navy IAs - Deployment Preparation

G.R.I.T.S. · 12-07-2007, 11:51 AM

so my dh came home yesterday and told me he may be leaving for a year tour back to the damn sandbox on an IA

. I think IAs are such bull**** and unnessessary but for some reason the navy thinks that they need to have them. Hes been gone waaaaaaaay more than hes been home in the last 5 1/2 years and his last deployment was to Iraq..( he was a gunner in a humvee over there). Well, he hasnt even been on shore duty for a year yet!

I dont think sending ANYBODY over there for more than 6 months is a good idea.

I really dont know how some of yall make it with your dh being gone for 15 to 18 months. Thats bull**** too. All we can do is just hope that he dont have to go. IAs are sporatic and can come at anytime with just a few weeks in advanced notice. sometimes its better to volunteer for one and not be voluntold because usually the volunteers IA is shorter. Also if theres a bunch of rates at the command and they pick someone to go in that rate if someone else in that rate steps up and says they want to go then they can do that.However, my dh is the 1 of the only 2 general billots that the IA is calling for at his little command. Its a seabee shore command. The other commands that are part of his command but on different bases are having a huge problem with thier general billot guys doing extreme **** to keep from going and I think thats so pussified. My dh isnt the type to do something stupid like that to not go.. no he will suck it up and go no matter what and he'll be a man about it. He did say he thinks chief is gettin a little ahead of himself because he dont have anything infront of him yet so that is a little piece of goodnews.

mary79 · 12-07-2007, 12:16 PM

I am kind of worried that DH will be sent IA when he gets to his next command. I'm trying not to worry,but its hard not too.

G.R.I.T.S. · 12-07-2007, 12:23 PM

Well thats where Im at too. I dont want to get all worked up over it yet but I cant help but wonder. I think its such bull**** because thats why its called SHORE duty and I feel like hes been on sea duty for the last ****in 5 years and he deserves time at home with his family. I feel like hes earned it. I also think its bull**** because your telling me they cant find a body to fill that position thats already over there??????? Most of them are to support the army. It might be doodeling on paper or something like that so they are going to drag him away from his family for a year or more for that ****? thats why I think they are bull****. But the big navys priority right now are IAs. I just hope to god it doesnt happen and I hope that his SWCC package gets submitted soon because once he gets orders to coranado he wont be elilgable for an IA.

rosebud* · 12-07-2007, 12:28 PM

the reason the navy has the IA drawing is because not enough people were volunteering to do IA tours in Iraq.

Mandi · 12-07-2007, 12:32 PM

Dh is on a IA tour in Iraq right now, so I totally know how you feel. I know there are some other ladies here going through the same thing.

This deployment is only 8 months for us, including the 3 weeks of training in SC.

I sure hope that he doesn't have to go!!

Shep's Wife · 12-07-2007, 12:32 PM

I was worried when dh came home and said the same thing. This was just a month after checking in to shore duty. I was pretty freaked about it, but now I have just accepted that it is part of the job and we will deal with it if it comes our way.

~~Donna~~ · 12-07-2007, 12:39 PM

DH just put in a volunteer packet for IA duty. I am so not looking forward to this. He was told as soon as he has his passport, he will be on the next trip out.

flangl18 · 12-07-2007, 12:52 PM

They are pulling from the shore billets, especially commands that show monetary and manhour savings. Hubby's last command was the first one they went to every time at Jax for IA's and he was down to 12 people from 30 under him because of IA's.

~~HEIDI~~ · 12-07-2007, 12:59 PM

My dh is currently IA and unfortunately, it seems at one point or another. My dh was in an instructor billet, on shore duty and they took him.. Honestly NO ONE is safe....

Taressa · 12-07-2007, 01:05 PM

yeah Great Lakes they were pulling in from check in. it was part of your check in actually to fill out IA info. they are pulling from ships that are deploying as well. two guys just got yanked off my DH ship weeks before they left on cruise. my DH would be absolutely USELESS on the ground he would be a danger to others around him. but Josie since josh has already gone that is a bunch BS that they can pick him again like that!

