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PacNWmom: Hell Week (training week 4) is also the "turn around" week where they have their goal in site! So they get really pumped during that week and ready to finish ! Just 2 more weeks of training after Hell Week.
RAP Duty
Is what you are asking about as far as assisting in a Recruiting Office in between A school and thir First Duty Station.
Recruiting Assistance Leave Program duty; by assisting a recruiter while on Leave between Apprentice Training or "A" School and the first duty station, the Sailor can earn 5 days of unchargeable leave after turning in the paperwork at the new command.
Here is the BUPERS Milperson doc on that:
PACT
PACT stands for - Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks.
If your SR is an Undesignated Sailor in the PACT program then they are either S-PACT, A-PACT or E-PACT.
A-PACT - Aviation/Airman Professional Apprentice Track
E-PACT - Engineering/Fireman Professional Apprentice Track
S-PACT - Surface/Seaman Professional Apprentice Track
ALL of the personnel in the Navy are Sailors. Within it there are Career Fields. Seamen, Airmen, Firemen and Constructionmen (Seabees).
Each Field has many Ratings within it.
[Example - Our son is a Construstionman (Seabee) CN (E-3 Pay grade)and his Rating is Builder - BU.]
PACT Sailors go into the Navy without a designated Rating (Occupational Specialty) BUT they are assigned a Field (Seabees do not have Undesignated Sailors).
After BC they will go for a training course in fundamental skills for that Field and usually will perform duties within that Field at their first duty station.
This is never guaranteed as the "needs of the Navy" always come first. (That actually applies to ALL Sailors...if it needs to get done then it needs to get done :-)). All will be expected to scrub a toilet, shine some brass etc. at some point.
Thy may have the opportunity to "strike" (apply) for a rating at some point. I do not know the time frame, requirements or ease of doing so. I will provide some links that you can read though.
I believe the highest pay grade they can reach is E-3.
S-PACT and E-PACT train at Great Lakes after BC and A-PACT train in Pensacola, Fl after BC.
Here are some great links for further reading:
Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT) Program
NAVY COOL - Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT)
poodlelover - Congrats on the phone call!
Sounds like your son is Undesignated A-PACT?
RAP is Recruiting Assistance Leave Program
The choices for his first duty station is the three bases (he may get one of those or none of those).
I'll post info about PACT and RAP next.
He called this morning! I was in tears. He says he's doing well and reall enjoys PT!
Good Morning!
"I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancent times, what is still to come.
I say: 'My purpose will stand, and I do all that I please.' "
Isaiah 45:10
My SR said they also got part of their duties. He said he will be at Pensacola base for "A" school for 17 days, then he will have rap leave maybe five days maybe more. I didn't understand all of this. He then got to choose three bases to choose from. He said they will know more about orders on week six. So happy today.
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