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New Sailor here to help answer any questions you may have
Hi i'm Nick and i am a US Sailor in school right now and i wanted to join to help answer any questions you may have so ask away.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Use the postal mark on letters from your SR to help you determine when to stop mailing letters. You want your last letter to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday before PIR. Most people mail the last letter Friday or Saturday prior to PIR and some who are closer mail the last letter so that it goes out on Monday.
Take his cell phone so that he can use it while on Liberty. If he is staying at GL for "A" School, then he can take it back with him on Friday evening since he will have checked in at the TSC. If he is flying out, he will have to give it back to you since he cannot take it back to the RTC, but you can meet him at the airport and give it to him there.
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Permalink Reply by PattieO**(ship14.div344) on
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Hello Nick my question is what is a yeoman? and what stick/flag #5
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Nick is not on anymore. Anytime you see the word yeoman, think clerk. http://bootcamp.navy.mil/rpo1.asp and http://bootcamp.navy.mil/rpo2.asp will tell you about the different Recruit Yeoman positions.
Stick means Flag. Your recruit will carry a flag in his division.
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thank you lemon. and is that just a job or a bar change or added and flags would he be holding flags for PIR?
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If he is a yeoman, then he is probably wearing collar devices and that is a job for him during his time at the RTC, which means he has extra responsibility.
He could be holiding one of the flags in his division at PIR so it will be easier to locate him.
I don't know what you mean by "bar change" so I can't address that part of your question.
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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Well Nick sure bailed out quickly. So much for inside information.
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Nick may have gotten very busy at "A" School and possibly now his first command and no longer had the time to devote to us or he may not have checked this out with his COC before posting and now is not permitted to post. I guess we'll never know. I hope he is happy and healthy and enjoying life as a US Navy Sailor.
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Permalink Reply by Sherree1991 on
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Hi nick! My fiancé is in the navy in Washington and well we plan on getting married when he comes home for Christmas. However our first born son is due Feb. 2nd,2013. How long is baby leave? I am able to schedual the birth at 39 weeks so he can come home for it, but does he need to fill out papers or anything for him to have baby leave set for the scheduled day? Also how soon does he get benefits for his family like insurance and BAH after we are married? He wants the baby and I to move to him right after our son is born. Will I need to have my spouse military I'd made before I move or not till I get to the base with him?
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Nick is not on anymore.
Join Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors (clickable link) and ask your questions since they would be able to do a better job of answering or start a discussion within the General Discussion (clickable link) Forum where others are more likely to see it.
Baby Leave is 10 days. (See http://www.public.navy.mil/BUPERS-NPC/SUPPORT/TFLW/Pages/PaternityL....) He will have to fill out a leave chit and get the leave authorized.
I will leave the rest of the answers to others with knowledge on this.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Paternity leave is not for the birth of the child, it is ten days which can be taken within a year of the birth of the child. It can be taken in conjunction with other leave, but it is up to his command to grant his request ... some can accommodate it, some cannot. He can't even ask for it until he is married and you are in the DEERS system and in his record. He needs to talk to his chain of command to see how they will handle it.
The health insurance is Tricare, it begins immediately, although he does need to get you listed as his dependent as quick as he can. You can get an ID card pretty fast... use RAPIDS locator to see if there is a facility near you at all. If there is, he may be able to get the paperwork pushed right away for that ID card. It is super-important to have, and also acts as your insurance card. If you can't get it while he's on leave, he can send a signed form which you'd take to the nearest facility. It is not difficult, although some offices make it easier than others.
BAH takes longer to kick in, from a few weeks to a few months (paperwork drill). It will be backdated to the date you married.
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Permalink Reply by Kyle's Mom Joanne Ship13 Div 313 on
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Hi Nick
First, thank you for your service and to helping us on this site!
My SR is in boot camp now with a PIR of 9-28...he stated that he won a ribbon/medal for National Defense ribbon and medal and this is the only one that I can not find out what it is for and how he won it??? any input would help...just wondering
Thanks
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Nick is no longer answering.
The National Defense Service Medal Ribbon is currently given to all service members who are serving anytime from September 11, 2001 to a date yet-to-be-determined for service during the War on Terrorism.
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