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mm school
Started by Cowboys. Last reply by tina41 Feb 2, 2016. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on January 13, 2012 at 3:38pm
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Both of my Navy sons say undes is as good as the kiss of death and you better like chipping paint!!! Those with low asvab scores and no skills at all end up undes. Please warn her against this...unless she likes greasing chains as well...to the point that you can't get your nails clean. That comes from a person with eight years in so far. Not advised.
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Comment by CLAMOM on January 13, 2012 at 10:46am
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WOW.....I will keep you posted on our adventure!!!
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Comment by Lorraine on January 13, 2012 at 10:11am
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CLAMOM, That's a relief. Her high score on asvab puts her on a stable path, whereas undesignated is practically a foot out the door. One of my son's Navy friends was told that his rate didn't qualify him to re-enlist. Fortunately he tested into something else and he has been able to sign up for 4 more years.
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Thanks Lorraine, She has decided to stick with it. We have a lot of family members that where in the Navy and they all chimed in and told her not to go in un-designated. She did very well on her asvab, she was told in 2 years she can change jobs if she still felt the same way.
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I forgot to ask if your daughter tested favorable for other jobs. The Navy is trying to downsize, so going undesignated might mean being let go or not being able to re-enlist.
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Her advancement possibilities may be better as an MM instead of undesignated. I think an MM has a number of ways they use their skills. My son is a nuke MM. Here's a link that might be helpful:
http://www.navydep.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=a8f332e273a9b0b464...
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Help!!!!! My daughter just started A school in Great Lakes for MM and she doesn't think she is going to like it. She was talking about quiting and going in un-designated. Is this a good idea? Any moms with daughters as MM that can help me talk her out of quitting?
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Congrats to your son, Pentwater98. My son is an MM3 Nuke sailor based in Groton. We just went to his first homecoming. It was a really neat sight to see the submarine coming in. Hadn't seen our son since February so it was great to see him just before Christmas.
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Comment by Pentwater98 on January 7, 2012 at 8:47am
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This is the first time I have posted anything on here. I thought it was time to say Hi to everyone.. My Sailor is in Groton, CT right now getting ready to start Sub School than doing A School.. He just found out yesterday that he got the kind of machinist mate that he wanted.. He is a MMW or TM (torpedo man).. He is one happy Sailor right now..
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As long as we have different pictures, they'll keep us straight :-) I don't meet another Lorraine very often. I do hope your son mentions the goodie bags for Christmas so you cam share their reaction with us. I'd love to be there to see all those boxes brought on board.
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