My son signed his contract yesterday and ships out August 18th to Great Lakes. He's actually been at this since November 24th but his first recruiter never did anything for him - never turned in any paperwork, no JPASS information, etc. It was bizarre.
We switched recruiters and he had my son through MEPS and signed in about 2 1/2 weeks. He has signed for the MA rating and is very excited (as are we!). He was offered Machinist's Mate on a sub with a $5000 enlistment bonus, but he had his heart set on MA....and he didn't think a sub would suit him right out of the gate.
Anyway....... I 've been watching this site for several weeks and waited until my son signed to join. I'll be checking in regularly.
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Congratulations to your son and your family! If your son needs any help or needs someone to talk to, just let me know because I have been in the DEP for a few months.