Thinking of joining the Navy, I got some questions?

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1. people say that you need 4 years to leave the Navy, is this true? how does it work? (please explain in detail) and is it optional or is it automatic?

2. hows boot camp? and mainly, hows the navy? i heard that they get to travel alot (which is great), all in all, has it been fun for you? tell me everything! im curious :)


after being in the navy, i really want to become a police officer but at the same time, be in the reserves
I hope the experience will help me in my future career

thanks in advance

Answer 1

Bounz, good question and thanks for considering a career in the world's greatest military. Its a great life! First, for the idiot that ragged on serving in the military my retired pay is greater than what he earns now or will probably ever earn in his lifetime - plus now I work in my second career so as you can see we do quite well financially. The Navy also sent me to college and paid for my education. Pretty good deal. The Navy has several different programs which you can enlisted under and the actual amount of time can vary from one year on active duty on up - it all depends on the program. Your total commitment is six years but two or more years of that is spent in the reserves - it all depends on the program you enter under. A recruiter will advise you of all programs you are eligible for and you can pick the one that suits you best. I enlisted my eldest son several years ago into a reserve program where he went to boot camp then to "A" school and was given a bonus check upon completion of both and then sent to a reserve unit where he drilled one weekend a month and two full weeks a year plus he was paid to attend college so he got a good program. Boot camp, if you are in good physical condition, is more mental than anything else. The training is to transition you from a civilian world and mindset into a sailor in the most powerful navy the world has ever seen. It is only as tough and difficult as you make it. You will get to travel, see sights and do things that your non-military friends can only dream of. There is great big world out there and you will get to experience it. My travel included all the countries of Europe, as well as much of Eastern, Southeastern and Western Asia, South America and various islands all over the world. You see them for free and get paid doing it! Its not always easy or safe but it is a job and career that you can be proud of. In preparing yourself for the future it is a great place to learn self-discipline. Police agencies regard prior military members as top candidates because the values that are required to be a policeman are already instilled in them by the military. Go for it - you will never be sorry for the experience. Talk to your recruiter about the Master at Arms rating and how you can get into it. That is the Navy's police force. .

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All military obligations are always 8 years regardless of the branch you enlist in. The shortest enlistment is 4 years, but it all depending on the rating/job you choose. If you choose a job that has a minumum requirement of 5 years then you have to do 5 years. Same thing is true for the jobs that require you to do 6 years active duty. Depending on what job you choose tells you how long you will be active duty. Also if you select an elistment bonus and take it you will have to do one additional year obligation. So when you are done with however many years your job requires you to do, you are done with your active duty time. You will be discharged on that day and transferred to the IRR, Inactive Ready Reserve. If you want to go into the regular Reserves you will need to talk to a Reserve Recruiter before your time is up so you just transfer on over to the Reserves.

Boot camp is fine and not too bad if you keep your mouth shut and your ears open. You need to know it is a mental challenge mostly. The physical stuff isn't easy either, but you can do anything they give you as long as you never quit anything. You don't really have a choice, but if you whine and cry that you can't do something you just look like a weenie that everyone else laughs at so just do whatever they ask you to do to the best of your ability. Get a leadership posiiton in boot camp if you can. Any job will be fine just get a job. Jobs are like RPOC, AROC, Yeoman, Master at Arms, Starboard Watch....

The Navy kicks butt, you are right in your thinking about going into the Navy first and then becoming a cop. Stay out of any trouble because it will keep you from being a cop forever. Also, I know you want to be a cop, but don't choose MA as a rating. Yes it is close to being a cop, but it will burn you out and you will see all the war zones up close and personal like GITMO, Cuba, Iraq, all of them. If you want to work with weapons choose AO or GM and you can avoid some of the sand countries. Just choose any job that sounds interesting to you. ANY job in the Navy will help you become a cop, not just the ones that handle weapons everyday. You want an interesting job to you or you will hate live for 4 years.

Just do your best. Volunteer for everything along the way. Keep your uniform in inspection ready condition everyday of your career. Go above and beyond everyone else and you will always succeed. Make something of your career and get every PQS known to man even if you don't need it. Be a superstar and you will be a great Sailor.

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Answer 5

OK ya that guy is an idiot!! Ok well I dont know what u meant tht u need 4 years to leave the Navy...U askin how long the standard contracts are?? There are three main contracts...basically just what rating u pick. Mainly its a 4 year contract but some have 6 or even 8 year contracts depending on the job. If u do 4 years u will have 4 yrs in the Individual Ready Reserves(IRR). This means u dont train and u dont drill and u dont get paid. But your *** is still theres if they need you!! 6 yrs u do 2, 8 and u do none.
Boot Camp is a joke!! U get up at like 530 to PT and then go to classes all day long just to learn the basics, and I do mean the basics!! Just remember this...boot is about 90% a mental **** u over!!

I spent 4 years on an Aircraft Carrier and let me tell u what!! The travel was great!! Now the work and the drills between the countries sucked but hey its all part of the job!!!! My advice to you is to get a nice cushy job something like IT, OS, IS, CT, ET, FC, hell even PH or if u wanna be a cop when u get out try to the MA rating.

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The 4 years will tell you if the navy is for you. A standard enlistment is 4 years. Boot camp sucked while I was there but looking back at it, it was kind of fun. The travel is good but be prepared for a lot of do's and don'ts wherever you go. If you want to be a cop ask about the Master at Arms (MA) Rating.

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Thinking of joining the Navy, I got some questions?
1. people say that you need 4 years to leave the Navy, is this true? how does it work? (please explain in detail) and is it optional or is it automatic?

2. hows boot camp? and mainly, hows the navy? i heard that they get to travel alot (which is great), all in all, has it been fun for you? tell...

Answer 8

Thank you Black Hawk pilot and CWO! I was going to write something similar, but you two beat me to it!
I spent 261/2 years with the Navy, and loved almost all of it!
My first 4 years was an AWH, I flew around in helos searching for subs, and was a search and rescue swimmer. I was actually paid to go swimming on a regular basis. If there wasn't much going on at the squadron, my buddies and I went surfing and it was called "training" and were paid for it !
I did that for 12 years, then went to the reserves and loved that too.
Navy can be great or it can suck....its up to you. If you go to work each day with a positive attitude, it can be a wonderful 4 years, or even a career, but if you go in whining and bitchy, that's what your 4 years will be like.....pure hell!
Talk with the recruiters, write down your questions to ask them, talk with the recruiter alot! Go back numerous times, take along one of your parents to the recruiter's office....and make sure everything you two have agreed upon IS IN WRITING! Don't accept the line "They'll take care of that at mweps", or "that will be taken care of in boot camp". Get it in writing or don't sign!
Good luck, the military can be great, just ask some of the other vets like myself here.

Answer 9

The navy has several enlistment options just depends on what type of rating(JOB) you are looking to get in 2. The best way for is take your parents with and speak with a navy recrutier.

Answer 10

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