how is the navy life and how much do you make from it?

Question

how is the navy life and how much do you make from it? im thinking on joining the navy or coast guard, please give me some advice before getting into it.

Answer 1

Good Morning,

You pick a wonderful day to make a decision and if you are asking this community what service to possible give up your life you should be asking your priest/ preacher and family.

Please allow me to answer your question with this preface:

I was wounded, the last time long before you were born, May 10 1971. I still dream about the people we eliminated under "Operation Phoenix". I see each of their faces, hear them begging. I see the Vietcong stick grenade spitting smoke and turning end over end; bouncing on top of the APC before bouncing into Doc's lap and detonating; blowing off the top of his head; seriously wounding Tex; penetrating my lower back and kidneys, going from the rear through the front exiting through the knee cap and through my right elbow, ring finger, little finger and wrist. I was unable to return fire in the conventional manner.

I pulled this out for the second time in 35 years it reads:
"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong communist aggressors in the Republic of Vietnam. On 10 May 1971, while on a long range reconnaissance patrol in Ankee providence his men came under an intense enemy attack. The initial attack wounded Sergeant Adams and several other personnel. Refusing medical aid, he commenced giving first aid to the other wounded. At the same time, he directed his remaining forces into a defensive position. When the medical helicopter came, he chose to remain behind to make room for these more seriously wounded. During the ensuing fighting which would include face to face combat and in spite of his wounds and disregard to his own safety, Sergeant Adams continued to defend his position. Sergeant ADAMS 's decisive actions in rendering first aid, directing his personnel, while in defense of their position, while exposed to enemy fire, was directly responsible for the saving of his personnel. His devotion to duty, courage under fire, exemplary professionalism and outstanding leadership were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Army".

I am not bragging but getting ready to make a point. When I got home no one cared and guess what they don’t care today. When I tried to get a job, I had no skills if you want to join a branch of the military at least select a decent job and something that if you decide not to make the military a career you can make a living. If you are really taking advice, I would suggest The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. If one took FARSI or Chinese they could step right into the CIA or NSA as a GS12 or GS13, one could not ask for more. (Upon competition of the School, you are given the equivalent of an Associate Degree).

Branch of the Military. You don’t want to ask us what you want look at what it is you want and what kind of training “you” want for yourself.

I never lie so you and others might not like what I am going to say here, but what they heck? Wait I always wanted to say this: “You can’t handle the truth”! Cool huh?

I live near the Norfolk Naval Base (Worlds Largest Naval Base) and laugh each time a ship goes to sea. All the Navy wives get on TV crying expressing horror at being left alone for six months, fearing their love one might be injured, mad because they do not know how they are going to make it for six months. I know our Navy went to sea in World War I and II and Korea for years! At that time, they might actually be killed in combat. My cousin served on a carrier off the coast of Viet Nam and complains to this day, what he went through. You know how rough it is have three hot meals a day, a clean warm bunk, ice cream games and hot showers. Since the conception of the all volunteer military cruise are a maximum of a year but usually six months. What can you or any one say?

I took my rest and recuperation (r & r) at Da Nang Air Force Base on the South China Sea, and was amazed and enjoyed the movie theaters, sidewalks, pools and A/C. It is no different today. Most of the Air Force personnel are in the rear at that base if working in operations they get the flight in the air, go to a fast food establishment, the pool or movies. From time to time, a pilot might be shot at and even shot down, but the majority of the time is safe and requires brains and skill.

The Army, what can anyone say? God Help us. The Army has again lowered the standards and wonders why a soldier is being arrested for rape, murder or assault and battery. Talk to the old timers our Special Force are getting the equivalent of what the average World War II soldier received. They run in tennis shoes (I have asked that in combat do they ask for a cease fire and change shoes). Hell, they cannot even be yelled at anymore! The classes are lacking with many of the areas were skills used to be taught now occupied by civilian contractors. (They pull everything from maintenance to operations).


There fore many of the skills, which would help the GI in private life, are gone. Therefore, if you chose the Army try to find a decent career.

The Marines. What can anyone say about a Marine? What ever they say it had better be quietly. Before I can discuss them, I have two scenarios I want to discuss:

The wounded Marine just shook his fist at the hillside and yelled: "Damn it! If you're going to kill me, then kill me, but stop trying to scare me to death!"


April 6, 1865 at Saylors Creek Yankee Troops took a quarter of the Army. When heavy fighting was heard off in the tree lines, officers rode down to see who had not been informed of the surrender. A senior yankee rode up to a Confederate Marine and asked, “Why was he still fighting”? The Confederate yelled back asking, “why, aren’t we winning”?

