Hello Everyone,
My son shipped out on January 7, 2015 and is in SHIP 03 DIV 102. He enlisted as an Undesignated Seaman under the S-PACT program.
I really would have preferred him to have "waited" to have picked an actual rating/job, but he was just wa
I no absolutely nothing about this,but interested .
1. What is Navy intelligence
2. What do they do
3. Does it have a rating
4. Is it part of the Navy Seals
5. what are the required qualifications
6. what are the jobs, along these lines
Read more…My Son is serving as and learning more about the Gunner's Mate Rates while aboard. He's not mentioned getting sent to school for this. I'm understanding that he'll pick up some of this while aboard.
What resources can I help with or point him toward
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Our daughter finished her A School in Great Lakes month and is getting orders tomorrow for C School in San Diego. She says it is SPS-48E and that it is six months long. Can anyone tell me something about this school? I understand it is a radar
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I'm a new member and I'm sure glad I found this site. I served in the Navy from 1968 to 1972 but I cant answer many questions for my son because so much has changed.
Nic is in the closing days of his AM "A" school in Pensacola, Fl. he s
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