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What are the steps for Separation
What are the steps in the separation process? What happens 1st, 2nd, etc? How long does each step take because I'm going to do all I can to make sure those in charge are expediting my son's return home. Home to those that love him unconditionly and believe in him and all that he has to offer.
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Permalink Reply by boiler7879 on
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The process takes about 2 weeks from what I remember....takes them that long to get the paperwork in line. Our son was allowed to call home most every day while in ship 5...depends on the other people in ship 5 and how they for a lack of better word "behave"....make sure you get copies of all documentation...and that your son signs the medical form that allows the Navy to discuss his medical situation with you...good luck....hang in there....
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Permalink Reply by AZNavymom on
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My son is coming home today. We are so glad this nightmare is almost over. He was in ship 5 for just under 4 weeks.
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Currently, it's running about 4 weeks from when they arrive in Ship 5 till they travel home, if there are not glitches. They are very backed up with lots of SRs in there and lots of paperwork to do. The first step is seeing legal for the first time. That's happens anywhere from 1 to 2 weeks from when they arrive. Then they hear what's going on and say if they don't want to fight it. If they don't want to fight it, then legal works on their brief, which is their final paperwork. Again this takes 1-2 weeks. Once they meet with legal and go over their final brief, travel arrangement home get made. That's about a week. They will quote things in business days, so it gets tricky figuring it all out. But seems right now, typical is 4 weeks, some a little shorter and some a little longer. Then there are some where paperwork gets lost or other glitches happen and it's 6-7 weeks, but that's not typical.
Currently the usually get calls Tues/Thurs/Saturday. But my son has called on some off days if he has seen legal, so maybe the get an extra call for that. And sometimes, if someone misbehaves, they don't get calls that day.
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Permalink Reply by TW SHIP03 DIV316 on
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My son has been in Seps longer than he was in bootcamp....he was in bootcamp for 4 weeks, and has been in seps since july 18th...it's prob been one of the hardest things he's had to deal with but his spirits are high and he is dealing with it a lot better than I expected...we joke and say maybe they are seeing how tough you are and then they will say ok you can go back to boot camp but we know that's not the case just wishful thinking...his division just graduated Friday the 23rd, and he is still stuck there.....
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I know that others have replied to your question and given you approximate timelines. My daughter was separated on July 15th and is still not home. Today makes 6 weeks in SEPS and still no departure date! So don't get your hopes up for a speedy return home. When my daughter was separated, they told her it would be 2-3 weeks, but they have so many recruits they are sending home that they can't keep up. (My daughter told me they keep moving more racks in the compartment because there isn't room for everyone they have there.) Unfortunately, they have over-recruited and are sending people home with bogus medical diagnoses. My advice is to keep sending letters to your son until he has an actual departure date. I kept thinking that my daughter would be home any day (after the 2-3 weeks were up), so I stopped sending mail. That was the one time of day that she looked forward to!
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OH momof4, 6 weeks is much longer than the average of 3-4 weeks. That's awful. I've been writing every day. My son is in there 3.5 weeks so far. Do you know why your daughter has been in there so long? Has she seen legal? Was she one of the ones whose paperwork was lost? And you are right about the bogus medical dx, that is happening right and left over there.
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My daughter didn't see legal until 4 weeks after she got there. She had talked to Admin several times to see why it was taking so long. You're absolutely right.... her paperwork was lost! It's now been 2 weeks since she saw legal and she still doesn't have a departure date. Apparently the commanding officer has to sign everyone's paperwork before transportation arrangements can be made. He decided to take a few days off so nothing was signed for quite some time! (Really...is there not a second-in-charge that can sign it??) Her paperwork was signed last Friday, so I'm hoping she'll be home this week yet!
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Mom of 4
I hope you get some good news today. My son is coming home tonite. We're so glad this nightmare is almost over. He signed his final brief on the 21st.
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Just got some great news this afternoon. My daughter is coming home tomorrow! Six and a half weeks in SEPS is long enough! I do feel bad because there is another girl that has been there a week longer than my daughter. She's not appealing the separation -- things just keep getting backed up for her.
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My son is coming home today. He went to SEPS 8/2, had his first legal appt 8/13 and final legal appt 8/21.
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