I Did It! I'm A Squid!!!

[GinNJuice]

More advice:

Your recruiters have lied to you (about almost everything), You should make sure that you have EVERYTHING in writing!...... Did they offer you a bonus when you signed?(get that in writing if they did). Do you have a garenteed "A" school (I know that they said yes, but is it in writing?)

The officer programs are VERY difficult to enter once you are an enlisted person! Seems that they like people who were smart enough to go to school BEFORE entering the Navy, rather than people who chose the long route.

Oh, and most importantly ..... no matter what they told you..... you STILL can get out of your contract BEFORE you actually join next year! You do the REAL signing when you get there.

Last chance..... get your degree FIRST!

 

[Sailor_Girl]

More advice:

Your recruiters have lied to you (about almost everything), You should make sure that you have EVERYTHING in writing!...... Did they offer you a bonus when you signed?(get that in writing if they did). Do you have a garenteed "A" school (I know that they said yes, but is it in writing?)

The officer programs are VERY difficult to enter once you are an enlisted person! Seems that they like people who were smart enough to go to school BEFORE entering the Navy, rather than people who chose the long route.

Oh, and most importantly ..... no matter what they told you..... you STILL can get out of your contract BEFORE you actually join next year! You do the REAL signing when you get there.

Last chance..... get your degree FIRST!

My recruiter didn't lie to me about shit and yes he told me I can back out at anytime before the 25th of June 2002 and yes I am guaranteed my "A" school.

 

[rudedawg]

Re: Re: Re: I Did It! I'm A Squid!!!

4 years which will definitely not be a waste.

Ok well time will tell....... what are your plans after those 4 years?

 

[Kryp2o]

Damn it ! Now now I got that sorry ass village people song in my head "in the navy" . . . oh sorry j/k

Congrats and good luck SG !

*Whispering* Psssst By the way . . . your going to have to find something other than cows to tip over at sea now. hehehe

 

[Godzila]

I love the ocean. I'm good to go. Whenever we're in port I basically get paid for doing nothing cuz my job is only needed out at sea so I'll have more time to go to classes this way.

i think you mean you'll have more time to be getting shit jobs that you will be stuck doing till you are at least an E4 and what the heck is an Operations Specialist, sounds kinda Subways "sandwich artists"

 

[Godzila]

oh and your Officer Program. You have to wait till you are an E4. and with Navy promotions, you are going to be looking at 3 1/2 to 4 years till you pick up 3rd class (E4) if you are lucky, i have heard of countless individuals waiting 5 or 6 easy. You really should reconsider going in with a commision first, get a degree then enlist. and whether you like the ocean or not have not a damn thing to do with wether you will like to be out at sea or not. looking out at a vast ocean for 6 months at a time gets old, it not like you are going to be riding the waves with the wind in your hair and shit like that, you are going to be in a tin can working your ass off and hating ship life..these are the realities. I am an active duty Marine BTW, and I been aboard ship alot.

 

[Veni-Vidi-Vici]

Congrats SG!! Definitely go the Officer route if you can...your life will be a lot better.
Good to see you posting again...thought you might have gotten swept away with those tornados that hit Wisconsin last week. V3

 

[WIDELAT]

GOOD LUCK MY BROTHER5 JOINED THE NAVY AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT BUT HEY YOU MIGHT LIKE IT.

 

[Big Buck]

I'm considereing re-enlisting to go Force Recon....get my scuba bubbles...WHAT UP!?!

 

[Rex]

Congrats SG. Hope you enjoy your time in. I'm going into Marine Corps after highschool next year. What exactly will you be doig as an Operations Specialist?