Does the navy go combat, or stay on ship?

Answer 1

Navy SEALS, in particular, most definitely are involved in all manner of ground combat. They are the best of the best! There
can be other instances as well. The Seabees, the Navy's construction battalions, don't just carry tools. They have seen their fair share of ground combat. The sailors aboard the famous PT Boats in Vietnam had more than a few occasions to go aground and engage the enemy. And, of course, as has already been pointed out, The United States Marine Corps is under The Department Of The Navy! Add to this, the Navy's awesome air power and, as far as I'm concerned, The Navy is the last word in American military might!

Answer 2

I was in the Navy, and I had a "land locked" job.

My husband is still in the Navy, and he has served at shore commands, on ships, and on the ground in Baghdad.

It depends on the job you have and what the Navy needs you to do.

(by the way - a prime example of this would be Corpsmen (Navy medic's). Every time you see a Corpsman (or, for that matter, a Chaplain) assigned to a Marine unit, that person is a Sailor. The Marines don't have Corpsmen or Chaplains - the Navy supplies them, and they go wherever the Marine Unit they are assigned to goes. (they usually wear Marine style BDU's, while with them, but they are still Sailors...)

Answer 3

Many Rates'="Enlisted" and Designators="Officers", have land based A/O's which is Area of Operations, on 1/1/1962 the SEALs introduced as a amphib counterpart to the Green Berets, derived by plucking CB's from the NCDU's or known as SeaBees. Thats the great deal of what most civi's are familiar with. Dating back to the NCDU's, the USN's Demolition Units. This is not all though, the Medical staff for the USMC are Navy such as HM's, MD's ect...., There are many shore related occupations, other than Naval Special Warfare, Intel, CB's, Chaplain's, Supply, and Medical ect... I can keep going but no sense, research is key. Remember the USMC is a Department of the Navy, there is so such thing as a U.S. Marine Medic or MD's MD= Medical Doctor a MD would be an officer, HM's work many ends as Enlisted, If you are confused. The Medic's or Corpsman or "Doc's" as they are called are Navy "Greenside" if they are assigned to the USMC ect... There are many ways to research this though "about.com" which is a great source. Or in my case my experiance taught me. A little extra tid bit of info for you, is the U.S. Navy has Rate's not MOS's and what we also call NEC's Naval Enlisted Clasification Codes ect....

Answer 4

For the most part they stay on ships.

The Navy is expanding it's land based forces though.

Read this about the Naval Expedionary Combat command.

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=94847&ran=10048

Answer 5

It depends on your job speciality. There are some sailor ratings and job comissions that are strictly ship based. There are some ratings and job comissions that are strictly air based. There are the same on land, and below water. It really depends on what your speciality is, and what orders you get. I have done 3 out of the four, and I know plenty of people who stay strictly one platform.

Answer 6

They go on combat to,normally,complete they're objective and also stay on ship to coordinate they're atacks[combat inteligence officer].

Answer 7

The Navy Seals fight, and technically the Marines are part of the Navy, and they fight.

Answer 8

ever heard of the navy seals or the marines

Answer 9

ship

Answer 10

on ship