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only son heading off to Boot Camp 2/25/13
I am like any other mother - no matter how old your children are, you are always looking out for them. My son chose hull technician, something I don't think he ever considered. I would like someone to answer that is going through what I am going through now. I know nothing about the Navy; where they live; where they will head out to after boot camp is over. In a print out on the Internet on Hull Technician at the bottom it talks about sea/shore rotation for this rating: first sea tour: 54 months; first shore tour: 36 months, etc. Does that mean that my son will be on a boat for 54 months? Do they get furloughs so they can get some R&R? Are they able to fly home and visit their family? So many questions - just don't know where to start. I hope I hear back from someone so I can become a part of this organization for moms like me. Thanks.
Mary Ann
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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You may wish to join the group, DEP-Leavin' for Boot Camp in February. You will meet others with loved ones leaving that day/week who may be in the same TG and have PIR together. Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for.... I also suggest you join New Members Stop Here and check out the Pages and Discussions there.
Here are some groups for you to check out: Mom's of Hull Technicians, Engineers, Snipe Moms(enginers), and Snipe Moms. Here is the link to the Fact Sheet on Hull Maintenance Technician (HT): http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/Graphic-Elements/Rating-Factsheets/HT-Hull....
Your future Sailor may want to join http://www.navydep.com to learn the ins and outs from the DEP point of view. Craig runs that and will steer you to some good links on there.
(Group names and the link within this reply are clickable links. To join a group, click on the group name and when the group page opens, click on "+ Join..." in the upper right.)
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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Yes, that means when he is on sea duty, he will be assigned to a ship for 54 months. BUT - they will NOT be underway or deployed that whole time. There will be times they are in their homeport, and there could be times the ship is in drydock getting worked on and they don't go out at all. He will be able to take leave during those 54 months. In fact, the Navy almost always has leave periods marked out just before and just after deployments to make sure people get a chance to have time off, and he doesn't gave to wait tor those times to request leave.
If he makes E-5 or if he has dependents, he could be allowed to live off the ship, so that except for duty days and when they are underway, he would even be going home at night :-)
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Permalink Reply by MDore1949 on
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Thank you. Now I have some basic questions - when they all their regulation clothes in Boot Camp, do they have their numbers put inside their clothes/underwear or how do they get the same clothes back again? Do we have to get a passport for our son when he goes into foreign lands? Are they allowed to get off the ship when it gets into a port? So once they are in boot camp they give up their cell phones - is that for the 4 year commitment they made to the Navy? On the ships (I saw there were about 175 ships!) do they have computers so the sailors can send e-mail to their family? Can we send boxes to our son once the ship leaves port? Thank you for taking the time to respond to me. I am lost and just want answers to my questions. THANK YOU!!
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Your son will mark his things with his last name, last 4 digits of his SS# and division number so that he gets his things back. He can apply for his own passport. They are not required, but it is sometimes better to travel with a passport than his military ID and orders. For example, if he needs to return due to an emergency, he would be able to do it more quickly with a passport than waiting on military transport. Leaving the ship would depend on what is happening when the ship arrives in port and if he has Liberty. Saiilors can have their cell phones and other electronics back once they leave the RTC (after he moves across the street to the TSC at GL). There will be times when he would have computer access on the ship. He will have a FPO address and yes, you will be able to send packages, but it could take a while to get to him depending on where he is.
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If he's on leave, as long as he has listed the address and contact info for where he will be, and has the means to get back to his command when he needs to be back, yes, he can fly home to see you.
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