And I am wondering where he should request as his first duty station after A school. His job is Aviation Mechanincs. I want a location with the least amount of deployments and the most shore duty as possible. Any suggestions?? Please and thank you!!
2007-04-02 07:14:23 · 9 answers · asked by yeager_renee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I know deployments are a part of the Navy. I understand that completely!! I just want him home as often as possible. And, I support my sailor 100%!!!!!
2007-04-02 07:28:26 · update #1
As an Aviation Mechanic, He will be assigned a squadron billet. Squadron are assigned to a Naval Air Station when not deployed and to a Carrier when deployed. Your best bet for not deploying at sea is for him to be assigned to a squadron that does not fly carrier based planes. The P-3 Orion is one for example. The EP-3 Aries is another. Even so they will get deployed to a forward base from time to time and will be away from home. just not as often as the regular rotation of deploying carriers. But on the flip side if he does deploy it may be for a longer period than the standard 6 month rotation of ships and carriers.
so your choice is
a) Carrier based Plane: 6 month deployments every year to a year and a half on a regular schedual
b) noncarrier based plane: No regular deployments but if deployed may be longer than 6 months.
What it boils down to is this. you are trying to manipulate his career for purely selfish reasons (you want him home) It is perfectly understandable and natural to want him home, I do not fault you. but if you truely support him then you must accept that deployments are part of Navy life. and that attempting to manipulate in such a way is not necessarily the best thing for his Navy Career nor in the best interests of the service.
2007-04-02 07:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by CG-23 Sailor 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To put it in Old Navy terms, a sailor belongs on a ship and the ships belong at sea. They will put him where they need him and getting what seems to be a permanent duty station does not work that way. If they need you at sea, you are going to sea -no questions about it.
Some Navy rates don't see as much sea duty as others, but an aviation mechanic can be used on any ship carrying planes, which would mean any sort of a carrier, LHA, LPD, or a Naval Station abroad such as in Iceland where they will tell you that there is a beautiful girl behind every tree, but there ain't no trees.
I can assure you that he will not be riding the type of ship that I rode. First, there are none now. Secondly, they don't carry planes. Aircraft carriers usually have substantial deployments.
My ship departed Norfolk in 1965 and never went back. It never even went back to the US. I was aboard for a year with no leave potential and little shore leave. We were Navy grey and underway.
2007-04-02 16:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your desire is understandable but I'm sorry to say that sailors are trained to be on ships and ships are made to be at sea.
Also, unless things have changed drastically since I was in the Navy, actually getting assigned to the duty station you request out of A school is about as likely as hitting the lottery.
Navy wives come in two flavors:
- those that are very independent and don't mind raising a family alone, or
- ex Navy wives.
2007-04-02 14:21:57 · answer #3 · answered by lunatic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get him to go for AIMD somewhere. Usually, they only go out for 1 det, and 1 deployment, but if he makes contacts within the command, he might be able to get out of some. But, i only know about F/A-18s, 'cause that's what both me and my ex-husband work on. He's been at AIMD for a year and a half now and has yet to go out. But then again, he was a cronic liar, so he might've been lying about the contact within the command thing. Either way, it couldn't hurt.
I know P-3's don't go out on ships, but I've heard they fly over to other countries for a little while, but I'm not entirely sure on this. I'm kinda focused in on my little jets and tend to not pay attention to other kinds of aircraft the Navy has.
2007-04-02 15:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by end_4706 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My hubby is also in aviation and says the Lemoore Cali base is nice. I will be finding out how nice it is later this summer when our sons and I move out there. I am not sure about deployments, depends if you man gets put on a squadron I think. ( not sure as I am still new at this since this is his first yr in the Navy)
2007-04-02 14:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hawaii and Florida have alot of billets for AM's.
If you want to avoid deployments and sea duty,
I would highly recommend avoiding Norfolk, VA,
which is where i've seen alot of the AM's goes.
2007-04-02 14:21:56 · answer #6 · answered by Aaron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every sailor will go on a ship during his or her time as a sailor. That's why they are sailors. I think it's best to get it over with quickly and get shore duty afterwards.
2007-04-02 14:20:15 · answer #7 · answered by ansem7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NAS Brunswick. P-3 never goes on ship.
2007-04-02 14:19:27 · answer #8 · answered by George D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suggest that he finish top of his class so he can have first pick of orders.
2007-04-06 10:35:02 · answer #9 · answered by sh60fh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