What happens when you are in the Navy and you arrive at your duty station, and you find your ship is deployed?

Question

Will you be flown to the ship in the middle of the ocean? Will you work at the base until the ship gets back? And does the time left on the deployment matter? Like if there is 4 months left, they would fly you out, but with 3 weeks left, you would just wait at the base.

Answer 1

You check into the quarter deck of the base your ships homeport is out of . First they will but you in TPU and find out exactly where your ship is (you may spend a few days there). Yes, they may try to make you work by doing cleaning around the barracks or base. If your ship is overseas and in the water they most likely will fly you in with the mail even with 3 weeks left they may need you because of a manning shortage. If not than you can just sit tight and wait for your ship to get back.

I recently got out after 8 years and my first ship was deployed and I waited in VA for a couple of daysand Spain for about 5 days for them to pull into port there.

Good luck. You aren't UA or AWOL as long as you get your orders stamped by the quarterdeck of the base this also stops your leave too. You can't mis ships movement either because technically you aren't part of ships movement till you offically check on board there.

Answer 2

If the ship only has like a month or two left on the deployment then u will stay at the base and work some crap job most likely..this happened to me when my ship went to Mazatalan, Mexico for two weeks. I had to work in the base recycling. Wasnt too bad I went to work at 9am off at 12 for lunch, back at work at 1330 and then was off by 1600 everyday. Weekends where off. If your ship just left or has more then 4 months on its deployment then they will most likely work u onto a civilian flight to the next port your ship pulls into..or they will send u to the nearest Navy base for your to either take a helo or a COD onto your ship depending on the ships size and capabilities.

Answer 3

If you report to your duty station on time (before the RNLTD), it will depend on your job and the needs of the Navy. If you are in a critical job, and your ship will be deployed for several more weeks, you would likely be flown out to meet your ship at it' s next port of call. If you are in a non-critical job, you will most likely be temporarily assigned to another duty section until your ship returns.

Answer 4

The technical term is - missing ship's movement, which is a more serious charge tacked on along with being UA. You would, more than likely, work on base until it gets back (depending on what the command says when you check in, and how long the ship is due to be out) but you'll be in big big trouble. You'll probably be written up and sent to Captain's Mass, to which he'll decide your punishment. Punishment can include loss of rank and pay, being sent to restriction, and being dishonorably discharged.

Edit: I might have misread your question. I thought you said you'd missed an assigned movement to a station you were already attached to.

If you're just arriving to your duty station and your ship is gone, you'll check in with OOD. If the ship is due back in within 10 days, you'll probably just be spending your time doing field day stuff in a barracks somewhere. If it's more than 10 days, they may fly you out to them.

Answer 5

if its due back in less than 10 days you will most likely work on another ship til it returns or be permitted leave. 3 week or more you will be flown out to the ship. 3 weeks is too long to be on leave specially if you have just done a pcs move has they give you up to a month to move. you will be flown out to the ship

Answer 6

It comes down to the ship. When I arrived in San Diego to my first ship, they were in Hawaii finishing work-ups. Instead of flying me out there, they assigned me to the TPU on base. I spent the next couple of weeks stripping and waxing floors and doing just basic maintenance. But if they're actually deployed and have, for example, 4 months left, then they will fly you out to the ship.

Answer 7

First you check in with the local command det. Then they decide what to do with you. My last ship before retirement was due back in a month and the Desron held me there. Then they got extended and by the time anyone decided what I should do, I had been lazing around the BEQ for almost 7 months. Couldn't complain since all I did was check in that morning and the rest of the day and weekends off. Sweet.

Answer 8

That did happen to me. I was flown out by helo during the next mail run. If they can't get you to your ship they will send you to the next port the ship is due to stop at. In the meanwhile you will be assigned temporally to the base until transport is arranged. If your ship is sailing with a carrier you will be flown out to the carrier and transferred to your ship by helo. There may be a captians mast if it is your fault if you missed the ship. If not don't worry.

Answer 9

When I was in you were sent to the ship via whatever mechanism was most feasible and cost effective for the Navy. There was no particular time frame.

The only issue is when you are UA (unauthorized absence) which is a violation of the UCMJ and may include "missing movement" which is another violation.

In the absence of unauthorized absence the situation is handled by the local command as they see fit and most likely you just ship out to rendezvous as practical.

Answer 10

It depends on the need of the ship. If you are in a rating that is critical and they need your manpower on board they will most likely fly you to the next port they plan to stop at. If not, they can keep you at the squadron for whatever ship you are assigned to and you will do busy work for them until your ship gets back.

Very rarely will they do ship to ship or helicopter to ship transfers for regular enlisted folks, unless you are badly hurt. They are dangerous operations and are not done for anything that is not mission critical.