Orders for a ship not yet commissioned?

My son will be finishing GM "A" school within the next week or so. His orders for his next duty station are to report to DDG 114 which is still under construction at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. As I understand it, the Ralph Johnson is not scheduled for commissioning until early 2017. 

I assume the Navy has very few personnel aboard while she is being built. What duties might my son have while awaiting the completion of the ship?

TIA! 

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