I have posted before and still trying to get answers I was tol not to HIJACK? someones thread so I am starting another. I went for my psych eval (alchohol assesment) and it was mostly sitting and talking and taking tests. Can anyone tell me if they had one and what the report should say. I asked my recruiter who says DAH. I want to know if I got what I paid for
I have posted before and still trying to get answers I was tol not to HIJACK? someones thread so I am starting another. I went for my psych eval (alchohol assesment) and it was mostly sitting and talking and taking tests. Can anyone tell me if they had one and what the report should say. I asked my recruiter who says DAH. I want to know if I got what I paid for
A positive report would say you aren't an alcoholic, you don't have an addictive personality, you don't have the indicators that you "could" become an addict in anyway. CPO Kalbach
Good news!Just notified that I am qualified!!! kinda sucks that I wont be able to do boot camp right awayCan anyone tell me what the pros and cons of going into the DEP. Is there any benefits. I would like to have some insight before I go
Everyone DEP's for some time. Wether it is a week up to a year. One of the things it can be good for is giving you some time to get into better physical shape. The other positive is that the time you are in DEP counts for your 8 year contract. In other words if you DEP for 6 months, then ship for four years, you are IRR for 3 and 1/2 years sfter your initial active duty comitment.
No, while in DEP you are in a non-pay status. Like Revrnd said, it only counts for time served in the inactive time of your 8 year obligation. You may go to DEP meetings, but will not get paid for attending them.
Prior to 1 January 1985, it established your pay base date or longevity date for pay purposes.
I believe some National Guard or Air National Guard enlistments have recruits going to paid drills before recruit training. But if you are in the DEP waiting to enlist in a regular component of a branch of service, then no, you will not recieve any pay.
CAN YOU STILL DRILL IF YOU ARE DEP. CAN YOU STILL GET ANY BENEFITS
Define, "benefits".
Are you going into the National Guard? If so you don't DEP in the Guard, when you raise your right hand, you are in, period. You would go to your drill weekends in the Guard. Sounds like you haven't gotten alot of answers from your recruiter on how your process works. CPO Kalbach
no she is terrible at helping. I cant go til next spring but I want to join now and get the date. I had appt with her yesterday but she cancelled. I told her I would leave today but couldnt get in that fast lol. I want to raise my hand ASAP. I am pursuing a new recruiter that is more avaiable. She does alot of fairs and booths and is hard to contact. I will have to take a loan for fall and possibly spring and miss next fall with boot camp and tech school but want to get in now
Can anyone tell me what the pros and cons of going into the DEP.
We've mentioned the pros, so here are the cons, if you want to call them that. Once in the DEP, you can't jump ship and enlist in a different branch of service unless you are discharged from the DEP of the service you DEPed into. While I served in recruiting, I frequently had young men and women come into my office and tell me they'd DEPed into another branch, but now wanted to process for the Coast Guard. I told them I couldn't help them unless they were out of the DEP, and that was between them and their recruiter. I also reminded them the losing service wouldn't take too kindly to the news that they no longer wanted to join, after all the time and effort that had been spent. Some even wanted me to call their recruiters, but I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole.
no no chance of that I know what I want and would stay til the end!!! I worked hard to get in and spent ALOT OF MONEY TO GET A WAIVER. I just feel like even if I dont go to BMT until spring or s summer tech school. I just want to be in and not wait. and I am willing to miss next fall semester(09) I was hoping to be able to mentor with someone during drills. I am now trying to find a different recuitor and I am honest with the one I have.So what I am hearing is that the pros are the time in DEP counts for something ?
Yeah, it counts toward your total 8 year military obligation and that's about it. It also helps to create a bond with the service you are joining. We used to give DEPers a recruit ID card and a certificate of enlistment. The ID really wasn't good for anything other than identification, that is, if you had a picture ID to go with it. We also gave them a letter stating they were officially in the DEP, with a date of (_______fill in the blank) to leave for recruit training. It also advised them to tell us about any change of address, phone number, change in number of dependents, any law violations, or any illnesses or injuries.
I didn't think you wanted to change services or bail altogether. It's just something I used to run across frequently.
if they have an fitness regim I would like to participate or is that something I have to do on my own. I was thinking of doing walk on wrestling team if I didnt get in on time. that will also help me stay in shape
The only branch I know that does physical training with their DEPers is the Marine Corps. I don't know if all Marine Corps Recruiting Offices do it. At one time, my office was right across from the Marines, and sometimes I saw them coming back from PT sessions. I noticed when the mail came, I used to see quite a few letters from Parris Island in the mail carrier's pouch. I guess the Marine Recruiters got closer to their recruits because of the PT, I rarely got mail from my recruits in boot camp.
There may be other services that do PT with DEPers, hopefully they will chime in here if they do.
thanks either way I am gonna kick butt!!My dad has been in for 27 years and he helps me but If i can wrestle while waiting I can keeep it up . Thanks for your help
One other thing they once showed us at a recruiting conference the Marines used was a "countdown to boot camp" wall chart. It was a good idea to help get ready, I thought. It said stuff like "three weeks before leaving, you should be able to do this many pushups", etc.
Keep working out, wrestling, and whatever else you do. Just be careful to avoid injury. Good luck.
