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Disqualified in BC
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Permalink Reply by ChrisAmo on
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What's CTR exactly? Did they say why he was disqualified? I'm sure they'll try and find him something that he IS qualified for. In the meantime, he needs to keep going, do his absolute best, show them that he can deal with whatever they throw at him and he'll be singled out as a "go-getter" and have a better chance of getting another good job. If they don't have him all figured out by PIR, he'll probably stay at Great Lakes but on the other side of the base from RTC. That's what happened to my son and he spent a month hanging around, doing a little of this and a little of that (he even got to be the driver taking people to appointments etc.), waiting for a medical waiver. It eventually came through and he went off to A school. I'm sure that's what will happen to your son. What you tell him is "it is what it is, you have to deal with it and wait and see what happens." Sounds harsh, but he needs to start understanding that things are done the Navy way in the Navy's good time. When my son thought he might get disqualified from his chosen rate he was much more philosophical about that I was. I was steaming but he calmly said "Maybe I am meant to do something else I hadn't even thought of, and maybe it'll be even better." Stay calm and encourage your son not to despair, one door has closed but another may be opening.
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Permalink Reply by Peggysue on
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You are an angel :) I feel a million times better and I'm grateful that you saw this discussion so that you could respond. CTR is decryption and his disqualification is because a relative by marriage is not a citizen, but about 12 weeks away from citizenship which puts it past PIR. Hopefully, they will be able to let him continue on once it's finalized. I'm just concerned because I know space in A school is limited and he won't be able to start it when he was supposed to. Thank you again so much for your very wise advice :)
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My son is in spec ops (special operations) so needed a high level security clearance. Because he spent a couple of years overseas working, he had to come up with names and addresses of people he hadn't thought of in years. It was quite a chore and needless to say it was Mom who had to dig through all his old stuff (souveniers etc) to try and locate the needed info.
It sounds as though your son's situation is likely to be resolved shortly. I hope so anyway.
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Thanks everyone for your replies, I wrote to him to day with your feedback.
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Hi, have you checked out the Undesignated Forum here on Navy 4 Moms? You should! The ladies there are fabulous!
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Permalink Reply by ratlabber34 on
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What kinds of things can get someone disqualified? This sounds so unnerving, constantly not knowing if you are OK or not...just wondering and now I'm more nervous than before!
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If he was disqualified from the program in boot camp, they will force him to reclass around his week 4 or week 5. They will not wait for him to resolve an issue to do with security. If the problem arose after he was already at his A-School they would give him a chance to fix it, but since it occured in during basic training, it makes more sense to the Navy to just reclass him.
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