DAR-Getting Ship date changed

FutureSailor24 · 07-05-2013, 08:47 PM

What all goes into asking your recruiter if your ship date can get moved up? Right now I am supposed to ship out to RTC 20140107 and my rate is HT.

LT Guppy · 07-05-2013, 08:54 PM

You ask him, he sends in a form, you wait for a call saying a spot has opened up.

FutureSailor24 · 07-05-2013, 10:08 PM

If a spot opens up and I take it, does that mean that my rate could change?

jzhaun · 07-05-2013, 11:11 PM

Granted I got my first choice and waited the 5 months to ship, so I have no first hand knowledge of DARs, but as I understand they're basically just paperwork saying that if ______ slot opens up you are down as someone who is willing to fill it. It could be a different ship date or a different rate, it all depends on what is written in your paperwork. And you're going to see that paperwork when you sign it, so make sure it says what you want it to say.

Having said that it's a lot more likely for your DAR to get you somewhere if you're more open with the terms of it.

LT Guppy · 07-06-2013, 03:04 AM

It depends on the conditions of your DAR. You could say any job with an earlier date, or any engineering job with an earlier date, or any HT opening with an earlier date.

The more flexible you are, the more likely you can ship earlier, but if you really want to be an HT, you can have that limitation on your DAR.

FutureSailor24 · 07-06-2013, 07:53 AM

if a slot opens up and I don't like the rate and the ship date is too soon, can I say no or am I obligated to accept it?

07-05-2013, 08:47 PM	#1
FutureSailor24 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 204 Rep Power: 26	DAR-Getting Ship date changed What all goes into asking your recruiter if your ship date can get moved up? Right now I am supposed to ship out to RTC 20140107 and my rate is HT.

07-05-2013, 08:54 PM	#2
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 343	You ask him, he sends in a form, you wait for a call saying a spot has opened up. __________________ Officers: making simple stuff hard since 1775 ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS - Click here to have your account verified

07-06-2013, 03:04 AM	#5
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 343	It depends on the conditions of your DAR. You could say any job with an earlier date, or any engineering job with an earlier date, or any HT opening with an earlier date. The more flexible you are, the more likely you can ship earlier, but if you really want to be an HT, you can have that limitation on your DAR. __________________ Officers: making simple stuff hard since 1775 ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS - Click here to have your account verified

07-05-2013, 10:08 PM	#3
FutureSailor24 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 204 Rep Power: 26	If a spot opens up and I take it, does that mean that my rate could change?

07-05-2013, 11:11 PM	#4
jzhaun Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 627 Rep Power: 127	Granted I got my first choice and waited the 5 months to ship, so I have no first hand knowledge of DARs, but as I understand they're basically just paperwork saying that if ______ slot opens up you are down as someone who is willing to fill it. It could be a different ship date or a different rate, it all depends on what is written in your paperwork. And you're going to see that paperwork when you sign it, so make sure it says what you want it to say. Having said that it's a lot more likely for your DAR to get you somewhere if you're more open with the terms of it.

07-06-2013, 07:53 AM	#6
FutureSailor24 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 204 Rep Power: 26	if a slot opens up and I don't like the rate and the ship date is too soon, can I say no or am I obligated to accept it?