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Comment by PSSN Flydown on January 20, 2013 at 3:35pm

Thankful45. i was on temporary duty for about a week and a half. ive seen people bee on TD for longer and shorter. just depends on when you get your orders, when you report to your duty station, how much leave they want to give you, etc. but 2 weeks is about the average. and yeah, if he has a degree, not saying it helps with the classes, but studying and understanding the material should come easier to go through faster.. i got my orders about my 4th day taking classes, again, sometimes it takes longer, sometimes shorter. but about a week into classes is about the average.  I ended up with a P3 orion squadron in hawaii. there was a yeoman who got orders to houston, another ps got a ship out in virginia that i know of. really everything is open because PSs are needed everywhere. as far as the job what i do. its a regular 7-4 job in the civilian world, i get weekends off, i just put on a uniform for work. but as far as job goes, i deal with peoples pay, when people move out here, move away, get married, have kids, etc. it all affects their pay in one way or another, i just do the paperwork for that. i like it. its just about the easiest job in the navy that ive seen.. plus utilizes my (as well as econ) degree, more so than anything else..

hopefully that answers some questions and then some, if you have anymore, let me know..

Comment by thankful45 on January 20, 2013 at 3:05pm

hasn't been any activity on here since last summer I see....PSSN Flydown, are you still around?  just wondering how long you were on TD hold after finishing up the course so quickly?  My son already has an Econ degree so I expect him to finish long before 5 weeks also...just curious as to what he will  be doing after completing and how long he will wait for orders?  Where did you end up?

Comment by cheryllynn-proud mom of a sailor on November 13, 2012 at 12:23pm

So, the base my son is stationed at posts pictures on fb from time to time. My son is never in them.  I scanned through the recent pictures of the Navy Ball and not a one of with him in it.   GRRR.  Anyway, the next time I chatted with him I asked him why he never went to the functions.  He told me that he is always at every function.  Then how come you aren't in any of the photos? I asked, to which he commented,   "I am the photographer."   

Comment by Jeseka on September 24, 2012 at 2:42pm

wow! well this is just a little stressful for me not knowing but i'll continue to be patient and no matter how many times he and everyone else tells me that military will be constantly changing our life, I still keep trying to plan ahead lol.  He was told so far that he may be stationed in Evrett, WA on the Nimitz and it is suppose to deploy out in Jan, but I know anything can happen. 

Comment by cheryllynn-proud mom of a sailor on September 24, 2012 at 9:38am

Jeseka, my son was given verbal orders for a location here in the states and the next thing we knew he was headed to the Indian Ocean.  They can change in a moment's notice.

Comment by Jeseka on September 20, 2012 at 12:15am

Thanks.

Comment by PSSN Flydown on September 19, 2012 at 6:26pm

yeah,  a school is self paced. i did it in 5 days. if he has 9 more mods to go, it just depends on how fast he does each mod. so may have a week to a week and a half of classes. but then you get put into temporary duty for about 2 weeks minimum. some a little shorter, some longer before you get leave/go to your next command...

Comment by Jeseka on September 19, 2012 at 2:58pm

Flydown, thanks! So it looks like Evrett, WA it is then! Well thats not too bad, im from California so I won't be too far from home at least.  How long were you in A school? I know it is self paced and he told me yesterday that he has 9 more modules to complete and he was on the longest one, but I would like to have an idea of about how much longer he may be there.

Comment by PSSN Flydown on September 19, 2012 at 12:51pm

Jeseka: once you get verbal orders, it only takes a week or two to get your paper or hard copy of your orders. and usally they are what your verbal orders were. its maybe 10% that change due to circumstances. usually your verbals are where you end up..

Comment by Jeseka on September 19, 2012 at 12:45pm

My husband is in A school for PS now, in his 3rd week.  They have given him verbal orders for Everett, WA he says that his orders still may chnage, how likely is it that they will change? Has anyone else had a sailor who was given verbal orders while in A school?

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