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AECF - world travel with oversees base assignment this rating?
My son's rating is AECF. At present, they advised he will not know if ET or CT until ATT. He wants to travel. He prefers to be oversees. However, as I discussed with him when we got home, he wants to see more of the world than the shoreline as his ship passes by. I would think, based on the limited job descriptions I can find for this, that ET would give him better chance of oversees shore stations. I'm told that he should try to get into an ET area that specializes in aviation in order to get more shore time or being assigned to a foreign port between cruises. Since this was never discussed (he went to MEPS wanting Aviation Diesel Mechanics due to this vary reasoning, but scored so high it wasn't offered), we have absolutely no information on this rating. Can anyone provide info on where we can get some clarification and/or advise the best route for a sailor who wants to travel but actually hit land too? He would be happy to spend the next 20+ years being assigned from one foreign base to the next, with cruises between that will hopefully offer some shoreleave so he can explore while passing by. :-)
Thanks, Lisa
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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MilSup - AECF only has two choices, ET or FT. If he wants the non-sugarcoated version of what AECF is all about, he can talk to an active duty AECF (she's a ET) on my website. Kristen is awesome. I have been working with her for 4 years now. She has been providing feedback to sailors the entire time. Be forewarned, she is a sailor, and she will not sugarcoat. She tells it like it is, and lets the newbies run with it. Which is exactly how I want it.
What he needs to do if go to NavyDEP.com, and pm kforbs126 and ask his questions. She is great. She's been on a destroyer for about 3 years now.
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Permalink Reply by MilSup4Life on
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Thanks so much. I'll pass this along to him. He doesn't want sugar. He wants meat. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Nothing is 100% roses. It takes manure to make them bloom. :-)
Appreciate the help.
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