12-07-2007, 11:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
G.R.I.T.S. Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,601 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 27% Longevity: 33%	navy IAs so my dh came home yesterday and told me he may be leaving for a year tour back to the damn sandbox on an IA. I think IAs are such bull** and unnessessary but for some reason the navy thinks that they need to have them. Hes been gone waaaaaaaay more than hes been home in the last 5 1/2 years and his last deployment was to Iraq..( he was a gunner in a humvee over there). Well, he hasnt even been on shore duty for a year yet! I dont think sending ANYBODY over there for more than 6 months is a good idea. I really dont know how some of yall make it with your dh being gone for 15 to 18 months. Thats bull too. All we can do is just hope that he dont have to go. IAs are sporatic and can come at anytime with just a few weeks in advanced notice. sometimes its better to volunteer for one and not be voluntold because usually the volunteers IA is shorter. Also if theres a bunch of rates at the command and they pick someone to go in that rate if someone else in that rate steps up and says they want to go then they can do that.However, my dh is the 1 of the only 2 general billots that the IA is calling for at his little command. Its a seabee shore command. The other commands that are part of his command but on different bases are having a huge problem with thier general billot guys doing extreme ** to keep from going and I think thats so pussified. My dh isnt the type to do something stupid like that to not go.. no he will suck it up and go no matter what and he'll be a man about it. He did say he thinks chief is gettin a little ahead of himself because he dont have anything infront of him yet so that is a little piece of goodnews.

12-07-2007, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
mary79 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,133 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 3% Longevity: 61%	I am kind of worried that DH will be sent IA when he gets to his next command. I'm trying not to worry,but its hard not too. __________________ [/url] __________________

12-07-2007, 12:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
rosebud* rosebud*<3 Brittany Jo && <3 thekels9 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: [wherever his heart is] Posts: 32,651 Blog Entries: 2 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 49% Longevity: 67%	the reason the navy has the IA drawing is because not enough people were volunteering to do IA tours in Iraq. __________________

12-07-2007, 12:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mandi Lovin my YN! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tinker AFB, Oklahoma Posts: 6,753 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 5% Longevity: 68%	Dh is on a IA tour in Iraq right now, so I totally know how you feel. I know there are some other ladies here going through the same thing. This deployment is only 8 months for us, including the 3 weeks of training in SC. I sure hope that he doesn't have to go!! __________________ "If you are too open-minded, your brains will fall out"

12-07-2007, 12:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
flangl18 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NAS Lemoore Posts: 3,991 Blog Entries: 2 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 17% Longevity: 40%	They are pulling from the shore billets, especially commands that show monetary and manhour savings. Hubby's last command was the first one they went to every time at Jax for IA's and he was down to 12 people from 30 under him because of IA's. __________________ “Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.” John Wesley

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12-07-2007, 12:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
G.R.I.T.S. Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,601 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 27% Longevity: 33%	Well thats where Im at too. I dont want to get all worked up over it yet but I cant help but wonder. I think its such bull** because thats why its called SHORE duty and I feel like hes been on sea duty for the last in 5 years and he deserves time at home with his family. I feel like hes earned it. I also think its bull because your telling me they cant find a body to fill that position thats already over there??????? Most of them are to support the army. It might be doodeling on paper or something like that so they are going to drag him away from his family for a year or more for that ? thats why I think they are bull**. But the big navys priority right now are IAs. I just hope to god it doesnt happen and I hope that his SWCC package gets submitted soon because once he gets orders to coranado he wont be elilgable for an IA.

12-07-2007, 12:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shep's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,921 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 6% Longevity: 62%	I was worried when dh came home and said the same thing. This was just a month after checking in to shore duty. I was pretty freaked about it, but now I have just accepted that it is part of the job and we will deal with it if it comes our way.

12-07-2007, 12:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
~~Donna~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Orleans Posts: 16,885 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 99%	DH just put in a volunteer packet for IA duty. I am so not looking forward to this. He was told as soon as he has his passport, he will be on the next trip out.

12-07-2007, 12:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~HEIDI~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 16,260 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 98%	My dh is currently IA and unfortunately, it seems at one point or another. My dh was in an instructor billet, on shore duty and they took him.. Honestly NO ONE is safe....

12-07-2007, 01:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Taressa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,107 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 40%	yeah Great Lakes they were pulling in from check in. it was part of your check in actually to fill out IA info. they are pulling from ships that are deploying as well. two guys just got yanked off my DH ship weeks before they left on cruise. my DH would be absolutely USELESS on the ground he would be a danger to others around him. but Josie since josh has already gone that is a bunch BS that they can pick him again like that! __________________ Taressa