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Comment by Arwen on September 30, 2010 at 10:42pm

Julie, from experience, tattoos aren't really "self expression" anymore. It's just plain fashion. Rather permanant fashion, but fashion all the same.

My foster-daughter, who was semi-goth when she arrived, cracked me up when she said she didn't want a tattoo, all the "popular kids" have them and she didn't want to be a sheeple. Her form of rebellion was in NOT getting a tattoo.

Never mind that I have three... lol.

Comment by Arwen on September 30, 2010 at 10:37pm

Most sailors who go undesignated are sent to a ship for sea duty to start.
That's be best way to explore jobs, and while they're exploring, they do a lot of just plain work. Oh, and their paycheck just almost doubles if they get sea duty overseas (Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Italy, Bahrain).

Sailors are supposed to be offered a job or a school within one year after arriving at their duty station, but it could be longer before there is an actual opening in the school they are offered.. They can only be undesignated through E-3. Promotion to E-4 requires a designated rating (job).

Comment by lori_proud mom on September 30, 2010 at 10:31pm

Hi Everyone, my son's PIR is 10/8 and he is undesignated. I'm trying find out that means and what to expect. Thanks for any guidance!!

Comment by ladypinkhatter on September 30, 2010 at 10:26pm

Thanks Arwen. When she goes on fleet to work does that means she goes out to sea?

Comment by ProudMomof4 on September 30, 2010 at 9:44pm

Hi
Does anyone know what happens when a sailor goes undesignated?
Do they get shipped out to where ever the Navy needs them?
Do they stay undesignated for the rest of their time in the Navy?
If not, when jobs come up, do they have to take what is available or can they wait and see for awhile?

Comment by Arwen on September 30, 2010 at 1:34am

Seeyasoon, most Navy bases have huge parking areas where sailors can park their cars while they are at sea. Unfortunately, they are usually in a location near the water, they get terrible rust and other problems from exposure to weather and salt air.

If his car is a nice one, I recommend your sailor rents a storage unit to store the car while he's at sea or send it home to be garaged - or it will be a beater before long.

He should also call his insurance company to let them know the car will not be driven for X months. They should reduce his insurance to the bare minimum for that period of time.

Comment by Arwen on September 30, 2010 at 1:26am

Oh, "rating" means "job" in Navy speak.

Comment by Arwen on September 30, 2010 at 1:01am

"Undesignated" is like undecided in college. They don't have a specific course of study or job in mind - yet. Undesignated sailors get some basic seamanship training, then go out to the fleet to work in a variety of jobs until they find their place. For some jobs they can step right into it, for others they need to find someone to recommend them to a school to get a rating.

Comment by ladypinkhatter on September 30, 2010 at 12:42am

Hello my daughter is currently in bc and her recruiter has confirmed that she is undesignated, can anyone tell me what that means?

Comment by CrackerjackMom on September 30, 2010 at 12:15am

Welcome MKL K'Bunk, that sounds about right, my daughter was there for about 3 weeks and then had a leave to come home for about a week before reporting.
Best of luck to the both of them.
Any questions feel free to ask we have all levels of experience on this site, and are always happy to share.

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