I want to join the Air Force or Navy, which one would you choose? What are the pros and cons of each one?

Answer 1

Well that depends on why you hve chosen only AF or Navy, do you think they deploy less or you'lll be safer? Maybe but most likely not a whole lot safer.

Navy:

Pros
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No land battles, if you like the sea its cool cause half the year or more you are on the water. Good food because they have people who are culinary artists on the ship.

Cons
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If your not an ocean person or get seasick, not for you. All the water tastes like butane because the onboard desolitization plant grabs water from where the exhaust on the boat is. Your are away from land for months and if your boat is hit the chances of you surviving are small. LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF CLEANING!!! Remember you have to maintain the boat while it is out for half a year so everyone has to do their part.

Air Force

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This one really depends on what job you plan on doing. In the airforce you mve up in rank very verry slowly, you hav eto wait for the guy above you to die ro tap out before you can take his spot. They don't take people who have GED's. The living conditions used to be the best and the rules the most lax, but this year they are allocating a lot of the budget to renovating the planes so the army actually has better living standards now, but in the AF you still get either your own room and a shared bathroom or 1 roomate.

Cons
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You still deploy, if you are in security forces you will be doing flightline a lot which means walking up and down the parimeter waiting for something bad to happen or checking ID's at a gate. You move up slowly in rank. Uniforms aren't as cool and your looked at as the sissys because it isnt as hard or physically demanding as the other armed services, whether that is an accurate perception or not is debatable. No enlistment bonuses.

Answer 2

A few tips from an Air Force veteran for four long years. I learned more in four years in the Air Force than I did in any occupation I have had since, except my last job, and I have had 30 jobs in my life.
But, you need a Career Field that moves you over seas so you can see and live in a different Country. When you get there, another country, put your American eyes in your pocket and look at the world with new eyes. If you don't, you will miss the experience.
Be aware that once you raise your hand and marry the Military, you will not make a single decision on your own about anything, and you can trust the Air Force to never ask your opinion about anything for the first four years and longer.
If you get any kind of flight career in anything that can fly, you can find your self looking down the barrel of an Iraqi weapon. If you are chosen and accept any special services training, you will be serving in the war zone probably. Remember, Bush is not finished with making War. Next could be Iran which will make this Iraq War look simple.
Career field is everything. Talk to Military Service providers like Disabled American Veterans. They are full of ex-millitary types that will give you good information, which is the life blood of a military troop.
I served in AMMO, bombs that is, no rank and the lowest of the low in stature but away from the chicken **** ways of Military on Base. Supply is always the best career for an enlisted type in the first four years, but it is hard to get into. In supply, you get the pick of all the good stuff, and its legal.
The Navy is famous for its training. But, you don't want to go to sea as a quartermaster or a deckhand. That is where you find many of the "Old Salts." Not a happy bunch." Otherwise I don't know much about the Navy. You need lots of information, precise information. DAV. VVA. VFW. Libiary, local guard, talk to veterans.

Answer 3

I would definately go Air Force mainly because I have spent four years active duty and have now listed in the Air National Guard. The Air Force is harder to get into but it seems to be mor laid back than the other services. My grandfather was in the Navy and he told me to join the Air Force. Just watch what career field you pick because a lot of them are having major cuts right now

Answer 4

That one's easy -- AIR FORCE, HANDS DOWN. Served for 6 years myself, and all my colleagues in the other four branches of the service have ALL said the same thing: "Man, I wish I joined the Air Force!" The Air Force only takes the best of the best and once you put on the blue uniform you're treated better and taken care of better than the other branches of the service. Air force facilities are better, our programs for our people are better, and our morale is better than any of the others -- that's why well over half of the people who join the Air Force stay in past their initial 4 to 6 year commitment (as compared to the Navy, which is less than 40%). If you're planning to be a judge advocate (attorney), see if you can get into a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program -- if you're selected, the Air Force pays for you to go to school and in return you take one ROTC course per semester and participate in the ROTC program over the summer. Great way to get a college education for free.

Answer 5

The Air Force will give you better living conditions and lifestyle. The Navy will give you a slightly better opportunity to see the world (depending on what job you get). Navy might have you sleeping in a large room with bunk beds on a ship. Air Force will have you sleeping in no worse than tents. I am Air Force and would not choose any other, but they all have their advantages.

Answer 6

in case you wanna be a pilot without degree then the military is your maximum ideal guess, you'll in trouble-free terms fly a helicopter as a militia warrant officer besides the undeniable fact that. All different branches require you to have a 4 3 hundred and sixty 5 days degree and in the AF you quite want a level to be an officer. The army and militia nonetheless shall we their enlisted contributors grow to be warrants officials. besides the professionals and cons are army professionals: would not in any respect be in a lot probability till you're a Seal or another particular forces cost. Its a huge kinfolk and anybody looks out for one yet another. paintings days and instructions are highly comfortable and not in any respect strict like the USMC. progression continues to be highly solid. Its the in trouble-free terms branch that has an LDO software for enlisted people Cons: Being out to sea. some may also say the enlisted dress whites suck and different branches have cooler dress uniforms. AF professionals: continually on land. highly comfortable to boot. Room for progression Cons: anybody I met in the AF hates it because the bases are positioned in boring places without social existence. No warrant officer or LDO software. no longer fairly kinfolk orientated like the army

Answer 7

oh my jesus here we go again. it's YOUR decision on what to choose. that decision should be based on what you want to do and what you're looking for in the military, not on what other people say are the best just because they are in the branch or used to serve. i'm in the navy and i can still say this.

as for pros and cons, again, it totally depends on you. you hate water? navy is obviously out of the question. you wanna travel and go on tours? navy is in. you like lots of benifits, good eating, and a little more lax group? air force. (they have the BEST food). what do you want to be? pilot, aircrewman, what?

heads up: the air force is EXTREMELY overmanned right now. actually, the navy is overmanned too... but not to the extent that the air force is. it's much harder getting promoted over there.

talk to a local recruiter. they'll give you a run down on all the basics about their branch. take the asvab. you won't be obligated to anything afterwards and it'll give your recruiter a better idea of what jobs you're qualified for.

they're both great programs. look into them both. be carefull when you tell the recruiters that you're interested in another branch though. they might begin to have a little game of tug-of-war with you in the middle to get you to switch over to their branch. just concentrate on the facts and what your interest is.

for example: me, i originally know i wanted to join the military, but wasn't sure which one. so i just walked into the recruiting station and announced i was interested int he military in general. you should've seen the recruiters run out of their rooms and trying to pull me into the safety of their office. they talked about their branch and compaired them to the other branches, trying to make them look good and all. but in the end, the navy was for me. cause i wanted military, easy access to education while serving, and a chance to see the world. the navy was perfect. it's all about what YOU want. don't EVER let a recruiter pressure you into a decision you're not 100% comfortable with. you're talking about the next 4+ years of your life. choose wisely.

good luck to you.

Answer 8

Air Force...

Good women, good food and your chances of dieing are not very high in comparison to the other services

Answer 9

air force = fly boys
navy= mop handle warriors.

Answer 10

Which ever one keeps you further away from the fighting.