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My daughter graduates BC 11/23/11 and will be heading to Florida for CTN? school. I am a complete newbie at all this! Thought I should stop here and see what the heck happens next. I am so super proud of her and anxious to be letting go of my first born all the same time!

Does anyone have any info on leave for the holidays for newly graduated recruits?  My son will be arriving in Pensacola for CTT school on Dec. 17th.  We are all being told they have to report there and request leave.  What are the chances they'll get leave? Is the school closed for the holidays?

For those that don't understand my quota comment below, Lady H wrote this response on another thread.  It is excellent...

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Advancement up to E3 is automatic; put in the time, keep your nose clean and a Sailor advances to the next rate.

From E4 and up, advancement is competitive. There are a limited number of openings for each rate and rating. Sailors are ranked twice a year and the very best fill the available positions, aka, the quota. Quotas change every 6 month advancement cycle based on the needs of the Navy. In recent years some quotas have been very small because Sailors are not leaving the service due to the bad economy. In some ratings advancement has come to a virtual standstill. 

Example: Currently there are 1,345 eligible  MA2s competing for a quota of 98 available MA1 positions. That means only 7.29% of the candidates are advancing. The 1,247 who were passed over have to wait another 6 months. During that time they will work harder, study for tests and do everything possible to increase their chances for next time. Its not like boot camp where everyone gets do-overs until they pass.

The quotas for E4, E5and E6 were announced today. That means the actual promotion lists are only days.  away.

Emma

Ship 12 - Welcome, Glad to have you aboard.... We can pump you up so much that you'll feel like you're the one at Corry Station....

Make sure you join this group also.  

CTN
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ctn

btw:  

This is your daughters present house (Ship 12)

This is your daughter new house (Corry Station)

Any thoughts on the leave?

Another thought on Advancement....at least past the E-3 level....Sailor's need to be keeping track of everything they do, i.e. extra courses, community service/volunteering, collateral duties, etc.  When it comes time to put in a brag sheet (for evals), this stuff needs to be on there.  It's best to keep an ongoing journal of everything you do so you don't scramble at the last minute trying to remember everything you did for the last year.  Sailor's aren't advanced based on the exam alone...they need good evals and that's where they are ranked against their peers as well.  If your sailor wants to make a career out of the Navy, the goal will probably be to make Chief.  So they need to have some sh*t hot evals from the get go as this is what the Selection Board looks at as well.

I've been cramming this down my daughter's throat since she joined....She's just now starting to listen to YN1 Mommy.

Craig,

My son is telling me that the CTT rate is overmanned right now.  He told me that daily new people are arrivining for CTT school and that they only have two instructors which is one reason it is taking so long to school up. All of the stuff you have shown is that it is undermanned.  What gives?  Can you put on your super spy outfit and find out the real scoop?

My son will be arriving in December for CTT school. Are you saying he's going to be waiting a while to start?

Does it matter if they are CTT 4 yr or 6 yr? My son is a 6 yr AEF CTT.

It took my son about 3 mos. to school up for CTT A school.

The best advice I can give to all new sailors is this:  KEEP COPIES OF EVERYTHING!  Do not rely on the Navy to have copies....They do lose stuff.  Your career is your responsibility.  Service records are now kept electronically and you can access this via BOL.  It's a good idea to access this periodically to make sure everything is there, i.e. all evals with no breaks in between.  There is nothing worse than being selection board eligible and having things missing from your record.  If you don't have a copy to submit...you're screwed.  On that note, I'm attaching a helpful file.  Moms (and dads) might want to forward this to your Sailors.  (i hope this works...)

MILITARY%20HUMAN%20RESOURCE%20RECORDS.pdf

Ha!  That is so awesome!  That's a great example (I know it's your daughter's...you should be a proud momma). It's a great example because it's quantitative..shows numbers!!!  Numbers of people supervised, etc.  Good job YN2!

That is pretty sh*t hot!.... Those are some great marks!  

Is she worried about making E6 on this exam?

YES!  Abosolutely.  How awesome for him :)

Congrats!!!!!!!  What an awesome accomplishment!!!!  Next Stop:  Chief!  What a great way to start the weekend :)

ladyhamilton- WAY TO GO SAILOR

Congrats Lady Hamilton!!Tell her great job!

Are the results out?

Can you post the link

Never mind, found it....

