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Comment by CryptoDad on July 7, 2015 at 3:43pm
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Surface Rescue Swimmer, NEC 0170, is a classification open to all ratings, not only BMs. Its a volunteer position that a Sailor takes on in addition to his/her regular job aboard ship. Could your daughter volunteer for the 4 week training school? Certainly. Here are some details:
An article on Surface Rescue Swimmer school can be found here: http://jaxairnews.jacksonville.com/military/jax-air-news/2011-08-31...
If your daughter wanted the full time job of Aviation Rescue Swimmer (AIRR), that's a possibility, but she will have to serve as a BM for a couple of years before seeking a transfer to Aviation Aircrew. AIRR is a really tough school that's classed as Special Ops.
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Comment by 2navykids on July 7, 2015 at 3:51pm
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Ok she ws worried about what she be doing as a BM and really wanted air rescue or any of the positions similar she is a big swimmer. They told her she be like a supervisor over certain things on ship big list of stuff but people were telling her no you will be a painter so then she was worried.
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My son is in currently as HC and has a speciality he went to thru that...and now my daughter who is currently in the dep program leaves next July so I was trying to get as much information as possible to help her and reassure her as that was not her first pick..
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Read the rating info card for BM at: https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/rating_info_cards/bm.pdf
"A Boatswains Mate maintains the exterior surfaces of ships.....". Yeah, they scrape rust and paint. Among other things.
Personally, its not a rating I'd recommend for my daughter. However, so many Navy jobs are what a Sailor makes of them. People told my daughter that being a YN was just filing and typing, so she volunteered for everything that came her way: color guard, ships librarian, "smash & crash" team on the flight deck, legal training, small arm proficiency. The officer who swore her in at MEPS (see photo below) told her to take advantage of the "face time" YNs have with the officers. She took that advice and became secretary to the CO & XO. In 4 years she had a brag sheet that earned her the job of a lifetime at her next duty station. Anything is possible.
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Since she still in the dep program and doesn't leave till next July can she change her job or rating
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What happen is she wanted HC but she studied hard for her asvab scored very high but her higher scores were in auto and mechanics probably cuz she studied that little extra since she didn't know it as well. So HC wasnt a option given to her
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Not all the jobs that a potential recruit are qualified for are available at any given time. Just too many recruits and not enough jobs. Twelve years ago my daughter took the ASVAB and was offers 6 really good jobs. Then the economy tanked and kids turned to the military when the civilian job market dried up. Now kids are lucky if they get offered anything that they may have a aptitude for.
Yes, she can talk to her recruiter about the possibility of changing jobs. Ask for a DEP Action Request (DAR). If another DEPper drops out of the program she needs to be prepared.
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Comment by lemonelephant on July 8, 2015 at 10:49am
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Since your future Sailor will go to “A” School for Boatswain's Mate (BM), join Boatswain Mate. You will also want to join Great Lakes A School Q&A and GL A-school moms. You can also check out the Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes Facebook Page.
The Rating Information Card for BM can be found at https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/rating_info_cards/bm.pdf. (If you get the security warning, it is safe to go there.)
You will be able to enjoy extra time with your then Sailor following PIR. (See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend.)
Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in July. You will meet others with loved ones leaving the same day or week who may be in the same TG and have PIR together. Those posting now have future Sailors who are soon to ship or recruits who have recently shipped, so you may want to wait awhile before posting. Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for....
If she really is not happy with the BM rating, she can do as Cryptodad said and talk to her recruiter and ask to put in a DEP Action Request (DAR) to try to get the rating she desires. The only way she would be offered a different contract though is if another future Sailor with a contract for the rating she wants drops out of DEP or is unable to ship or changes contracts for some reason. If nothing opens up before she ships, then she will ship with her current contract and although some are able to change contracts while in BC, it doesn't happen often.
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