NYC Cops aquitted

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by whodey17

aww gotcha...thanks for that information. but once you take the oath you are in for good?

once you take your oath, you head to boot camp to begin whatever tour of duty you signed for. when i joined, i had a contract specifying what school i would go to after boot camp, and my total length of active duty-it's different for some people. i agreed to four years active duty, but a guy i went to school with split it 3 active, 5 reserves. when my son joined, he initially agreed to six active since he was facing two years of school right off to be a nuke electrician. he's since changed to gas turbine electrician, so they cut him to four years, but he's going to re-enlist in a few months when that four years is up--probably for another four year tour. you don't generally see people sign up for longer stints at a time then that.

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by Danzig

once you take your oath, you head to boot camp to begin whatever tour of duty you signed for. when i joined, i had a contract specifying what school i would go to after boot camp, and my total length of active duty-it's different for some people. i agreed to four years active duty, but a guy i went to school with split it 3 active, 5 reserves. when my son joined, he initially agreed to six active since he was facing two years of school right off to be a nuke electrician. he's since changed to gas turbine electrician, so they cut him to four years, but he's going to re-enlist in a few months when that four years is up--probably for another four year tour. you don't generally see people sign up for longer stints at a time then that.

Interesting. Why did he go from Nuke Electrician to a Gas Turbine Electrician?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by whodey17

Interesting. Why did he go from Nuke Electrician to a Gas Turbine Electrician?

i guess he thought he'd like that better, and seems to enjoy it. matter of fact, they just sent him back to a 'c' school for more in depth training and education-he's only got a chief beating him in class, so he's doing well. he's looking at getting a 16k re-enlistment bonus...they've put him through a lot of education and training, so he wants to pay them back by re-signing.
he could actually work for an airline on their engines, as it's essentially the same thing. seems all navy ships other than carriers and nuke subs use the gas turbine engine, so he's going to be kept busy.

[Danzig]

since we're on the subject....strange how these threads can go on a tangent....but my daughter had talked of going in the navy as well, but has changed her mind. but my youngest is interested in going to the naval academy. he wants to be a pilot-if he does, my oldest would have to salute him, which is kind of funny.
at any rate, a bit of bragging. eric took the ACT a couple weeks ago. he's finishing up tenth grade. he got his score back a couple days ago.
a 28. brother and sister are both a bit ticked, but proud as well. tony and i are too of course.

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by Danzig

since we're on the subject....strange how these threads can go on a tangent....but my daughter had talked of going in the navy as well, but has changed her mind. but my youngest is interested in going to the naval academy. he wants to be a pilot-if he does, my oldest would have to salute him, which is kind of funny.
at any rate, a bit of bragging. eric took the ACT a couple weeks ago. he's finishing up tenth grade. he got his score back a couple days ago.
a 28. brother and sister are both a bit ticked, but proud as well. tony and i are too of course.

Awesome. As a fellow parent--brag all you want. I love it when I hear stories like yours. My oldest daughter took her PSATs and yeah--it didnt go well. She gets good grades. But I think she freezes up when it counts.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by whodey17

Awesome. As a fellow parent--brag all you want. I love it when I hear stories like yours. My oldest daughter took her PSATs and yeah--it didnt go well. She gets good grades. But I think she freezes up when it counts.

well, it's funny...if i put all three of them together, i'd have some sort of sick super genius. kelly is good at reading, writing, has an awesome vocabulary, and has been in band since 6th grade-she can play any brass instrument you throw at her. thank god, it's helping pay her way thru college. but she's horrid at math-she managed a 25 on her act-so between her academic and band, a full free ride for college in the fall. phew.
mark, excellent at math, physics....can't spell for sh!t, and hated english. writing essays kills him. no music at all...i think he got a 21 on his act, only took it one time, but got a killer asvab score (military test) and did very well on the nuke test.
eric is the most well-rounded, but his english is still his weakest point, but better than mark...but his arts/literature score-11. ugh. he's the only one of the three that barely touches a book. but i did get him to read some of my bernard cornwell books, so that's something.

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by Danzig

well, it's funny...if i put all three of them together, i'd have some sort of sick super genius. kelly is good at reading, writing, has an awesome vocabulary, and has been in band since 6th grade-she can play any brass instrument you throw at her. thank god, it's helping pay her way thru college. but she's horrid at math-she managed a 25 on her act-so between her academic and band, a full free ride for college in the fall. phew.
mark, excellent at math, physics....can't spell for sh!t, and hated english. writing essays kills him. no music at all...i think he got a 21 on his act, only took it one time, but got a killer asvab score (military test) and did very well on the nuke test.
eric is the most well-rounded, but his english is still his weakest point, but better than mark...but his arts/literature score-11. ugh. he's the only one of the three that barely touches a book. but i did get him to read some of my bernard cornwell books, so that's something.

Kylee my oldest is an art freak. She is incredible, but she cant reason or do math at all and she has ZERO common sense. But she can look at something and turn and draw it to a tee. The other two are too young to really get a grasp on what they are good at and enjoy. Where is Kelly going to college?

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i guess he thought he'd like that better, and seems to enjoy it. matter of fact, they just sent him back to a 'c' school for more in depth training and education-he's only got a chief beating him in class, so he's doing well. he's looking at getting a 16k re-enlistment bonus...they've put him through a lot of education and training, so he wants to pay them back by re-signing.
he could actually work for an airline on their engines, as it's essentially the same thing. seems all navy ships other than carriers and nuke subs use the gas turbine engine, so he's going to be kept busy.

That is awesome. Good for your son. I am looking into the business of leasing or renting out Solar Panels for homes. We have a couple of ex-military people helping us out with the engineering. They are good men but man they really like an early start to the day and they eat so fast.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by whodey17

That is awesome. Good for your son. I am looking into the business of leasing or renting out Solar Panels for homes. We have a couple of ex-military people helping us out with the engineering. They are good men but man they really like an early start to the day and they eat so fast.

yeah, they give you a few minutes every day to scarf a meal. i tend to take my time these days. besides, you eat less that way!