Cryptology ~ CTI ~ CTM ~ CTN ~ CTR ~ CTT ~ CWT Corry Station Pensacola Florida and Monterey California

Yup hubby and I will be there!  

Craig I am trying to get a CTR design done before we meet.  This sounds like it will be a good party.

NavyMom4J the parties occur through out the year so hope to meet you some time.

Going to see my sailor at Corry this weekend :)  I will look to see if they have any CT shirts at the NEX.

Sunshine- We say some at the small nex on Corry last week. Just not the one my son wanted in his size. He was going to keep checking back.

I remembered seeing one at my sons A school graduation in July. Seemed like the only sizes were 3x or something. I don't remember what was on them. I'll scope out the competition for Craig and Glassdog.lol   We usually end up going to both NEXs. I need a Navy Mom hoodie so.....

I will see you there glassdog.  The wife and I will be going.  This will be kind-of fun for the T-shirts.  I remember long ago the CTM logo was the stupidist thing you ever saw, yet it stuck forever since no one else did one.  It was made in the 1972.  

It was a dragon with a voltmeter and a screwdriver.  It really, really, really looked bad, but everyone had it....

NavyMom4J - I know our sons graduate this Friday together. So happy to hear your son is coming home oct 3. Still waiting to hear the date my son will come home. They decided during his dental clearance he needed to get his wisdom teeth out. Not sure why it wasn't done in boot camp. Hopefully as soon as he finishes up with the dental work he will be able to come home. Enjoy the visit with your son!

Clockard I think that is true. My oldest 5 years ago got his teeth pulled in BC but my middle son who was there in Jan 11 didn't have his dental work done until A school. Maybe having them out in BC took them out of training to long.

Think he was told in boot camp they may have to be reevaluated. Guess good idea to take them out before they became a problem. Just anxious to see him.

Anyone tell me how to look up info from Corry Station/Field to see if A school for IT will be closed down for any part of the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays?

Welcome mombychoice, Not sure if they post it anywhere. It depends on the class and if they decide to not have class wed or get out early. When does your sailor get to Corry? I know they will have a 4 day weekend over Thanksgiving. Not sure how they work Christmas.

My son said they will be closed for two weeks at Christmas.  However, half will stay one week and the other the week after due to having to stand watch for base at Corry.

To all-

To all your sailors graduating today from C school-or A school- Congratulations and best wishes to them as they head out to their first assignments in the fleet... Fair winds and following seas!

 

 

Let the adventure begin! Sailor came home on the 16th, got married on the 23rd, leaves today back to Pensacola to collect his gear, driving to Norfolk, checks in then is flown to his ship for the start of his job as 6-yr CTT. Wow...we are all exhausted but excited to see what happens. It almost feels like the day he left for bootcamp. Trying to reign in all these emotions.

roysmom: I can only imagine- wow- and a wedding to boot! Congrats to your sailor!

Just a reminder for the Colorado folks that want to go to the packing party.  It is tomorrow at the Arvada Recruiting Center.  Further info is under a sub grouping in the Colorado Moms group.

I have a CTR tee shirt idea in my head now I just need to get it drawn out!  Will try to do that by tomorrow!

Wow! So many weddings! Must be something in the cryptology water fountain. We have no idea when his wife will be able to follow him from CA to VA. He should be back to base sometime early Nov then out again for some time end of Jan. Such a tough start to our youngsters and their spouses but I can sure see why they do it...military sure helps them to grow up fast!

I smile I answered your question on the pensacola page. My son is CTM.

 

Lady Hamilton- You daughter will like Corry. My son works the quarterdeck during the week either morning or afternoon. He is in holding for c school and that is his job. He said it is a stress free while waiting for class to start the end of Oct. The stress will be back on then. 

Your daughter must be a fleet returnee to be at the gateway inn?

Lady- My older son has been in for 5 years and is AT2. He just resigned last fall so in a few years he is thinking of changing if he has to. He said one of his specialties though is under manned so he may not have to. He said he would go CT also if he has to. I think it was really to compete with his brother who is CTM.

All top security clearances have that same requirement .

Lady, That was fast in getting to start class up. Must of had her assigned to the class before she even left her last command. That was better than hurry up and wait. LOL

My son received..soft orders...to FT Meade. Anyone have info on this.  Housing etc.  Is Ft Meade a good place or just an ok place to be station.  Part of me is happy that he won't be stationed too far away but part is disappointed for him as he wanted to be out west.

How are the barracks? He's in the "ghetto" at corry. My son is a lowly E1 guess he'll be in barracks forever. Thanks I will join the ft Meade group. He doesn't graduate A school till mid November so I was shocked he got soft orders this far out.

CTmomof3 - I suspect that your son and mine may be in the same CTR class finishing mid-November.  Mine just got soft orders for Hawaii and he mentioned others were going to Ft. Meade.  He's a lowly E1 too.  My son was hoping for Japan but is just glad to be getting out of Florida (not his favorite state).

Can anyone point me towards the correct Hawaii group I should join?

 

Paula the bases are on the island of Oahu. There is a Oahu group. Congrats on him getting Hawaii.

Thank you Navymom3!

Hey Paula I'm a member of the Hawaii group too. If my son ever gets there. He has been in C school forever it seems. He is so ready to move on and out of P'cola. He has had orders since June but his C school is dragging.

