Good progress so far; what's next?

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Permalink Reply by Dale Shipman on May 21, 2015 at 8:41am

Thanks for the response Jim,

 

Given he and I now live some 3,000 miles apart, I rather doubt his going to sea will significantly change how often we see each other; we do talk weekly for the most part, but E-Mail can certainly suffice.  As for Lemoore itself, I wouldn't say he's hell bent to get out of there; more like he's afraid an extended engagement there will limit his advancement opportunities.

 

As for shore duty being easy duty; generally that's true, but with the huge backlog of engines, they're working six and seven days per week, and often more than fourteen hours per day.  Carrier duty might actually be a bit easier (although the living accomodations won't be as nice).

 

He and I talked last night and he mentioned he is planning on completing his Associates Degree before his enlistment ends; assuming he is able to do so, he is thinking of exploring options for gaining a commission.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on May 21, 2015 at 9:04am

Assume this is his first enlistment- you generally end up doing and going where the Navy says.  If he re-enlists he'll work with a detailer that will try to may his desires with those of the Navy. Three-years of shore duty....something a heck of a lot of sailors would die for!  And Lemoore is rapidly becoming of the most important stateside bases the Navy has.  And having a Navy vet daughter and active duty son which have done three cruises, life on a carrier "ain't all peaches and cream"

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Permalink Reply by Dale Shipman on May 21, 2015 at 9:52am

No question how important Lemoore is to the overall Navy operations.  That said, have you ever been there?

 

Last summer my son and I drove from Pensacola to Lemoore, and while there I went for a run; after only six miles I was coughing and hacking all manner of multi-colored stuff due to the horrible cow dung infused air.  Like I wrote earlier, he is keeping a good attitude and making the most of  his situation, but geez, I wouldn't wish orders to Lemoore on folks I didn't even like.

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on May 21, 2015 at 10:27am

yeah, I have and if you want to compare small areas we'll take about me living in Northern Nevada for 20 years in mining towns.....and the worst "cow dung infused air" I've ever gone through is just a little south of Phoenix driving from Casa Grande to Maricopa.......20 miles of stockyards.....

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on May 21, 2015 at 10:54am

All this "cow dung" talk made me think of Harris Ranch in Coalinga (the Cow Dung Capital off I-5) about 23 miles from NAS Lemoore! Probably the constant wind gust blowing towards the base is to blame...

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Permalink Reply by Curt Ritter on May 21, 2015 at 12:50pm

Chances are he will rotate to a sea going squadron or other sea duty.  Nobody ever gets back to back shore duty orders and it will be his turn for 36-48 months of sea duty.  Because he's already in Lemoore, the detailers might keep him there but attached to a new squadron.  You can get orders elsewhere and it is easier for a single guy.  It's kind of the luck of the draw and what happens to be open when his orders are due.  And yes, it does boil down to needs of the Navy.

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