How is it determined where you're stationed when joining the navy FTS program. Is it like active duty where you're just stationed wherever the navy puts you or like the reserves where you're stationed near your place of enlistment.
SKC - since they have made it virtually impossible to communicate by PM or Email and my curiosity has got the best of me I am going to ask these questions in public. NO WAY am I trying to start a hissing contest of any kind, just in search of some facts.
1. Based on your history as TAR/FTS, how did you retire as USN?
2. Is there no longer a Fleet Reserve status until 30 years day for day is reached?
3. I would have expected your BR/CL to be USNRF6, and if truly retired, then USNR-T (or the new BR/CL for FTS.
Again, no attempt to start crap, just to be updated if things have changed.
Originally posted by whyworry: SKC - since they have made it virtually impossible to communicate by PM or Email and my curiosity has got the best of me I am going to ask these questions in public. NO WAY am I trying to start a hissing contest of any kind, just in search of some facts.
1. Based on your history as TAR/FTS, how did you retire as USN?
I retired as a FTS, but there is no such thing on a signature block as USNR(FTS) or USNR(TAR), we are all USN.
2. Is there no longer a Fleet Reserve status until 30 years day for day is reached?
I am in the Fleet Reserve. You don't hit RETIRED until 30 years. I don't officially retire until 22 May 2018.
3. I would have expected your BR/CL to be USNRF6, and if truly retired, then USNR-T (or the new BR/CL for FTS.
Again, there is no such thing. I retired as USN. Everyone does! DFAS and NPC don't care!
Again, no attempt to start crap, just to be updated if things have changed.
When I was in the Army and after I got out my impression of the Navy came from the TAR Sailors back home at NAS Atlanta. I used to hang out at the Take 2 Club on base and in those days TAR Sailors I knew were Homesteaded. When I Joined the regular Navy, my eyes were opened. I've noticed FTS is very different these days and they can be stationed anywhere, where as TAR was just like the Army's AGR program still is today.
