SEABEES qualifications for Officers in other communities

[BackOrdered]

Has anyone ever heard of alot of Officers from other communities rating a Seabee pin? I have received a billet from my detailer to an Expeditionary Command that will get me possible exposure. I always liked the Seabees and earning the pin would be a great accomplishment.

 

[wink]

Pretty sure you have to be CEC officer.

 

[Harrier Dude]

Not even all CEC officers end up with the pin. They're damn sure not going to let somebody from outside earn it.

I have several Seabees working for me, otherwise I would have never known anything about this.

 

[Thisguy]

Not even all CEC officers end up with the pin. They're damn sure not going to let somebody from outside earn it.

I have several Seabees working for me, otherwise I would have never known anything about this.

CEC Officers can't skate by without a pin anymore. The career path has changed to make sure you do an 18-month battalion tour with either the NMCB or ACB in your first four years. It used to be guys could do back to back shore duty and get out, which was ludicrous.

Pretty sure you have to be CEC officer.

Not so. Supply officers assigned to an NMCB or ACB can and in fact are EXPECTED to qualify as a Seabee Combat warfare officer. In fact, we make the Doc and the Dental officer do it too. There are currently two billets in an NMCB, S4 (O4/O3) and S4A (O1/O2). The SCWS pin is unique in that there isn't a supply or medical version of it...everyone is expected to go through the same process regardless of designator.

That being said, it doesn't look like your command is a qualifying command.

 

[wink]

... Supply officers assigned to an NMCB or ACB can and in fact are EXPECTED to qualify as a Seabee Combat warfare officer. In fact, we make the Doc and the Dental officer do it too. There are currently two billets in an NMCB, S4 (O4/O3) and S4A (O1/O2). The SCWS pin is unique in that there isn't a supply or medical version of it...everyone is expected to go through the same process regardless of designator.

That is very generous of the Seabees. I had no idea. It would be cool for a chop or doc to earn the real thing as opposed to the made up coumminty specific pins like aviation supply

 

[BackOrdered]

Thanks for all the help!

I always admired the community and I'm hoping I can make this a career concentration down the road. Now if I can only find a CEC type.....

 

[Thisguy]

Now if I can only find a CEC type.....

In person or on this forum? Either way, if you're in Norfolk, there's an ass-ton of CEC guys in the area (though only a few are in Seabee billets).

 

[statesman]

Thanks for all the help!

I always admired the community and I'm hoping I can make this a career concentration down the road. Now if I can only find a CEC type.....

HINT: ThisGuy is a SeaBee

 

[mgilbert1]

I know from when I was an E-Seabee that we had officers from Supply, Intel and other communities go through the boards and get their pins while they were attached to the battalion. This was 2006-2010 so I am not sure if that is current but it was not an issue for the guys attached to us from other communities.