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Husband leaves for boot camp nov 20
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in November. 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.
You may also want to join Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors. You may want to have your husband record a recordable book and/or a message on a recordable picture frame and/or make a special huggable toy for your little one, such as a Build a Bear or My Hero doll.
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.
What is your husband's rating (job) going to be? I find it interesting that the recruiter is positive where your husband will be stationed. It is true though that a lot of our ships do have home ports in those locations.
(Group names, the discussion, 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 Caitlinparente on
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Pact seamen. Okay I'll join these groups
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It's Seaman-Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (S-PACT) Program. It is also sometimes referred to as Seaman/Surface-PACT. You will find people who know about that in the group, Undesignated...What's Up With That? (clickable link). After BC, he will go across the street to the TSC for 3-4 weeks of training in the Surface Common Core Course (not technically "A" School). It could be longer if he has to wait to begin the training and is in Holding. Following training, he most likely will go home for 10 days of Leave before he heads to his first duty station where he will be an Undesignated Seaman. He may only have earned 7.5 days of leave (2.5 for each month of service). He will be assigned whatever job is needed within that field and receive on-the-job-training at his duty station/ship for the next 2 years on several jobs before he can "strike" for a rating and head off to "A" School.
He'll most likely receive his orders for his first duty station toward the end of BC, which will help you to start making plans.
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Permalink Reply by marmayes(ship13,div321) on
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my daughter left on 11/20 as well and i received the "box" with her personal things yesterday. have you received your packet yet with their assigned ship and division? i haven't yet and am a little anxious. this is my second time around as our son is on the USS Carl Vinson.
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You may want to join the group, USS Carl Vinson CVN 70, as well.
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Permalink Reply by glorann1978 on
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My son left on 11/20 as well. We received the "box" on Tuesday and no packet. I have been told that it might be a week before it is received.
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Yep, "the box" is sent as P-days start and the form letter is sent as they end, so it is very common for the box and the form letter to arrive a week apart--it could be longer if the recruit/division is held longer in P-days or shorter if P-days are rushed (that happens more for 800 and 900 divisions than regular divisions).
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I got his box yesterday or the day before no packet. I went to the recruiting office today to see if I could get an address but they laughed at me and told me my husband doesn't want me anymore and I should move on, even though I knew they were joking it hurt my feeling. They said I should be expecting things next week or the week after.
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Permalink Reply by janine9797 (Ship 13 Div 063) on
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My stepson left from Boston on Nov 20 and his wife received "The Box" on Nov 28. The form letter arrived today! He's in Ship 13 Div 063. Letter is all set to go the post office!
Janine
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Jon the group, PIR 01/18/2013 (clickable link), to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR. Know that Divisions 063 and 064 are brother divisions and train together and will have Battle Stations-21 together, so look for others with loved ones in either division.
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Just wondering when does their first pay come?
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