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Thanks for the replies, but I won't be going to Australia anymore. If you read the news, you can figure out why.

I'm currently on the IE20 and will retire at 38 with 40% annuity. This is my case. But what I hear ALOT from my new apprentices and technicians who joined after the IE 25 came out. Is they are under the impression that: A. They do 25 years (obviously) B. Cannot collect their annuity till 55...

i will be there around early october for a week.

Going to be visiting Australia with some time in Sydney. Was wondering what were peoples recommendations on the city of Sydney who have been there on port visits before or vacation?

So that's what those points are for

If there is no change at all that's a good thing. You wouldn't believe the confusion some guys have about units. I heard these rumors from several PO1's. Also I've had numerous brand new OS, AB, LS tell me that their pensions don't have immediate annuity and they have to wait to 60 to collect...

I was aware that a couple of years ago if you retired from the Reg's and collected your pension you could work as a reservist and "double dip". I know that they put a stop to this now. But today I heard that as of this April you can no longer retire from the military and collect your...

Just an update, my promotion message was cut today. A day after the CM told me I wasn't getting made, he changed his mind. I not sure why he did, but i'm grateful he did.

Well thanks for the quick answers anyways guys. The next 9 days is going to be a long one for me till I meet the CM. I'm hoping one of the units that wants their PO2 billet filled has the CM's ear and maybe we could talk and work something out and persuade him. Hopefully XMAS will come early...

I've heard that too, but I've never been able to find a reference for the whole non promotion theory etc. He could say that he doesn't to promote because of shortages at the lower ranks or whatever but I can clearly point out that their is not a shortage, I believe I could have some ammunition...

So you can technically grieve anything?

I know you can put in a grievance for your PER, but this is not that. I'll explain my question after a little background info. So I was merited number 4 on the 2012 PO2 list last year. They promoted 1-3 in April and that left me as brides maid for the last 8 months. They said they were freezing...

I'm currently a Master Seamen collecting Spec 1 pay. I was thinking of remustering to Air Weapons Systems Tech. I'm assuming they have spec pay as well. So I know I get bumped down to Corporal when I remuster, but do I lose my Spec pay immediately and lost my MS pay? Or do I just keep my pay as...

What are these stripes you speak of?

I see nothing wrong with them either. The SSI was brought out to recognize going away from home but not on deployment. The navy doesn't earn nearly as many medals as the army does and especially on the west coast where you can go sail off the coast of the Korean Peninsula (warzone technically)...

Ha! Good one. They don't even do that anymore. You just print off a screen shot of your Sea days from monitor mass, head down to supply and a nice civie dude hands it to you. Then off to the tailors.

Serious? The navy has said nothing on this? I assume they're going to do one big presentation at MARPAC/MARLANT/ZOOMIELAND. Why is the damn navy so in the dark about this?

I just hope they get this over with soon, so they can get back to issuing some campaign medals. Like say OP Mobile/Sirius and OP Caribbe that they owe me :P

Is wearing medals to a formal dinner frowned upon, not wise because of alcohol consumption, or just not allowed in the dress regs?

My girlfriend is graduating from law school in the spring, and she has asked me to wear my naval uniform to her formal dinner. It's a civilian black tie affair. I do not have mess kit. So what level of N1's would I wear to this? Do I treat it like a military mess dinner. N1's, bowtie, and...