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New girlfriend looking for advice!!!
Hi everyone I am a new navy girlfriend and was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I just don't know what to expect as soon as my boyfriend finishes A school. Basically a little background, my boyfriend wants to do something with engineering and has a contract for 6 years but he says its really 4 with the extra 2 being just in case for war, or at least thats what i think. Also i'm currently finishing my sophomore year of college and do plan to finish all 4 years as well. Like I said i'm totally new to this whole thing so my terminology could be totally off but i'm just looking for some advice from anyone one what to expect when he's done with A school and in these 4 years. Any information would be so helpful since my boyfriend really doesn't know to much about what will be happening either. Thank you :)
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Permalink Reply by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on
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Do you know if he's going into the Nuclear engineering program or the conventional side? Or do you know where he's headed to A school at?
When he's done with his schooling, he'll be assigned to a ship, and that's most likely where he'll spend the next 4ish years. His schedule from then out will be completely dependent on the ship's schedule. Sometimes when people arrive their ship is already deployed and they're flown out to meet it or other times it's preparing for a deployment while others they may be in the middle of a drydock period (meaning they're being worked on and won't be going to sea for awhile). Deployments for top side ships are anywhere from 6-12 months. They're trying to keep them down to 7 months but the normal is still 8-9. Submarine deployments vary on what type of sub he's on, but unless he volunteered for sub duty, he'll be on a surface ship. When they're not deployed, it's similar to a normal job since they usually work about 8 hour days and have weekends off. He'll have duty though and if duty falls on a weekend, it just means a longer work week.. Duty is where they have to stay on the ship for those 24 hours to stand watch and take care of any other work that needs to be done. Also, work days can always be extended or changed or added, but for the most part being in port means normal working hours. He'll be able to take leave when they're home, he just has to have it approved which usually happens if he has the leave time saved up and they can afford to have him off work for those days.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I'm thinking AECF, because she also posted in the Great Lakes group. If so, the contract is for four years, and a two year extension, making 6 years of active duty. I was an ET, had that contract. But it could be a snipe rating, hence the engineering, which would have a four year contract, with a two year inactive reserve extension. Definitely would be easier if we know his rating!
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You'll be able to help her more than me if she also posted in Great Lakes then! :) I'm still pretty clueless to the non nuclear Navy. Lol
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Permalink Reply by sms6z4 on
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Thank you for both for helping me!! I'll defiantly be able to give you his rating in a little bit I asked him what it was!
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Ah, Gas Turbine Technician. He will be GSM or an GSE, mechanical or electrical. I believe they find out which during boot camp. First he goes to Common Core, which is ~4 weeks. Then A school is 15~22 weeks seat time, although it is divided up. Then a C school to learn a specific platform. C schools teach a specialty, and are in Great Lakes as far as I know. He will be in Great Lakes a good long time.
If he is GS-E (not M) he would also go to ATT (electronic prep school) ~9 weeks before A school.
I looked for an active group, could not find one! But here is an older conversation (and look, there I am...)
http://navyformoms.com/group/askthesdc/forum/topics/gse-s-in-glI thought that was a five year contract, but hard to tell without seeing what he signed. Four sounds too short for a school that long. Don't be surprised if he has six years active total.
A sea going rating, expect him to be on a ship most of the time after school.
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