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11-29-2014, 06:24 PM | #1 |
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My son PACT to GM in 2014
My son was depped in last year in August. He scored around 89 on the ASVAB and wanted to join as SWCC or MA. I'm not sure what his recruiter told him while standing there at MEPS, but he ended up in PACT. I was really scared for him not getting what he wanted. He went to RTC in January 2014. He graduated in March. He stayed on base in Illinois in PACT-A school until May. Then he was sent to Naval Base San Diego and deployed on a frigate a few days later. He will be coming home again after Christmas, but it was a quick transition that we weren't really aware of. January in bootcamp, March in A-school, May on a ship and deployed thousands of miles away.
As far as I know from his experience, your ASVAB doesn't matter after you go to MEPS and get assigned a rate. During this first deployment, in the beginning he was assigned to scrape paint and reorganize equipment, etc. But the idea for a PACT-SN is to work in the different ratings on the ship they are eligible to strike for. So once they were underway, he was assigned to the CS rating and served food and took orders for the officers and cleaned up. It wasn't what he wanted to do, he was awake first and slept last on the ship for months. He was also passed over for ashore volunteer opportunities due to his responsibility to the CS rate. After his 3 month stint as CS, he was SURE that wasn't for him. He was again assigned to just scraping paint and standing watch. (Get ready to stand watch. There will be a LOT of that.) But in November he was told he needed to chose from these four rates, LS, GM, CS and BM. Having known he didn't like CS or BM, he was choosing between LS and GM. I haven't understood why he had to chose then, or why he couldn't chose MA like he wanted, but I guess we'll get he whole story when he gets home. He is happy about it though. He really wanted to work with weapons, so I guess he'll be happy with that. One thing I do what to express; he is happy in the Navy. He enjoyed most of the time in boot camp; his division earned the CNO flag. He's enjoyed deployment and the places he's seen. He said that if it weren't for being away from home, it would be the perfect job. But we all expected that. He's mention on more than one occasion that it really is more of a mental adjustment than anything. It is what you put into it. He was looking for a once in a lifetime experience and found that in the Navy. Good luck to you and thank you all so much for your service. Know that your sacrifice is incredibly appreciated. Dawn |
11-29-2014, 06:41 PM | #2 | |
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Just wanted to clarify a couple things. My comments are in bold.
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11-29-2014, 09:37 PM | #3 | |
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ALL junior personnel (including me, as a CT, when I was at sea) have to do about 3-5 months of working down on the mess decks for the CS's. This is because there aren't enough CS's to do everything that needs to get done to feed the crew everyday, so every division on the ship usually sends down either the new guys or the junior folks who haven't done it before. So since he was the new guy and S-division needed bodies, he had to take his turn cranking. /r CTT1 |
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11-29-2014, 09:50 PM | #4 | |
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11-30-2014, 01:56 PM | #5 | |
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11-30-2014, 03:31 PM | #7 |
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I met my battalion while deployed to Okinawa about half way through and was put in the ward room working with the CS's for the last three months. Now in home port we still have people assigned to work FSA with the CS's. It is always junior personnel and usually for a 3 month stint. Good news is that you usually only have to do this once.
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11-30-2014, 05:49 PM | #8 |
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This is different from the TAD everyone dreads right?
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11-30-2014, 07:02 PM | #9 |
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I can't speak for Naval Bases... but all the Naval Air Stations I've been stationed on have dedicated CS' at the galley, supplemented as needed by civilians. PACT or junior personnel go TAD within their squadrons, or occasionally staff the barracks.
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11-30-2014, 07:18 PM | #10 |
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Negative. Cranking is TAD, and since it's practically inevitable it's probably exactly what you're thinking of. But it's not THAT bad.
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12-02-2014, 04:15 AM | #11 |
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hold up?! There is a 1 point wavier?! People have mentioned it, but i thought they were kidding!! I am missing MC by 1 point! I got 114 and I need 115! My recruiter doesnt want me retaking the asvab because I got the score I needed for my top job and she doesnt want me to take a chance of ruining it. But MC was gonna be my second choice but I missed it by 1 point. Can someone please explain this to me?!?!
Sorry for randomly coming in. Saw the subject and my heart jumped!!!! hahahha |
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