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

Linda - I have to keep it funny.  I talk Navy all day long at work and then come to these forums at night and talk Navy too.  I need something to break up the time and to keep my brain active....  I don't want people to come back and say this:

absolutely, but also depends on the base...more strict at NAS but more like college with rules at Corry per my son

Welcome Mikki....

If he's in bootcamp that means the investigators have probably already contacted your neighboors, friends, and his school....  Glad to have you aboard....

Hi all - my twins got through bootcamp and are at Corry waiting to class up.  They are so happy to be in Pensacola instead of bootcamp at GL.  They were very nervous at first because the atmosphere is different at Corry and afaid they were doing everything wrong.  It is better this week since they have been out and about on base.  Seem to like their roommate and they got a room together with only one other guy.  I think they will settle in fine and hopefully school will start soon.  References have been contacted in person but not all for both of them.  I guess the investigations are treated completely separately as one interviewer did not have both files.

Have a great day everyone!

My son is also in his second week, they haven't started his background checks that I know of yet, though.

Do they set up the divisions based on the job that the recruit signs up for?

The day after PIR we met our boys and spent the day with them at the airport.  We brought their Kindles, laptops, cell phones, and mp3 players.  Corry Station was contacted by their div's RPOC and he was told "bring any f- electronic devices you want - just no civilian clothes!" 

Sorry for the word for word description.  :)

No kidding about the long wait at the airport.  Our boys were up at 1:00 am and to the airport at 2:30.  They called us at the hotel at 5am to ask when we were coming.  :)  We got there at 6am and spent until 5pm with them and loved every minute of it!  I never thought I would say that I loved spending all day in an airport terminal.

Himmie your sailor will be able to get a pass for you to get through the checkpoint from the airline check-in desk.  The USO people are so friendly and helpful.  You can spend your time with them in the USO office which is not inside the secure area.  Make sure you go through the military checkpoint line instead of waiting with all the other people.  Much faster!  We rode the tram to the International terminal, far fewer people there.

I feel so dumb...what is GL?

GL is Great Lakes Training Recruit Center.

Hello Ladies... My son just graduated Boot Camp in GL - and is heading your way for CTM school...  Looking forward to meeting you all and hearing about what all goes on with that school and the base down there.

Thanks Dee -

Himmiemom - Call me Sam please, all my friends do.  He is actually at the airport now and will be there this afternoon.  Gotta tell you how exciting the PIR was!  It was awesome!  Freezing - but awesome! 

Welcome Sam....  We love CT sailors!  I am a retired CTM, and I totally love the CT community.  My son is a CTN, and my nephew is in "A" school to be a CTT....  We are one huge CT family.

Hi Craig.

Meeting the boys' investigator today on my lunch.  He said because we live in a rural area there are no neighbors to interview so he is speaking to me also.  He is doing the interview with their high school teacher today for both of them.  Very interesting this investigation stuff.

What I have always found interesting is how they can investigate people that live in a rural area, and if the kid is home schooled.  It would like be impossible to find any dirt. 

 These guys just love finding dirt, which rightfully so, they are invesigators.  How do they get good performance apprisals on someone they can't find anything on? 

You are so right about sh*t but ours is horse stuff!  What is so funny is there is no dirt to find on these boys.  I always told them since they were small that being a peace officer I would know if they did anything they shouldn't or tried to lie.  :)  They really listened to that and we are so close anyway.

I am blessed with very good kids so I don't think there will be a problem with this investigation.  They are still waiting a couple more weeks for their CTR A school to start but will this process hold that up?

Thanks Craig you are a wealth of information!

Got a letter today from my SR.  He will be in A school in Pensacola till August 16 than onto C school.  Do they get leave anytime between the A and C school?  Or is it after C school?

idaho - I bet your glad that interview is over.  Heck they probe you so much you feel like you just had sex and you need a cigarette....  ~ha

himmie - There is only two time per year that a bootcamper gets to go home on leave prior to going to their 1st school, that is if you were in the Thankgiving graduation unit, or the Christmas graduating unit.  The reason they don't give leave is they don't want these freshly minted sailors going back to their own ways. 

Corinne - You should have your son request HARP duty.  It would mean he could come home for 10? days (not sure the amount off the top of my head now), but it's not charged against him.  It's an awesome thing.  I think I actually posted something in clockard "CTN" group which has a link above....  You may want to tell him....

Craig...Thanks.  Just curious.  He said he graduates from A school 8/16.  It is going to be a long stretch from PIR 2/11 to that without seeing him in between. 

Do they allow anything on weekends.  Like if we came down for a week and spent the weekend with him?

Morning everyone...

Idaho - are you a LEO?  I saw your comment on the peace officer - my husband and I are both LEO's. 

We got our interview with the investigator a couple weeks ago - lasted 2 hours.  It was intense... They left here to go to his job and then talk to about 8 other people.  I was not expecting it to be that intense - and I was impressed. 

I know my son is down in Pensacola now - but I have not heard from him yet.  I'm not a clingy mom - but I'd like to know what his address is so I can send down his cell phone and laptop. We upgraded his cell phone to a Droid as a graduation present and xmas present. 

Jessica - Every sailor gets a security interview.  What I think you mean is which ratings are the ones that have investigators come to the house for interviews... Those are the guys with the SSBI. 

They are CTI, CTM, CTN, CTR, CTT, IS, IT, SECF, MT.  

Just so you can see where this comes from, go to the below link.  Starting about page 44, look for the ratings that have SCE checked.  Those are the ratings that need Secrets or above.  The ones that are not checked are the Confidentials.  Now scroll down till you see SSB written in I that same block.  Those are the guys that  have people come to your house. 

(Note: when you 1st scroll down, you'll notice CTI isn't checked.  That was a publishing error, which was caught in a change memo)

Furture down, you will see CTI does say SSBI. 

http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/publications/Directives/1130_8H_VOL%20IV_P...

Sam - I am retired LE.  Probably kept a tight rein on the boys because of it.  But they turned out ok. :)

My sons are pretty sure they are getting 2 weeks off after A school and they are going to "work" at the recruiters so use less of their leave time.  I can't wait for them to come home.

You should have your son request HARP duty. It would mean he could come home for 10? days (not sure the amount off the top of my head now), but it's not charged against him. It's an awesome thing. I think I actually posted something in clockard "CTN" group which has a link above.... You may want to tell him....

Craig, my kid had Harp for Christmaas leave. She waas told 5 days maximimum and a sailor could only do it once.  The question they couldn't answer if that was once per duty station/command or once in her career.