Our son has made the decision that he is going to join the
Navy. This came as quite a shock to
me. Well maybe not shock but I have so
many emotions going through me right now. So I thought it might be a good idea to just
blog about them. I am thankful that he
is 17 & hasn’t graduated from high school yet, so he won’t be going anywhere
yet. Having said that we have a lot to prepare
for in the coming months/years.
Tuesday he went & talked to a recruiter. He took a sample ASVAB (Armed Services
Vocational Aptitude Battery) & scored a 36.
For the Navy you need to score a 35, so he did good. He recruiter wants to study for 2 weeks &
take a sample test again to try & get a higher score. Once his recruiter feels his score has improved
he will send him to MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station). The better score he gets on his ASVAB the
more choices he gets on what job he trains for after Basic Training. Once his is sent to MEPS he will test, get a physical
& do most of the processing to enlist.
However, since he is only 17 & hasn’t graduated from High School
yet. From what I understand he will on DEP
(Delayed Entry Program) which can last up to 2 years I believe. Another thing I have learn though this
process is there are a lot of acronym’s in the military.
Some of the jobs I think he is interested in are:
Intelligence Specialist
Aerographer’s Mate (Which is a weatherman for the Navy)
Law Enforcement & Security
Fire & Rescue
Submarine Electronics
Mechanical & Industrial Technology
Medical Support
Fight Operations
Flight Support
Two Jobs that are a little more difficult are:
Aviation Swimmer
Navy Diver
Once we get further into the process I will update again!!
Kristin (Future Navy Mom)
