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MEPS
This may have been discussed on this site already but.......my son went to MEPS, took the ASVAB. Went to MEPS again to get a "job" and take the oath but the computers were down and they all came back home. He says he is officially in the Navy but does not have a job yet and has not taken the oath. Is this common? I just want to make sure this is a done deal. I dont want him to lose interest because of this experience. Sort of feel like maybe he is getting a run around. I have run into his recruiter in social settings and he seems confident it will all work out. Thank you in advance for any information you can share. Concerned Mom!!!
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Permalink Reply by CryptoDad on
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He's not officially in DEP until he has a signed contract in his hand.
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Permalink Reply by mom2caleb on
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This happened to my son today. He was supposed to take the NUKE test today. He was able to take his ASVAB yesterday. He has to go back tomorrow. It is frustrating because he is in college and he will miss a whole week of classes. The waiting and not knowing is killing me!
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Thanks for the replies. The waiting and not knowing is a killer. I had a conversation with my son last night and said that he has to continue to work and to not sit around waiting to be called for a "job". It could take a long time. I guess I was unaware of the process and thought this would be a little less chaotic. Now its not chaotic. Its stagnant. Hoping for the best. Wishing everyone's loved ones the best :)
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Chaotic vs Stagnant
You have just expressed the US Navy's unofficial motto: Hurry up and wait.
Get used to it. ;)
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Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on
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Yep, you definitely need to practice patience!
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Permalink Reply by TRsmom on
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Hello. You may have already gotten the answers you were looking for, but, I am a second timer here, so I will tell you what I "think" I know. My Son, who is a High School senior, also has taken his ASVAB, and physical and ships in Nov.... to THEM, I would hope that they truly understand what an important and great opportunity they have before them. Just because they are not shipping out right away, (and they should be happy about that, they will learn SO MUCH from their DEP meetings and be WAY ahead of the others when they ship), they are committed to an incredible opportunity and future. My daughter went through BC and graduated in March of this year (she is 19, and a BAD ASS) and when I came home from her graduation, My 2 sons, a girlfriend and a best friend met me at my house, telling me how they ALL were enlisting (I guess if my "girl" can do it, then they should be able to). I am fortunate that she has frequent contact with her brothers and friends, and that is motivating them.
He should be able to pick a job before he ships, or at the very least, know a field he can get a job in (there are MANY jobs in different fields, for example, my daughter wanted to be a dentist, but during her corpsman training is thinking she may switch to surgical tech, but she KNEW her career path going in.)
My high school senior son, shipping in November, knows he will be in IT, and is ecstatic because that's what he wanted.. your son should know what his job, or field will be, before he commits.
Hope it all works out. I also had so many questions over the last year with my daughter, but I found a lot of my answers here on this site.
Kristine
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