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Sea Duty
- Thread starter kls
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I realize that I will have sea duty no matter what job I take as an officer, however I am just unclear about the 24-30 month first assignment with Supply and Intel. Does that assignment mean that you will have to be away from your family no matter what for that long? I really want to be an officer, but it kills me to think that I would be automatically required to spend two years away from my little boy? Is there anyone out there who has recently gone through either one of these programs and might have some answers? By the way, thank you for the replies I have already received? Also, has anyone gotten results on the latest Crypto, Intel, or Supply boards?
It's sort of a fact of life that if you join the Navy, you will be away from home at some time or another. I deployed when my daughetr was 5 months old. She didn't know me when I came back months later...but kids warm up to you real quick. She's nine now...and I've been away for 2 months now of a 1 year unaccompanied tour.
As an NFO...I've got five years of sea time, not counting shore based dets away from home. Probably close to 6 years away from home. (whew I guess that sucks)
So think about that before you sign the dotted line. It will happen, not trying to turn you away..just know it will happen.
Cheers,
G
As an NFO...I've got five years of sea time, not counting shore based dets away from home. Probably close to 6 years away from home. (whew I guess that sucks)
So think about that before you sign the dotted line. It will happen, not trying to turn you away..just know it will happen.
Cheers,
G
Thisguy
Pain-in-the-dick
kls said:
Sea duty does not mean that you are at sea for 24 months. That is just ridculous. It means that you are at a command that goes to sea, or if you prefer, deploys. Also, it's all about timing I'm finishing up a 30 month sea tour (shoulda been 36, but I got to roll early), and I've spent 15 months at sea. 2 6 month deployments, plus 3 months worth workups. However, some guys who showed up in Oct 2003 right after our deployment, only did 3 months of workups and one 6 month deployment, and with our squadron going away, they'll leave in April next year without going back to sea, they just lucked out.
phrogpilot73
Well-Known Member
Don't forget - those guys deploy too... But in the lap of luxury! I was talking to the C-130 crew that flew us down to Ali Al Saleem, and they said their rotation is 3 months deployed, 3 months at home for 2 years! I'd rather do it the Navy/USMC way!HH-60H said:
It also depends what type of ship you'll be on....carriers will stay out the longest, normally, for various reasons...smaller ships, as I understand it, will not stay out on the water for as long without making port as larger ships...anyone who has information to the contrary, please correct me.
bennett4362
deployment sucks
Thisguy said:
my husband just graduated from intel school and everyone in his class (with the exception of one lateral transfer who got a one year overseas unaccompanied billet) got 30 month tours.
They all went to a ship (i.e. carrier or big deck amphib) or did any of them go to a squadron?
bennett4362
deployment sucks
Steve Wilkins said:
all were sea tours; two went to ships and the rest went to squadrons (except for the two lat xfers, one of whom i mentioned earlier and the other who went to an intel center).