I am thinking about joining the navy are there any former navy or military people on with any advice?

Question

yeah man that is what i wanted to be is a corpsman

Answer 1

If you are planning on joining, decide what it is you want to do before you talk to the recruiter - tell THEM, don't let them tell you.

Don't rely on what they say - get it in writing (and read what is written down). If it's wrong, make them fix it.

Don't go for "just do this now, and when you get there they will straighten it out" - that trick never works.

It might seem like BS, but there is a reason for whatever you are being asked to do, so do your best.

It's easy to complain, but hard to do something about the situation.

Work hard and you will advance. Take charge of something and you will advance faster.

Have Fun!

Cheers

(CPO Retired)

Answer 2

I was in the Navy as a CTT, and my husband still is in the Navy as a CTR. While of course there are things we don't like (the seperation during deployment), overall we really like the Navy. Between the time we were single and military, married and dual military, and then him Active Duty and me out of the Navy we've been doing this for 16 yrs, so we must like it :-)

Whatever rate (job) you choose, make sure you get it in writing in your contract, and before you pick one look at a lot of things about the job -

what is the sea /shore rotation for that job like? Is it sea intensive or does it have decent shore possiblities - and how important is that to you now (also, how important do you think it will be down the line).

What are their manning levels (are they undermanned so you will promote faster and have more of a chance for re-enlistment bonuses, or is it a job where you have to wait for someone to retire to even have a chance at maybe a promotion...)

Does that rate have an SRB (selective re-enlistment bonus), that ties in with the last point I made.

Also, of course you need to consider is it a job that you will be interested in and you have an aptitude for.

I suggest these things because, as many people in the Navy say, choose your rate, choose your fate...

Good luck :-)

Answer 3

The Navy is most likely the safest next to the Air Force but you travel more. I did it. My advice is decide what you want to do and get a Guarranteed A-school (in writing) so that when you get out of bootcamp they can't do whatever they want to with you. You might end up over the side of a ship chipping paint. With the Guarranteed A school in writing from the recruiter you'll get to do what you want and like. If they don't honor it you can legally leave.
Good luck, I wish I would have stayed in 30 years ago.

Answer 4

the iraq problem makes this a good time to exit the mil, not enter, IMO. Are you willing to live on a ship 9 months a year? Ready to stay single for a long time? Are you OK with any war cause uncle sugar may whim? important questions that you should consider and only you should answer...

Answer 5

Depends on why you's like to join. I was in the Army several years ago. It's a good way to get an education. Drawbacks would be ending up in Iraq.