Difference between the Navy & Air Force work time?

Question

in 4 years of Active Duty, how long do they work for each year?
the navy I think goes on ship for 3 years,
I really don't know how to ask, I hope you all know what i'm talking about

an example would be:
"in the air force, we work the whole year and have 30 days of vacation each year" etc.

please explain in full detail, thanks

Answer 1

you are expected to be ready to do your job 24/7/365 in both branches. each branch offers 30 days of leave per year, accrued at 2.5 days per month.

your average work day could be anything from 0630 to 15300 M-F with a 24 hour duty every 6 days, to working 12 hours on, 8 hours off. work hours will vary greatly from platfrom to platform and type of work. being done.

for instance: shore duty could easily be
normal' office hours. 0730 to 1600 m-f and weekends off, save duty days., whereas office hours on a ship could be 0630 til whenever the Chief says you can go home.

Answer 2

Every branch of the service gets 1 month vacation per year worked... or 2.5 days per month.

And you could be in the Navy for 10 years and never set foot on a ship for more than a few hours, or be in for 4 years and have nothing but sea duty. There's no way to tell until they send you.

Answer 3

I am a navy vet so I can only answer based on my personal experience. The time you spend on shor and ship stations depends on your rating(your job) and the need of the military. Each rating has a different sea to shore rotation and that will determine which you will have.

I was a cook or CS also known as culinary specialist. Each rating has different work hours based on the ships needs and the department. On the ships I was stationed on I worked a 5 and 2 rotation. Which means that I worked five days in one week and two in the next.

Here is how it worked........I worked Friday lunch after muster, Saturday all day and Sunday all day then worked Monday morning. I was released on Monday morning about 9 am and didnt return to work until Wed morning for muster and lunch. I worked all day on Thursday and breakfast on Friday and was off on Friday morning about 9 am until Monday at 7:30am.

The daily hours depended on how quickly you can clean your workspace after the dinner meal because you have to be inspected by the supply officer on duty that evening. So sometimes that meant that I had to work from 5:30am until 7 pm or later. It was not unusual to work 13 or 14 hours a day. When I worked for the officers the hours were much easier and lighter. The bake shop usually got off early too.

Each year you are entitled to 30 days of leave. It is up to you to put in your request. Each quarter you are entitled to one 96hour liberty that doesnt count against your leave time. However, you have to get that approved and if your ship is in an inspection cycle you will not get that approved.

How much liberty you get when you travel is up to the ships captain. After an inspection cycle you are usually given maximum liberty at a special port. However, there will still be a duty section that has duty.

My sea to shore rotation was 3 and 2. Three at sea and two on shore. But if the navy needed more people in my rate and rank on sea then I was sent to sea instead of shore.

As a cook I worked many holidays and birthdays and if you do not put in a leave or special liberty request for these days off you will not get them off. As a cook your biggest days are the holidays so it was not unusual for all hands to be on deck. Meaning, no leave requests would be accepted.

It really all depends on your job what kind of hours and time off you have. I would talk to the recruiter about the specifics of the job. However, if something like this would deter you from enlisting then it wasnt for you to begin with.

I had a lot of fun and worked really hard and saw a lot of historic places that no one in my family or circle of friends will ever see. I would recommend going ahead and joining no matter what the rotation is.

Answer 4

They both get the same 30 days of leave each year. The difference is often the navy is busy with deployments and unable to take leave during workups (short sea voyages to prepare for the long overseas deployments).

Also, when, if and how long your sea tour is depends on your job title. I was an engineering rate so I went to sea first and often. Other rates like medical or air traffic controllers might not go to sea at all.

Answer 5

I think all services are the same.
30 days If you take 30 days in a row it includes weekends etc. You may get weekend and holidays off depending on whats going on. Most holidays are off. You will have most weekend off.
I think if you are trying to make a decision of which to be a member of based on something like this you'd better be regrouping.

Not easy to answer.

Answer 6

Military leave is a standard system. 2.5 days of leave are given per month