CTmom, mine has been in the getto since March and is ready to move on.lol

 

CTmom and sunshine mine is also in the ghetto. He was going to try to move but then his roommate finished school and left so he is by himself right now. Has been for 2 weeks now.

Paula and sunshine73 the group to join is listed as Hawaii and is located on Oahu.  The person who leads it is named Pat.  It is a good group and very informative.  My son is in Hawaii now up at Kunea, which is in the middle of the island.  Do you know if you sailors will be at Pearl or Kunea?

Hi all and Happy Friday!  My son is coming home tomorrow for a 3 day weekend!  I'll get more details when I see him (maybe...  he's pretty tight lipped).

sunshine73 - my son is very ready to get out of P'cola too and he hasn't been there as long as your sailors have been!

Susan R - I can't imagine anyone being in Corry since 09/2008!  Your son deserves a medal!

My sailor enjoyed his time there until most of his buddies graduated A school and moved on. Now he wants to move on too. He is ready to work and not do the school part. One of the reasons that he joined the Navy was because after 2 years of college, he was tired of it. He will be in Kunea.

Son signed up for 4 year CTR.  He is doing well in A School.  Son arrived home on first leave today for a 3 day weekend.  He will graduate in mid-November and has soft orders for Hawaii.  He said Instructor wants to talk to him about attending C School.  That would mean he would have to extend his commitment an additional 2 years. It doesn't sound like he is interested.   Should I encourage him to attend C School?

That means he is doing very well in his classes. Maybe he is not sure about that long of a commitment but an extra 2 years sounds long to him but in the scheme of life that is hort. My son is a 6 year Ctt and is happy.

Paula~ I didn't know sailors got to pick whether or not they go to C school. My son is so ready to go to the fleet. He is so tired of school.

Can't wait for my son to graduate on Friday.  He's 2nd in his class!  Only by a minute amount!!  He's so ready for his 21 day leave before heading to Japan.  I'm so anxious to see him.  Anyone else's son graduating this Friday?

Paula - DO NOT encourage him to sign a two year extension for a "C" school.  It's not worth it.  Here's why, The school maybe 4 additional months for the "C" school but the payback is 2 additional years.   Why extend your time in the Navy when he truly doesn't know yet what the true Navy life is all about?  Doing 4 years is nothing.  After his 4 years he can either use the STAR program to get a "C" school, or he can use his GUARD 2000 to be the 1st on the list to go to his choice of duty station (if the billet is available).  If he goes to is a Joint Service command that isn't run by the Navy, they might send him to "C" school anyways.  If they do, he doesn't have to extend his time because the schooling is paid for under the command OPTAR (ie their pot of money).  But why would they send some sailor that already has a NEC?  They won't.  

 

This link shows the critical Naval Enlistment Codes (NEC) for the various ratings.  These jobs are HOT!  The Navy is in short supply of them.  Just go to the middle of the page and look for "Critical NEC List in Fleet Ride".  You will see the CTR's with NEC 9138, 9105, 9147, 9149, and 9150 are needed.

http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/careercounseling/pages...

 

Secondly, if you go to the same link above and find "Creo Listing" you will see that for CTR's, the creo is a 1.  Which means they are undermanned.  

Undermanning usually means more reenlistment bonus money.  But with todays sucky economy, more sailors are staying is, so the bonus for CTR is 0.  That will change in 4 years, I think.  You can see the lastest bonus levels here:  (NAVADMIN 253-11)

http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/...

 

So, the bottomline is he gains nothing with having an NEC at his level right now.  He will loose more benefits than he will gain.  (ie GUARD 2000, a future reenlistment bonus (if any), the STAR program... the list is alot of stuff.

 

So.....  Craig's thought of the day is not to do it.  However, my disclaimer is, it's his life, and you can only give him the details.  The bottomline is it's his choice....

Hey Craig, what are the zones and how can we tell what our Sailor is LOL!!

momoffour- the zone are the number of years they have been in. zone one is 6 years or less.

I smile- It usually takes about 2 weeks between phases. Depends on how quick there watch quals get done and if they stay out of trouble.

Your son will have the ATT pre class which is not considered classing up. They class up when the finally start there class for there job. So that will be once he gets over to Corry for his CTM class. It took my son 6 weeks before he started his ATT class. But yours could start earlier.

Thanks Craig - I think he has it all figured out - the smart a$$.  Either that, or he already talked to you.  He says A school is coming easy to him and he's enjoying it.  I sent him a card reader months ago.  I think the guarantee of 3 years in Kunia is difficult to resist.  He's ready to go.

Done!

Happy Birthday to the Navy!

 

All done Craig!

Does anyone know what score you need to have to receive honors from A school?  Is it the same for all A schools?  Is it more important to get honors in C school?

I am not sure- good question because when my son showed me his graduation certificates, one says graduation with honors. He has two- one for A school and one for C school. I did not ask him what that meant- now I will! 

 

I know there is honor grad which is top of the class but then during graduation when they called them up some they said graduated with honors. I will ask my son and see if he knows. He just graduated a school.

Cinder: My son's certificate said with honors for the one from C school- he said he got 97 in that class. I think A school was 92....which did not say "with honors" so you could be right- depends on what their score was I am thinking.

 

Thanks guys, he said that his score is 95.1 but wasn't sure if that included his final.  There are some really smart people in his class.