My son just graduated from Navy Boot camp. He is not being shipped out because he tried to commit suicide a few years back The recruiter said don't volunteer anything and signed him up for 8 years. my son told of this at boot camp and is now being held back from Nuclear School. Understandable. But is he now obligated to serve 8 years with no school if that is what the navy offers? It seems to me the recruiter just wanted to sign him up for as many years as possible? My son wants to be in the Navy but he also wants some kind of school. Does the navy have to abide to their side of the contract?
2007-11-20 10:23:38 · 7 answers · asked by wondering 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
He will probably undergo some medical test to determine if he is fit for service. He might get in trouble for fraudulent enlistment. Hard to say at this point.
If they let him stay in he will be able to go to school maybe for what he wanted though.
2007-11-20 10:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
8 years sounds a bit long for a first enlistment anyway. I know the longest Nuke enlistment requirement used to be 6 years. And the guys who didn't make it through the nuke pipeline when my DH was going through were given the option to choose another MOS with a shorter commitment or get out.
It sounds like your son's recruiter either didn't know his job or caved to the pressure to get someone, anyone into the Navy. The sad thing is that not only was he not looking out for the best interests of your son, he wasn't looking out for the best interests of the Navy as a whole.
The nuclear pipeline is an extremely intense, high speed school. DH's A-school portions covered in 6 months all the math and science I had taken in high school and college. I don't even want to think about how much they covered in Power school where everything was classified. About 1/2 the guys that go in don't make it all the way through. There are stories from almost every class of people who found the pressure was too much. For this reason the Navy takes the beginning mental state of the sailors in the program seriously.
2007-11-20 18:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by Critter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the Navy doesn't have to fulfill there side of the contract; actually it is a fraudulent enlistment and they will probably discharge him; might not do that but if they keep him they will offer either to keep the original contract or modify the terms if he wants and then he could get another school. Really after the Navy decides to discharge or not a lot of the choices, if they keep him in, will be up to him. Not from a negotiating stand point but whether he agrees to it or not.
2007-11-20 18:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by GunnyC 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one just sits around in the military. He will either undergo a training program or he will be in a Navy school. But.. the Navy will make certain he is trained to help the Navy in some way for 8 years.
2007-11-20 18:31:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the above answers are correct. I'm assuming the reason he gave your son such a long enlistment was becasue of the pressure to get someone, the training involved with nuclear school, and to impress his higher ups. But as stated before he'll either be put to work somewhere else or discharged.
2007-11-20 18:42:05 · answer #5 · answered by got_hotdogs04 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He can strike for any rate he wants that has openings.
That doesnt mean he will get accepted.
Hey, driving ships is a career
2007-11-20 19:01:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think you should talk to a lawyer. From my experence, Army, the military will do with you what the military wants to do.
2007-11-20 18:36:12 · answer #7 · answered by Dave M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