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Can my son take the Dlab before he enlists?
My son's recruiter told he must enlist, and sign a contract for a job BEFORE they will give him the Dlab test and then they will "rip up the contract" and give him CTI if he passes. This does not sound right. We see over and over again "If it isn't in the contract DON'T sign it!"
Is this normal? Is there a "work around"?
Thanks,
Amie
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Permalink Reply by Reid's Ma on
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My son enlisted as a submariner in 05 and took the DLAB after that but before he left for BC. The results (he missed 2 out of 151 at the time) NEVER made it into his service jacket. 8 years later, after serving on a destroyer, he took it again and went to DLI, graduating last year. I say don't sign till you see it on paper.
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Permalink Reply by ctvadim on
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They don't have to enlist before they take the DLAB, or at least not as a rate that isn't CTI; recruiters tell people that because so many people fail it and decide to not join the Navy.
That's what my recruiters did with me -- they had me sign a contract to join as an IS before they would let me take the DLAB. Once I took it (and passed it), then they changed my contract to CTI. So for me it was more or less a non-issue, except for the fact that my service record had extra paperwork in it. But I later found out that a lot of my peers were allowed to take the DLAB/enlist as CTI straight away.
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When RW went in in 05 they needed submariners. They wouldn't talk to him about CTI. Good luck with making the right decision.
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Permalink Reply by tatmom4rc(Ship12, Div. 204) on
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I would call and talk with a couple of other recruitors
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Yes they can take the DLAB before they enlist. In fact my son's recruiter suggested it. My son wanted to go to CTI and did after boot camp. LIke Reid's Ma said make sure it is on paper before son signs anything. If he is getting the run around with this Navy recruiter than he can easily find another and get straight answers to his questions. This is a big step and he doesn't want to be somewhere he is unhappy for the term of his contract. By the way because CTI school is so long your son will have to sign a 6 year contract (rather than the typical 4) I think DLI school is almost 2 years long at least 1.5. Good luck.
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Permalink Reply by Kerfos on
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Thanks, he is aware of the 6 year. He right now plans to make the navy a career, so that hasn't been a deterrent.
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Each language requires a different length of schooling. My son's was 64 weeks. Although he was required to report in August, he didn't class up till October. A student qualifies for a tier of languages by his/her DLAB score, then is placed in a language per the military's need for the language in that tier. A language the student desires is not guaranteed. Google DLI-FLC and everything about the school is out there on the net--not that it SHOULD be, but it is. I think we tell the world too much!
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