I am seriously pissed at the way the Navy is handing where I want to go next. I have less than 8 months at this command and am in the process of choosing new orders. The only place I want to go is San Diego, because that is where my family is and the only place I feel comfortable going. I can’t do another overseas tour because I didn’t apply for COT and did it on purpose because of how shitty the Navy treats those who serve overseas, especially Japan.
Last detailing cycle I put in for a squadron out of North Island; it was the only set of orders I applied for so if I didn’t get them, I wouldn’t get orders and would have to wait another week to apply and another month to view the results. I obviously didn’t get the orders and was told by my detailer that San Diego was a hot billet. He advised me to broaden my range of where I wanted to go and I did.
The next cycle I put down for three ships: USS Bonhomme Richard, USS Gridley, and USS Benfold, one of which is an amphib, and the other two destroyers, all in San Diego. I figured that it would be almost impossible not to get any of those orders since they are all ships. Majority of the time those who are looking for orders try to find orders that are easy as hell, but I decided that I wanted San Diego bad enough that I would put down for nothing but ships. Would you know that two of them were given to someone else and the last one said NOSELECTED which is a big “fuck you” to my face.
I don’t understand why I am unable to obtain orders to San Diego because I’ve done what they wanted from a first termer. I am a second class petty officer and I have my ESWS, all on my first tour in the FDNF and before I hit my 3 year mark in the Navy. If anything, I’ve gone above and beyond the Navy’s expectations for a first term sailor. I emailed my detailer already because he didn’t give me any reasons as to why I wasn’t selected for anything again. I plan to call him up as well to get a verbal response and maybe some advice to get San Diego orders.
Now I have to wait another week to apply again, hoping that something decent pops up. I also plan to call my detailer to see what I actually have a chance at getting and hope that whatever he says yes to I actually get. I have a bad feeling that the Navy is trying to force my hand to take an IA tour which I don’t want to do. I don’t mind heading to the desert, but I want to do it by ship, not by plane
Have you tried using GUARD 2000? It’s what first termers can use to get the orders they want after they finish their first enlistment. ask your detailer or career counselor about the program.
Unfortunately, it wont apply for me because I am on a 6 year contract, and I’ve only completed 3 years. I just want to finish up what time I have left in San Diego since that is where I plan on residing when I get out of the Navy.
I hope you get the orders that you want.
Have you tried going thru your chain of command? I know when I had a problem with my detailer, my LCPO contacted the detailer on my behalf (thank goodness he knew the man) and had worked out a plan for me to stay at my current command.
Everything would have worked out find if the idiots that worked in personnel were a little smarter.
Good luck to you on trying to get to San Diego.
I’ve let my CoC know that I didn’t get anything and said they would talk to the detailers…I’ve heard nothing back from them about it.
My LPO knew the previous detailer before she retired, but I was a month from my window which wasn’t early enough.
I’ve already put in for new orders, but they get shittier with every new month since I’ve been in my window.
Japan + my ship = career killer.