 

Comment by armymomnavyson on July 16, 2013 at 1:23pm

Dorothea- my son's contract says reserves but also states he will do 4 active. It seems this is so his DEP time is counted toward his reserve time (just guessing though!). He didn't have his college transcripts when he first went to MEPS so they couldn't put him down as E3. The woman at MEPS told him it would be on the new contract he signs when he goes back to MEPS before BC. I hope they get it right because he'll walk without the E3. I told him he should tell his recruiter to make sure its done right but he said its too early. He'll do it in October. Kids!!!!

Comment by Dorothea on July 16, 2013 at 12:35pm

SKANAVYMOM, that is pretty much the same here. Only difference is my son leaves on the 31st. His recruiter had his school fill out paperwork and his rate was changed.However it was changed on a few papers not all. That has now been corrected : ) yay

Comment by Arwen on July 16, 2013 at 2:56am

The recruits who earned E-2 or E-3 through various means earn their "rate marks"  (two stripes for an E-2, three stripes for an E-3) immediately after completing Battlestations 21, which is their final exam, and the capping ceremony -  their official graduation ceremony.

However, since they wear the NWU on a daily basis, which doesn't show rate for E-3 and below, they don't actually wear their rate until PIR (formal graduation ceremony).

There are a number of ways recruits can earn E-2 or E-3:

*acceptance to certain training programs, including the nuclear power program (they used to get E-4)

*college credits

*three years of NJROTC

*Eagle Scout

*Gold Award Girl Scout

*meritorious promotion awarded by RDCs, usually through leadership during boot camp

*passing their initial PFT and DEP knowledge exams

Comment by Dorothea on July 15, 2013 at 9:21pm

Did he want reserves ? And yep they are all SR in BC but if it shows E3 that is what he should be after BC. So yep  it should say E3

Comment by armymomnavyson on July 15, 2013 at 8:32pm

From what my son was told the first time he was at MEPS is that he will sign a new contract when he gets to MEPS before he ships to BC. That contract should say he is an E3. They are all Sailor recruits in BC. Nobody has told him he has to finish college (although I continue to tell him it's silly not to). I've also told him to talk to his recruiter and remind him that he will walk away if he's not going in as an E3. I know his current contract specifically states he is in the Navy reserves.

Comment by SouthernCalimom Ship 13 Div 333 on July 15, 2013 at 6:54pm

My son just finished his junior year at UCLA. He told me he will go in as and E-1 and after BC will be an E-3. Also, in reserves as he needs to finish college. It doesn't matter in BC, as they all are E-1, right?  Until they graduate. 

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