Undesignated...What's Up With That?

Shelia I also looked, I guess they are not approved yet. The one here is just a wonderful picture. Both bride and groom look very happy. Can't wait to see the rest. Thanks for sharing in the happiness.

Happy New Year!

Good Morning,  Mommabee2 welcome to the group. 

Shelia congratulations. What a handsome couple they make.  I didn't see the wedding pictures either, are they in the slide show?

Michael received his orders for North Island, San Diego, he has to be there by February 7(he's in Pensacola now).  He's happy to keep his truck with him and visit San Diego. He would like to try for corpsman when he gets E3 in a couple of months. Not sure if they will have an opening but he wants to try.  Overall he's doing well and we had a great Christmas together. He plans to take a week off to come home before driving to San Diego.

The pictures are there and they are great. Congratulations to the happy couple.

Now you can relax Sheila.

Hi Linda,

Thanks...I have no idea how any of this works.

Minecoyote that is pretty much how it goes, the hardest part is waiting, Sometimes it takes two or three times for all the stars to aline. 

Hang in there it will happen.

Sorry to hear about Cory Julie, I wish him the best when he gets out.

Angie, you have so many people to keep track of and help, my hats off to all of the NC. Thank you.

My older son, Chris, is doing the undesignated thing right now, which doesn't look appealing to my younger son, Sean. The new jobs for the coming year open in October, so Sean is aiming toward going to MEPS at the beginning of October to get the best variety of options possible.

OTOH, Chris joined in August, and an IT slot just happened to open up while he was at MEPS (someone with an IT slot dropped out for some reason), and he got it.

There are few signing bonuses for anything right now. Bonuses are used as incentive for very high-scoring young adults to enter very demanding training programs that can last for up to two years. I think there may be one for nukes, and for fire control technician (maybe?).

There has never, to my knowledge, been signing bonuses for undesignated.

The ship he is assigned to, is in the shipyard, so not alot for him to do. Sweeping, paint removal, etc.  But he says he gets paid no matter what he's doing. :) A lot of the guys he went to boot camp with and A school are there too so he was happy about that. 

Best wishes to Cory!

Aw Julie, I suppose it is bitter sweet, but i'm sure it will all work out for Cory.

I wish him the best of luck in his new future.

I just got back from seeing Tara for the long weekend, which turned out to be 6 days. :) We had a great time. Then her and Mike were off to Las Vegas to attend the Marine Ball and fun. She is on pins and needles waiting on new orders. I hope she gets somewhere that she enjoys. Her PTS was approved so she will be able to reenlist in July/Aug. Which she is wanting to do. 

Haven't been on here as much lately, so welcome to any new comers. I scanned through the post and it sounds like everyone is doing pretty good.

Angie, nice to see you, hope all is good with you.

Hi Julie,

From what I understand..Cory will and should receive a monthly check/compensation forever from the Navy. If the hearing loss is due to being a GM/Gunners Mate. Make sure you follow up with the appropriate sources. Best of luck.

Pete, Thank you for your service, I personally can't thank you enough for all your information, not only on the board here but taking time to personal message me.  

I hope you continue to check in from time to time. 

I wish you nothing but the best in your future. Keep doing whatever you can to stay strong. Enjoy your new freedom and make the most of it.

Thanks again.

Just catching up to all this Julie, sorry that all this is happening. But sounds like things are working out. 

Great job Angie, you have always been a life saver, 

rdcryer, your son must be in the same group as my son, he's been in the same places (according to the Navy news sites - he never calls).

Chris is trying for the near-impossible, to get back into the school he was dropped from (IT). I heard the Navy changed that school entirely, from a 14-week school to a 2-year school! I'm not entirely sure why such a huge change, but it's still what he wants. He discussed a couple of other options (Seabee, gunner's mate), but once he got to his ship and saw what they really do, he decided those possibilities were not what he wanted after all.

The total lack of contact is hard, he simply doesn't call, he doesn't check his email or facebook, and I learned that he doesn't open mail. One of the few times he did call, he admitted that he had a stack of mail I sent him that he "didn't have time to read." If I know him, every off-duty minute is spent gaming (video or D&D) or watching anime/reading manga. 

Hi Arwen and Rdcryer, this is Michelle.  My son is going to USS Tortuga.  Which ship is your love one on? 

Hi Charisma  Try the "undesignated whats up with that group"  I got a lot of good info from there!

Thanks Angie, I have faith that our sailors and all Military are trained and ready to serve or help when they are called upon.

I would love any advice on a being an “undesignated sailor”. My husband just left for boot Camp last week!  I would love to know what the next step is for us. We have a 3 year old daughter, and I know it’s hard to nail down a schedule for him… but anything about what is next for our family I would LOVE!   I was very excited that there is a group for us!

Welcome Stacey, After boot camp your husband will most likely stay in Great Lakes for a Basic Seamanship class that lasts roughly 3 weeks, then he should get I believe a 10 day leave. He should know where he will be headed prior to going on leave.

There is a lot of information in the pages here, skim over them if you have not already done so. Then bring on your questions, we are a great bunch, someone will have an answer for you.