Can anyone tell me about the navy?

Question

Someone with experience please. How much sea time, deployments etc. verses home time? Base housing? Married life while in? Different jobs that are good verses bad jobs? If you can compare to Air Force life?Thanks

Answer 1

I spent 10 yrs. in the Navy. I was in the Air part. As an aviation machinist mate "jet".
I spent a total of 6 yrs ashore and 4 aboard carriers.
Any branch of the service is hard on marriage's.
There is a Lot of separation, some long some short.
There is no one nor no way anyone can tell you how much separation you and your spouse can expect.
If I had it all to do over again. I would go into the Coast Guard.
In ten yrs I went through 2 wives, both left while I was gone on West-PAC cruises.
As for base housing, when I was in you couldn't get base housing before the rank of E-4.
When married though you do get a housing allowance and pay for not eating in the chow hall.
My son just spent 15 months in Iraq, so I won't recommend the Army.
Talk to the Navy, Air Force and Coast guard recruiter's and then you should be able to make an informed decision. Anything a recruiter promises, he should be able to put in writing.
Talk to them about critical rates, (they have high reenlistment bonuses). You can test before you sign up, to see if you qualify for those rates. These type rates aid you in making rate faster.
If you have a specific question. Contact me by e-mail and we'll talk more.
Hope this helps, Good luck.

Answer 2

First off, DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THE RECRUITERS TELL YOU.

Second off, DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THE RECRUITERS TELL YOU.

Most of these guys who have already commented have it right on target.

The ships that I was on adveraged 240 days a year out at sea and this was all training. I never got lucky enough to go to the middle east and do a sand lot tour.

Food sucks ***. You eat the same crap over and over. Every once in a while, to make it better, they take all of the same food outside and call it a bbq.

Personal space onboard is zero. If you have never camped out and been forced to sleep next to someone who ate a pot full of beans then you have no idea how precious personal space is.

Sanity is nil in the Navy. I just don't know how to explain it other than some of the dumbest people I have ever met were in the Navy. If you need an idea, read Catch 22 and watch The Pentagon Wars.

Lastly, the married life... well, we would pull into foriegn ports and I don't think I saw a guy - or girl - who didn't cheat on their spouse. Also, when the ship is away the spouse WILL play.

Answer 3

I've been on a submarine for about 4 years now, been on 2 deployments, on a year I'm not on a deployment I spend about 4 to 5 months at sea broken up through out the year.. Married life is good, it gets hard with very limited communication from home limited to emails every now and then, but military housing is really good at my base. Never been on a surface ship, all I can tell you is that compared to a sub, they have allot more room, and more communication with home.. Don't know much about air force life so I can't really compare it.. I can tell you though that most submarine rates advance faster, and have higher enlistment / reenlistment bonuses in the navy..

Answer 4

Well the navy is probably the safest branch right now. Submarines especially. Carriers have plenty of accidents, but still better than running around Baghdad in a Hum Vee. Good chow, comfortable, air conditioned. no need for body armor, clean. Good skills training. On the other hand you do pull some pretty boring long cruises and sea duty is hard on marriages. The scenery can be great though and bases are comfortable.

Answer 5

If you're on a ship you should plan on being away from home 1/2 the time. If you are on shore duty you should plan on working about 48 hours per week and possibly stand some type of watch in addition to this.

On your first enlistment you should plan on going to sea duty.

Jobs are a matter of personal preference. I was an Airdale. I wouldn't have been a Snipe for all the tea in China. There's some sick stuff that goes on down in the hole. Deck Department is fine if you don't mind chipping paint half the time and painting what you just chipped the other half.

Answer 6

As a former protection stress individual, i will permit you comprehend that if the AF guy is asserting here is the place youll be, he's packed with ****. there's a splash element noted as desires of the provider. After college you will have a selection of particular places to pass the place the provider desires human beings. which could be close to to homestead, it is going to possibly not. No recruiter is your pal, no remember what branch or what ever, they have a job, get human beings it. when you swear in at boot camp they dont provide a ****. they desire and would make a quota. The army and the AF have good issues to furnish, the army guy is merely being greater direct approximately his quota chase. tell him if he doesnt back off then you definately won't evaluate the army in any respect. Dont be rude or nasty merely lay it out. in case you have picked the AF then tell the AF and that they're going to tell the army which you're off the books. Thats what exceeded off for me. I have been given calls from the army each and every 2 hours tell the army recruiter informed them to back off.

Answer 7

The Navymen spent many time on sea when the ship is out and is always at home when the ship is docked at hometown. Vacation leave is provided depending upon the length of time of the deployment. Marriage life is a great sacrifice but is compensation through leave credits and patriotism for serving in the military.

Answer 8

all of the above and more...

you have to enjoy being told what to do and such
and maintian discpline and cleanliness...its not
a cake walk...

GREAT choice i hope you join....the USA NEEDS YA!