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SEPS and Ship 5
Hello, I'm new to the group and need some guidance pertaining to Ship 5 and SEPS - Any help of direction is appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on
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Hi Jamie27 - I'm sorry to hear your SR is in SEPS.
Here's the link to the Ship 5 group - unfortunately it's not real active but the page does have a link to the FaceBook group which I believe will be more helpful to you.
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Permalink Reply by Chipmunk on
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Jamie27 - I am glad that B'sNukeMom was able to assist you. I hope you find the information and support that you need. Please feel free to post in the Ship 5 group as it might be helpful to anyone in the future.
I am sorry that your SR is in SEPS. As a mom we want the best for our kids. When they are hurting, and we don't know how to help them it is difficult. Let them know that you are still proud of them, they are still a good person, and they should hold their head high for being willing to join the Navy. I don't know the circumstances surrounding the reasons they are in SEPS, but in some cases, they are able to reapply after a period of time if this is something they still want to do.
Mostly, make sure you let them know that you will always love them, and they may not know how to share with you, you may not understand what they are going through, but you are willing to listen and willing to walk this new season in their life with them.
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Permalink Reply by Jamie27 on
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Thank you, I'm having a hard time trying to find information and my son's status. This is the 3rd week he's been in SEPS and he hasn't met with legal yet. I called the numbers listed and left voice message but that was over 4 hours ago and I still haven't got a reply from legal, is this normal to take so long?
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Don't be surprised if they don't get back to you right away. Things are so out of sorts right now, there is no "normal". Also, your son will have to give the legal dept permission to speak with you so let's hope he has done that. Be sure to ask him that the next time you speak with him. Hopefully you'll either him from him or legal soon....be sure to answer all calls you may get just in case.
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Also, did you request to join the Facebook group?
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Tried to create an account on Facebook but my phone number was rejected and tthat's as far as I got, strange, I created email account without problem. I'm trying again to get on Facebook
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I hope you can get the FB account set up. I know you will get some answers over there. I'm sorry our SEPS group isn't more active.
Hang in there.
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Hi Jamie27 - I don't have any experience with SEPS, I am just another Navy Mom on this site that helps in our BC Mom group. If you are calling legal at GL, then yes, it could take a long time for them to reply. They may not even reply if your SR has not authorized a HIPPA or other legal designation for them to speak to you, since they are over 18.
I am sorry, but the saying "Hurry up and wait" applies in many situations with the Navy and this is most likely one of them.
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Jamie27 - I noticed on the Ship 5 page, when scrolling down a bit that there is a number for the ombudsman at Recruit Training Command. You might want to reach out to them and see if they have any information that you can glean from them as well. When the sailors are assigned to a ship or command out in the fleet the ombudsman is the liaison between the families and the command, so it might be helpful to reach out to that number or email as well.
It also mentioned that a waiver needed to be signed for legal to talk to you. I don't know if your SR mentioned anything about that to you or not. That was what I was referring to below.
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Thank you. I'm just worried, especially when I found out he had not met with legal after being on ship 5 for 2 weeks plus. He usually gets to call a few minutes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but last week I didn't get a call from him on Thursday; I've heard that if someone in the group messes up they will punish the whole group and deny phone privileges. That being said, he was allowed to call Saturday for just a few minutes and he had mentioned that another young recruit in training was put in SEPS the same day he was, and for the same thing, and he's coming home this Friday.
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