What are CTN's eligible for?

AyeeYoAP · 08-27-2013, 10:19 PM

Hi! I'm a CTN. Our first duty stations are shore duty And there are only 7 places we can go. San Diego is not one of them lol E5s and above can go to SD only. We don't go on subs and we RARELY go on ships. As far as I know, aircrew is not an option.

Race · 08-29-2013, 12:52 PM

Thanks for the info everyone, ive been reading some of the NEC codes and the ones for aircrew are open to all but require a transfer to an airmen rate unless your CTT,CTR,CTI,HM, and a few others. So looks like I wont be getting my NAC wings

However I hope it would be possible to get qualified for subs, and I depped in July 10th shipping in January.

ryry2595 · 11-22-2013, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AyeeYoAP

Hi! I'm a CTN. Our first duty stations are shore duty And there are only 7 places we can go. San Diego is not one of them lol E5s and above can go to SD only. We don't go on subs and we RARELY go on ships. As far as I know, aircrew is not an option.

What are the shore stations?

AyeeYoAP · 11-22-2013, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ryry2595

What are the shore stations?

NIOC Texas - San Antonio
NIOC Pensacola - Pensacola
NCDOC - Virginia Beach
NIOC Norfolk - Norfolk
NIOC Hawaii
Ft. Meade, MD
NIOC Georgia - Augusta

Those are the places you can get stationed after JCAC. We don't go to ships.

ALJW2015 · 03-27-2015, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AyeeYoAP

NIOC Texas - San Antonio
NIOC Pensacola - Pensacola
NCDOC - Virginia Beach
NIOC Norfolk - Norfolk
NIOC Hawaii
Ft. Meade, MD
NIOC Georgia - Augusta

Those are the places you can get stationed after JCAC. We don't go to ships.

Do you know if it is easy to get to Ft. Meade? I know that the Navy will station me where they need me but any info would help.

LT Guppy · 03-27-2015, 12:59 PM

Please do not bump old threads. You also do not need to ask the same question multiple times.

ryry2595 · 11-27-2013, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by AyeeYoAP

Hi! I'm a CTN. Our first duty stations are shore duty And there are only 7 places we can go. San Diego is not one of them lol E5s and above can go to SD only. We don't go on subs and we RARELY go on ships. As far as I know, aircrew is not an option.

Whoa, did they say when you could go OUTCONUS?

AyeeYoAP · 11-28-2013, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ryry2595

Whoa, did they say when you could go OUTCONUS?

I don't even know what that is lol

Temen · 11-28-2013, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AyeeYoAP

I don't even know what that is lol

Anything outside of the 48 continental states.

https://www.google.com/search?q=define+oconus

AyeeYoAP · 12-03-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Temen

Anything outside of the 48 continental states.

https://www.google.com/search?q=define+oconus

The NIOC in Hawaii is one of the places you can get stationed straight outta JCAC

Rickblaine22 · 01-08-2014, 12:53 AM

CTNs don't go to aircrews, and they very rarely go on ships, however, you can expect more of us to be on ships in the future (but not subs...sorry). You have a 100% chance of going to one of the 7 places mentioned above. You'll be at that place for 3 years. Different commands do different things. VA Beach (or Suffolk now) does Computer Network Defense while NIOC Norfolk has a completely different mission. When you are a little more than halfway done with school in Corry, your advisor will bring you a dream sheet where you can request where you want to go. Be advised: this dream sheet means absolutely nothing. It was my experience (I'm a CTN2) that NO ONE in any class above or below me got orders to where they requested. You can plan on one of those 7 places and you can be absolutely 100% certain, beyond a shadow of a doubt that you will in fact go to one of those places. Anyone else who tries to tell you they heard so and so got some weird exotic orders is full of crap.

The one exception to this is ION school (which is still in MD, and I would not call it exotic). You can go there straight out of school, but if you already had orders, it will be next to impossible. To even be able to take the test, you have to have an above 90 average and no test failures. That eliminates about 85% of the JCAC population.

You can also go do stuff with SEALS, but you have to be stationed with a special warfare command to begin with (so they can recruit you), and out of the 7 places you WILL go out of JCAC, none of them are special warfare commands.

Rickblaine22 · 01-16-2014, 01:59 PM

I wanted to give an update on this. We were asked for volunteers to go CTN deployer. It looks like they are really increasing this kind of duty assignment (although it is still only open to E5-E6).

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08-27-2013, 10:19 PM	#1
AyeeYoAP Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 15	Hi! I'm a CTN. Our first duty stations are shore duty And there are only 7 places we can go. San Diego is not one of them lol E5s and above can go to SD only. We don't go on subs and we RARELY go on ships. As far as I know, aircrew is not an option.

08-29-2013, 12:52 PM	#2
Race Newbie Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 7	Thanks for the info everyone, ive been reading some of the NEC codes and the ones for aircrew are open to all but require a transfer to an airmen rate unless your CTT,CTR,CTI,HM, and a few others. So looks like I wont be getting my NAC wings However I hope it would be possible to get qualified for subs, and I depped in July 10th shipping in January.

01-08-2014, 12:53 AM	#11
Rickblaine22 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 13	CTNs don't go to aircrews, and they very rarely go on ships, however, you can expect more of us to be on ships in the future (but not subs...sorry). You have a 100% chance of going to one of the 7 places mentioned above. You'll be at that place for 3 years. Different commands do different things. VA Beach (or Suffolk now) does Computer Network Defense while NIOC Norfolk has a completely different mission. When you are a little more than halfway done with school in Corry, your advisor will bring you a dream sheet where you can request where you want to go. Be advised: this dream sheet means absolutely nothing. It was my experience (I'm a CTN2) that NO ONE in any class above or below me got orders to where they requested. You can plan on one of those 7 places and you can be absolutely 100% certain, beyond a shadow of a doubt that you will in fact go to one of those places. Anyone else who tries to tell you they heard so and so got some weird exotic orders is full of crap. The one exception to this is ION school (which is still in MD, and I would not call it exotic). You can go there straight out of school, but if you already had orders, it will be next to impossible. To even be able to take the test, you have to have an above 90 average and no test failures. That eliminates about 85% of the JCAC population. You can also go do stuff with SEALS, but you have to be stationed with a special warfare command to begin with (so they can recruit you), and out of the 7 places you WILL go out of JCAC, none of them are special warfare commands.

01-16-2014, 01:59 PM	#12
Rickblaine22 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 13	I wanted to give an update on this. We were asked for volunteers to go CTN deployer. It looks like they are really increasing this kind of duty assignment (although it is still only open to E5-E6).