Delay enlisted yesterday, SEA PACT, some questions

Mavyboy · 12-04-2014, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by redsoxfan1001

I seriously can't believe I'm in this situation, i had thought i had set myself up enough to be in a good situation, yet i get nothing to select from...

BUT if i dont get it, ill have to man up and do the job best as possible.

I am sort of in the same situation as you my friend. In fact I dep'd in yesterday and literally had the same jobs available to me, and I scored an 85 on the ASVAB. My advice to you would be do the best of your ability at basic, and there after if you are 'stuck' with the PACT. Be the best sailor imaginable to the best of your ability and strike for a rate after seeing the day-to-day of many rates through the PACT program. Keep your head up! It isn't the end of the world

redsoxfan1001 · 12-04-2014, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mavyboy

I am sort of in the same situation as you my friend. In fact I dep'd in yesterday and literally had the same jobs available to me, and I scored an 85 on the ASVAB. My advice to you would be do the best of your ability at basic, and there after if you are 'stuck' with the PACT. Be the best sailor imaginable to the best of your ability and strike for a rate after seeing the day-to-day of many rates through the PACT program. Keep your head up! It isn't the end of the world

Thanks man, kinda hard to when all i see is how bad the program is in threads. Just crossing my fingers the DAR works out for me..

swore in yesterday also.

Mavyboy · 12-04-2014, 09:15 PM

Yeah I know what you mean, I've done quite a lot of thread surfing and have found the same negative responses. I have also found a lot of super positive ones, but no 'meh it was alright' threads!

The main question I asked myself was do I want to be in the Navy? Of course the answer was yes and out of those jobs you listed SN seemed to be the best suited for me.
I hope your DAR works out for you but if not, just keep an open mind, every job in the Navy is an absolute necessity. Either way we all make the same pay too!!! (for the most part)

I went to the MEPS in St. Louis btw

redsoxfan1001 · 12-04-2014, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mavyboy

Yeah I know what you mean, I've done quite a lot of thread surfing and have found the same negative responses. I have also found a lot of super positive ones, but no 'meh it was alright' threads!

The main question I asked myself was do I want to be in the Navy? Of course the answer was yes and out of those jobs you listed SN seemed to be the best suited for me.
I hope your DAR works out for you but if not, just keep an open mind, every job in the Navy is an absolute necessity. Either way we all make the same pay too!!! (for the most part)

I went to the MEPS in St. Louis btw

I was up at Boston. I agree, all jobs are a necessity, I just really dont want to end up as a BM haha. Ive heard its a lot of hard work to become something other than that. Guess we'll see haha. Good luck to you, when do you leave? My date in June 3rd

jzhaun · 12-04-2014, 10:45 PM

There's no such thing as the true chance for a DAR, it's impossible to predict.

From what I've heard, the only rates you can get easily as PACT are rates like BM, GM, YN etc which every ship has and which don't actually need to go to A school because they can learn it on the ship. Anything else (especially subs, since their training pipeline is pretty long) is going to take a couple years before your ship will let you go.

You can put as many rates as you want on a DAR.

Mavyboy · 12-05-2014, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by redsoxfan1001

I was up at Boston. I agree, all jobs are a necessity, I just really dont want to end up as a BM haha. Ive heard its a lot of hard work to become something other than that. Guess we'll see haha. Good luck to you, when do you leave? My date in June 3rd

I too do not feel I would be right for the BM rate. I leave April 8th. 20150408

Just4Kixs · 03-01-2015, 01:14 AM

Would it be better to have gone PACT-SN and strike hope for a GM or be declared some rating and submit a DAR for GM? I too am wanting this rating.

Agrias · 03-01-2015, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Just4Kixs

Would it be better to have gone PACT-SN and strike hope for a GM or be declared some rating and submit a DAR for GM? I too am wanting this rating.

never rely on DAR, never rely on actually striking for the rate you want via PACT either. It doesn't work the way the recruiter tells you it does.

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Just4Kixs Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Here and there Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	GM Would it be better to have gone PACT-SN and strike hope for a GM or be declared some rating and submit a DAR for GM? I too am wanting this rating.

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12-04-2014, 09:15 PM	#3
Mavyboy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Yeah I know what you mean, I've done quite a lot of thread surfing and have found the same negative responses. I have also found a lot of super positive ones, but no 'meh it was alright' threads! The main question I asked myself was do I want to be in the Navy? Of course the answer was yes and out of those jobs you listed SN seemed to be the best suited for me. I hope your DAR works out for you but if not, just keep an open mind, every job in the Navy is an absolute necessity. Either way we all make the same pay too!!! (for the most part) I went to the MEPS in St. Louis btw

12-04-2014, 10:45 PM	#5
jzhaun Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 627 Rep Power: 0	There's no such thing as the true chance for a DAR, it's impossible to predict. From what I've heard, the only rates you can get easily as PACT are rates like BM, GM, YN etc which every ship has and which don't actually need to go to A school because they can learn it on the ship. Anything else (especially subs, since their training pipeline is pretty long) is going to take a couple years before your ship will let you go. You can put as many rates as you want on a DAR.