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Request to change jobs
Is there anything I can do to make changing jobs go faster? I swore in as an airman but I wanted to do cryptology or something in non aviation electronics. I would even be an IT actually. I got an 86 on my asvab. I have a son on the way and he's due in May but I don't have to leave until June. My father was in the Navy and he was an ET. Sometimes when I was younger, he would take me on base with him and show me the radar that he was in charge of. He always called it his radar and I always saw my father as a very important person. This is the same way that I want my son to see me. I will leave in June as an airman but i really want to do something more important and demanding. I want to feel like I'm making a difference and that I'm doing something that makes an impact. It is more important for me to support my family and just be in the Navy than have a great important job. If anyone knows how to switch jobs faster, could you give me some advice? I already filled out a DAR
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Permalink Reply by Danno on
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As a former recruiter and someone with 10 years of service, here are the options available to you.
1. Request to your recruiter for him to put in a DAR for the possibility to change jobs. This is not a guarantee that you will get it but merely a statement of availability should it become available. Keep in mind, if you want to switch, you must be willing to take any date that comes with it even if it is in two weeks for example. The way this works is as follows... if the Navy is full on AT's (aviation electronics), you put in a request. Now pretend someone in Kansas breaks a leg or gets a DUI prior to going to boot camp and can not ship now, but he had the AT job promise... now a spot in that job opened up. If you are qualified and have a DAR in, you might be next on the list to claim his spot.
2. Now lets pretend nothing came up and you ended up going to boot camp. You actually chose a good job if you want a possibility of going toward something more technical. I will not joke around, as a beginning airman, your job is a lot of work but the advantage of it is that before you make E-4, you must choose a permanent job/Rate. Jobs which you can go into from there (with further training) are at this link http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjob1/a/an.htm towards the bottom. Please be proactive in getting one of these rates and getting the qualifications done to obtain it to lessen the time.
3. Option three assumes you have a rate and stick with it for a while. Later in your career you find you would like a change. E1-E5 with over 18 months of service in any rate have the option to switch jobs depending on availability and qualifications. Lets say you have been in the Navy for 3 years and are an AT. You are sick of it and want to do police work or MA. When it is time to reenlist, you can put in a request to switch jobs to a more in demand job as long as you are qualified. Note that I said "in demand" If you a Nuke for example, there is little chance of you becoming an MA since Nukes are so hard to find. Now, going from a MM to an IT (just example, not sure of demand right now), this would be much easier.
Daniel
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I just want to say that your son will see you as an important person as long as you show him love and guidance. The job you hold shouldn't make a difference (and all of the jobs in the Navy are important - they just each serve a different purpose).
Congratulations on all of the wonderful phases of your life that you are about to embark on, and thank you (in advance) for your service.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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Lou - Just wondering, are you married or single? (you never say wife, thus me asking) The reason I ask, is if your single, you will not be able to join because you have a dependant and are single. If you are married, have you made your recruiter and MEPS aware that "I have a son on the way and he's due in May but I don't have to leave until June."? You've got to make dang sure that they have all the papers in order to allow the baby be entered in DEERS.
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Permalink Reply by LouFrobish on
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Yes I am married. And I've made it aware to recruiters. And thank you everyone for your advice, it means a lot to me!
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You need to be ready to be DEP discharged, why do I say this? The USN doesn't allow people to who are
pregnant to be in DEP.
Also the USN doesn't allow people to do the PRT and other physical things for up to 6 months after having a child. So how will you be able to do all the PT and your final test while in bootcamp?
Do you have a waiver to be in DEP while pregnant? I am guessing no, and that your recuiter didn't even put that you where pregnant, and that you got pregnant after your visit to MEPS.
I know this for three reasons, one I was in your same situation 19 years ago, and I was DEP discharged, two the instrcution says that you can't be in, and three I asked a recruiter friend of mine who I trust.
COMNAVCRUITCOMINST 1130.8H – VOLUME II – CH1
Automatic Rejections. Application for enlistment or affiliation shall be rejected from any individual who:
(8) Is pregnant (see Chapter 2, Section 7 for possible RC eligibility).
If I where you I would ask to see the waiver the recruiter has for you, if he says you don't need a waiver, I would talk to the RINC.
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yeah, I was kinda confused... but thanks anyways haha
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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I too remember reading Lou is a "he" - but we now know important info for future reference. If we could've made the guys do the incubation & birthing part of procreation, we wouldn't have any population issues at all. Good luck, Lou. Let us know how things are going.
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I actually thought "he" was a "she" too. I had to read it a couple times to figure out "he" was a "he". So Angie, I almost did the same thing as you....
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Craig, when Lou was young his father took him on base and showed him the radar his father was in charge of. Craig, you wouldn't be showing the radar to your daughter - only a son. :P
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Why wouldn't someone be showing the Radar to a female? I really hope you are joking.
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