Overseas or Shore Duty

[duckyprincess]

Is there a possibility that since DH got overseas orders, he gets to have shore duty next in the states? he was told that, but not sure how true it is..

[Donna]

it depends on if the overseas duty qualifies as sea duty. or depends on his job. If mine would have been able to stay an AC, he would have done back to back shore duty cause there were no sea billets for him

[mara_jade81]

depends on his rotation. every one told jason that after going to diego garcia he would be able to pick any orders that he wanted. complete BS! since DG was overseas and counted as a sea duty he had to finish his rotation and we had to take another duty that was considered oconus or take a sea duty in the states and his detailer told us basically we had to take this billet.

don't believe what they tell you. detailers send you where they want you for the most part.

[duckyprincess]

thanks ladies.... I just hope we get shore duty next

just remember shore isn't always the best option!
Sometimes it is actually harder than the sea duty

[duckyprincess]

true.. thanks

[Me&D]

Originally Posted by Breezy just remember shore isn't always the best option! Sometimes it is actually harder than the sea duty

How is that?

Originally Posted by Me&D How is that?

Because for my family my dh is actually home LESS nights on shore duty than when on Sea.
When kids get older and in school and you get them in a routine. If your dh is gone for 6 months you make a new schedule to work without him. When he is actually home only 2 -3 nights every week the kids never know if he is coming or going.
ANd when our kids were younger my dh had the same hours he has here 6-6 be it am to pm or pm to am. If they work nights you have to keep the kids quiet while they sleep and you have them 24-7 reguardless.
We personally begged and pleaded for back to back sea duty billets to be told SORRY YOU HAVE TO TAKE shore duty.
Trust me some shore duties suck.
If you read through past threads you will see just as many wives complain about shore as the ones on sea.
HTHs if not please feel free to ask me more specific ??s and I will do my best ot help

[Donna]

for us shore sucked too. DH's work schedule was one night, one day, one day off. then if he had the mid shift it was one night, one day, the mid that night and slept his day off.

exactly
they make shore sound so good but lots of people give it up to go back to sea early
We are on shore now and we already know that even though we are on shore for 3 years one of our years will be taken away so that dh can do an unaccompainied tour cause there aren't enough MAs to cover the billets.
Look at Sarah and Laurie whos Dhs were deployed while on Shore too.
It happens far to often though