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Navy-Advancement-Center/213190711299

woohoo - I have a new Petty Officer - son made CTR3!  WTG!

Yay for you :)  Great job!

Woo-hoo mumzie!!!!

military%20mom%20cookbook.pdf

Sorry I havent been around lately   On November 5th at 1 am we had a major house fire caused by a fire in our fireplace.  Everyone got out safe although it will be months before we can get back in our home.   The insurance company has leased a house for us and our son is coming home for Thanksgiving.  Its not going to be easy to walk him through his childhood home.  He actually agrued with us that we should call the Red Cross and have him get leave.  We knew that wasnt necessary.

When I ran from the house I was able to grab his bootcamp graduation photo.  You also think about what you would grab nearest and dearset to you if this every happened.   I guess that photo was pretty darn important to me

Ive been off work since the fire, trying to work with the insurance, supplying the new house, figuring out what can be saved and what cannot and talking with contractors.   Ive also been keeping busy with a group of military moms who help me send care packages overseas to those that are deployed.

The project was well underway when the fire occurred and I haven't dropped the ball.  However the next step is collecting recipes and I hope you can help me.   Ive attached a form with some directions   Please take a moment to read it and if you can help I would really love it!

Angie - It is sad to lose most everything.... Prayers with you....

Momofsailor-Sometimes it takes several times with the quotas so low. My oldest took it 3 times for e5. He is AT and there are lots of them.

Wow, Angie!  Glad you got out safely and I hope you have a good visit with your son!  

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful day.

My sailor is home for the weekend and it is so nice to have him here.

This is my sailor that will be going to Japan in January. Tommarrow is his 21st birthday and since he will be heading back to Pcola at noon we had his birthday cake and favorite meal to night. Made BBQ ribs and homemade mac and cheese along with his favorite cake Cheesecake. Searched the internet for a mac and cheese recipe and ended up using one that was on the noodle box. But used half velveeta half sharp cheddar cheese. It turned out great!

Great pic of your son! Can't think of a better meal combo! Happy 21st to him!

Thanks mom of four. He did enjoy it. We have to make cookies today also so he could take them back for his friends. We broke into that 5lb Hershey candy bar he won and made chocolate chunk. 

Here is what the cake will look like tomorrow when he's 21....

I looking for a compact printer/scanner, copier for my son that he can use in his room (barracks). It should be wireless and cheap on ink. Every time he has to print something he has to go somewhere else to do it, a real pain. Any suggesstions?

CRF230 - You really need to buy a Epson printer.  There ink is easily cloned and you can get the ink soooo cheap on ebay.   I have used an epson for years  just for that reason.   

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l13...

Just go to the Epson clearance center, and look at the "all-in-one" printers.  Look at the 600 series (or even the 300 series are awesome) they are really good printers that are wi-fi.  Don't by them in the store because the clearance center has them sooo cheap....

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/BuyEpson/ccProductCategory.jsp?B...

Thanks for the info Craig.

CTmomof3: That is just horrible !My son's time home doing work at the recruiters was quite the opposite-  was given no problems at all . Unfortunately I am not sure what can be done about it. i know the first recruiters office he went to when he joined was really bad, and he ended up switching to another one in town which was so much better. I hope they help him out .

CTmomof3- I would be mad also. That is kinda shitty of him not to sign any paperwork saying he worked for him. I think I would go in and have it sign it for me. My son will be home on the 10th for his leave before heading to Japan. Not sure if he wants to work at the recruiters or not. Since he won't be able to come home for a while he may not.

Clockard- I know the sailor needs to take care of his own stuff. But it would be tempting. LOL Hopefully he can get it taken care of with his new command.

Lady congrats on your daughter making 1st class. That is a great accomplishment.

Congrats, Lady!  Great way to celebrate!  lol......son hasn't had anything PO like yet - but he was just frocked last week 3rd class.  We will see!

CTmomo - his sponsor is the right place to start.  I understand the bootcamp fear and the not knowing.  Has he done his indoc yet?  It takes a little while for them to get their feet beneath them.  As for Christmas, he needs to ask soon so he can put in for it!  He has to have a chit approved.

All - rumor has it all orders are now frozen till next fiscal year because of funding issues.  For CT's only, they will only write orders for mission critical places.  We shall see if this is the case or just rumor in the next coming weeks.  Stay tuned...

(ie they have done this in the past, so I think it very accurate)

When does the fiscal year start for the Navy?