Look at Viet Nam and Iraqi the Marine get more killed with less casualties then the Army because they train their men. A military has to learn think on their feet and when ordered to jump without question. That is what getting our Army boys killed, not the insurgents, epically not themselves but the Army and their training program. The worse thing about a Marine is once they get out they don’t function as well in the private world; the training drives it out.

So ask yourself do you want to be a dead hero (Army); be in combat but come home (Marines) do nothing but play video games, eat and make the people at home think you are in danger- ask yourself if you look best in white or blue. When you say you don’t believe me who up the causalities per branch. I’ll bet you’ll find Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force!

God Bless you and men and women and the Southern People.






http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2001/winter/confederate-marines-in-the-civil-war.html

http://www.dliflc.edu/index.asp

http://www.historynet.com/wars_conflicts/korean_war/3037056.html?showAll=y&c=y

Answer 2

The pay suck and navy life is not that good.You will get the minimuin wage but you will work more than 40 hours a weekwith no overtime which is about 1000 dollars a month. . When I was served It was not uncommon to work 12-16 hours a day. 6 or 7 day a week and still cannot feed you family. If you are single you can save money, butonly if you stay on the ship and do not go any where,but then they will find some work for you. So you go to bars and strip club just so you can get away the the ship.
They do have some pretty good school like medical equipment repair(its is a Army school but you still can get it in the navy) or hospital corpsman school. But if you just want to see the world forget it you will most likely spend your time in the middle east.
If you go in and serve, when you get out you problay will not be able find a decent job and will have to and go to school to get a better job because the training you receive is substandard or there is no demanded in the civillian world. Most carreer navy peolpe are there because they could find a job so they just stayed in the navy.
Go to school. If you still want to serve in the Navy, serve after you finish school. There programs the will hepl repay student loans and you can go in as an officer or as an e3 or e4 instead of E1. Ask your recruiter about mess cranking and how you will do it until you make e4. So even though you went to school for computers you could spend your first 2 year washing dishes.
The higher your score the better chance you have of getting the training you want.
If you can not score at least an 80 on the asvab, go back to school. With that score you have a good chance of get the school you want and be able to finish it. It you fail in your training you Will wash dishes and scrub floors for 4 years.
Get everything in writting.
You will meet a lot of good people and you will never forget the experince.
I remember when I got out of boot camp a 1st class Petty Officer told me this" In boot camp they were asshole because it was their job. In the fleet they are asshole for the fun of it."
Anyone who was served in the navy and is honest with you will tell you that.

Answer 3

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al.4Mcej4CVqU0.Zg0dxoS7sy6IX?qid=20061010213939AAF0Qg2

Check that link. I answered another person's question about the Navy. I was in it for six years, my wife for three.

Boot camp is fun (although tiring), and Navy life is actually pretty decent, provided you try to stay out of trouble. No fun being on the sh*t list of your supervisor. You do get to see lots of places, but you also get to see lots of ocean. If you are on a ship, and pull into a port somewhere, typically your command will have a duty rotation of every 3-5 days, meaning on your duty day, you can't leave the ship at all. However, when it isn't your duty day, after the normal work is completed, you are free to explore, drink, tour around, meet foreign ladies (or men, if you are a lady!), etc.

See the link for other info!

ps: about the money...ask the recruiters to see a pay chart. Entry level is E-1...but depending on your education they may give you E-2, and some programs that involve technical schools will enter you into the service as an E-3 straight away. Pay isn't good, but you have zero expenses. Food is paid for, as is medical, housing, etc. You also get a uniform allowance.

Of course, most sailors spend all their cash, a few are thrifty and try to keep some in the bank. If you are thrifty, you can save quite a bit of money over your time...but then again, you wouldn't be having all that much fun either...it's a personal choice! The pay is around $1000 monthly, give or take a few hundred. You would have to ask the recruiters. Don't believe what they say though...ask to see the chart!

Answer 4

coastguard work alot less than navy in term of overall, navy is really not overall fair at some job, some job paid less yet might work more hours than other, navy is all about choose the right job and stick all the way (study hard for advancement, use u mouth alot for good communication skill another kissing alot of asses to u boss to get a good evaluation or u can choose busting u *** all the time will work.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

If you wanna kill people for a living there are ways to make a lot more money for it that the navy pays.

Answer 7

not much while under petty officer, but for a six year term you can make petty officer quick, ask about that program, once you in kakies the pay is nice, it is a climb but well worth it ... USN86-90

Answer 8

depends on which country you're talking about! but i know San Diego is in the U.S., so i'm sorry i cannot help you...