No offense, but what exactly goes on in the Navy now? I know that there are plenty of carriers active in the middle east but besides that do they really have any active duties or is it all just patroling around the world "just in case."
2007-01-24 09:55:30 · 13 answers · asked by zomgfletch 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Well, so far everyone but CrossNDunks' comment has been completely useless. Stfu. I want a serious answer from someone who's in the Navy and knows what he/she's talking about.
2007-01-24 10:06:57 · update #1
The Navy is the main instrument used by the government to project American power and influence abroad. Aircraft carrier battle groups are a thing of awesome power and prestige. Have you noticed that whenever there is a hotspot in the world, such as Somalia recently, there is usually a carrier offshore nearby? The presence of that much destructive power nearby works wonders in making someone amenable to suggestion. It is also better to intimidate by implication rather than actually put troops on the ground. Some people take great offense when thousands of armed ruffians appear on their beaches.
Part of the Navy's mission is gathering Intel, too. They can do that with submarines and aircraft in various ways that I'm not privy to.
2007-01-24 10:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Is their a career, especially on a ship, that lets me earn a bachelor's degree and do my navy job at the same time?" That makes it sound like you want to join the Navy part-time. It doesn't really work that way. If you're already in college, I would recommend you finish before you join the Navy. (Or join ROTC...transferring to the Naval Academy might be possible, but I don't know how old you are or what kind of qualifications you have.) Once you make a few promotions, you'll have opportunities to get your Master's Degree if that's something you're interested in pursuing. I have to agree with everyone else here when they call you crazy for thinking that the Navy has no more use for you when you hit 40 years. You sound like a little kid that thinks being 20 is "old." Forty years old isn't that old (heck, a lot of people START families around then!). If you plan on getting out of the Navy at 40 and not pursuing any other career, then yeah, you probably will be struggling to make ends meet. But if you think about it, most people don't retire until they're 60-65 years old! Why would you expect that you could retire and live out the rest of your life without working at forty!?
2016-05-24 05:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bob W is correct. The primary mission of the US Navy is power projection. They are first responders to areas of the world where land based units are not an option or would take time to establish. They also participate in anti-submarine patrolling. Even Iran has a couple of diesel subs that cruise the gulf. The ships that are in the gulf are on call for ground support as well and they fly missions over Iraq daily.
2007-01-24 10:30:09 · answer #3 · answered by Chief Mac 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Navy has many missions right now. We're currently engaged in anti-pirate operations off of the east coast of Africa, convoy escorts for cargo ships bringing supplies to Iraq, vessel boarding search and seizure (looking for terrorist traveling by ship), launching air strikes from aircraft carriers, and many other things. We also have Sailors on the ground from Master at Arms (the Navy's version of military police) doing detainee operations, Sea Bees doing military construction, and individual augmenties performing a myriad of other tasks. I could go on for awhile telling you what the Navy is up to these days but an excellent link to get a more in depth idea is navy.mil, which has all the info you could ever need.
2007-01-24 10:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by Bill W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What "goes on in the Navy" is many fold. There is on going training to keep our sailors at a high level of readiness for, as you put it, JUST IN CASE, patrolling the seas, rescue missions at sea, launching attacks from sea on enemy targets, humanitarian acts (repairing schools, hospitals,etc), providing supplies for ships at sea and at remote naval commands, searching for unidentified naval vessels that come too close to our country. The Navy is often involved in cross culture humanitarian aid, education, medical attention. The Navy (as well as the rest of the U.S. military) makes sure folks like you can sleep safely at night.
2007-01-24 11:08:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They go around and patrol the seas, at times, they can be contracted to do different research and development missions, but otherwise they pretty much chill if they are not stationed in the persian gulf
2007-01-24 10:03:16 · answer #6 · answered by crossndunk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i will say this that protecting the waters is very important. they protect the borders they house planes that fly into the war zone and many of the ships house nuclear war heads and what not passed this i am not at liberty to say
2007-01-24 10:25:36 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you contact your local Navy recruiter and find out?
2007-01-24 10:00:02 · answer #8 · answered by Karen M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ping Pong silly
2007-01-24 10:02:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Alot of fishing off the side of battleships and aircraft carriers....
2007-01-24 10:01:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