From Reserve to Active Duty

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Permalink Reply by Ebony on June 12, 2008 at 12:59pm

My husband arrived at bootcamp yesterday, I feel the same way you do... its like a roller coaster of emotions! Well im here for support or questions ( although i may not have alot of answers, but i know where to find them) HANG IN THERE!!!HUGS TO YOU!!!

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Permalink Reply by Ebony on June 12, 2008 at 4:15pm

thank you....

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Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on June 12, 2008 at 4:00pm

Perhaps you can join your husband at the recruiter's office and be able to ask some of those questions. Active Duty with a family could really change your lifestyle or at least your address! Depending on what kind of orders he receives and where he is stationed at.

I was a Navy wife for 10 years and found it to be a great experience, new duty stations are always very welcoming to the family. There will be wife clubs there to greet you, events planned for the family, children are very happy to get to know the new kids that join their community.

Don't be scared...it's an adventure! Make your list of questions while you are waiting for the appointment and keep an open mind, it really could be a great experience for your family. Good luck and keep us posted.

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Permalink Reply by Ebony on June 12, 2008 at 11:06pm

Yes thats true i went to the office with my husband, i wrote down question and made notes on things they told us, I always made sure i asked questions. I would ask the same question more than once, just to see if i get a different answer. Ask ALOT of Questions.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa in Michigan on June 12, 2008 at 6:56pm

I know you are torn Marie but I'm happy for you. You did it before. I know you can handle it again. Besides, this time you don't have to go it alone. You have all of us! Let us know how things go with the recruiter.

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Permalink Reply by Marie on June 13, 2008 at 7:03am

Thanks all for the support. The recruiter we have is out on medical leave and will be back on wednesday. So that is the day my hubby is going to call and see what we do next. I do want to let you all know since some are asking. It took 3 wks for his approval. They tell you it could take weeks to months to get an approval. I guess you could say we were lucky to get a quick response. I tend to wonder if it is that Corpsman are a critical rating in the Navy.. (hubby always tell me this). So I will keep everyone posted on the steps we go threw from this transition in case anyone here goes threw it.

Take care!

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Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on June 13, 2008 at 8:36am

Corpsman is a critical rate but there are needs in almost every rating. We will be anxious to hear from you once you see what your options are Marie.

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Permalink Reply by Terri on July 5, 2008 at 12:31pm

Is your husband National Call to Service?

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Permalink Reply by Marie on July 6, 2008 at 9:45am

No he isn't National Call to Service.

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Permalink Reply by Marie on August 3, 2008 at 7:47pm

SO I know it has been awhile and I have an update. We can't go Active. The reason the Navy is giving us is that they haven't gotten there money worth out of my husband and that they need reserves. I was unhappy with this and not sure what we are going to do next. The process seemed so easy to do that i knew there was going to be a brick wall that we were going to hit. Well hopefully he can volunteer for deployment and then maybe they will let him go active.

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