Thinking about joining the Navy Reserves?

Question

Hello, I just received my HS diploma. I came across the Navy Reserves and something deep inside me felt triggered.

I have talked to a Navy recruiter.
I still seem to have some questions, and in respect to the recruiter and his job, I cannot trust his words with my life especially when signing a 6-year reserve contract

-How certain is it that you will be training for/entering the Rate you received before you do the big sign-up?

-After bootcamp the waiting period before you start you're Rate school training, I have heard 2-weeks and then some people waiting a while because there are no slots available to them for their specific rate school?

I am in for the experience, training and honor but the money is defiantly considered for a fresh HS grad. I still can't seem to calculate the payrate I will receive? 160$ a month? -taxes/gas?

Also the recruiter enjoyed mentioning I will simply receive 20k for just signing up, read the fine lines -UP TO 20k. How true is this really?

Thanks

Answer 1

The only thing you can believe is what you see in writing.

If you get a contract that says "This School" then you will go to "This School" It doesn't mean you'll graduate, just get in, you have to do the rest.

If there is a Bonus... it will be listed on the contract... if not, you won't get a Bonus.

Just be sure to read and don't take word of mouth and you will b eokay.




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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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I'm currently serving on Active Duty (Navy), and I actually work in a pretty exclusive warfare community within it, so I'm speaking from experience. There are actually quite a few gays I know in my community, and this is a community that is actually placed under quite a bit of scrutiny. I know of many homosexuals that serve in the Navy; if you do decide to join, you will notice that certain command climates will look the other way, other climates may not; most of the time, you will run into people who just look the other way. My last command, we had someone make a suicidal gesture (a friend of mine actually) who was upset that her girlfriend broke up with her. My command actually swept it under the rug, because she was an excellent Sailor. If you join, you will survive; just as long as you keep it discreet, as in, do not admit you are gay, do not open that aspect with people you do not absolutely trust. This is more for the lines of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which you've stated you know about. The Army, I have seen, is less tolerant of homosexuality. I've known more gays in the Navy than the Army, I must say. Now, you will run into people who like to bash homosexuals, etc., but as you know, you will run into that everywhere. Just keep your head held high, don't bite the bait - especially in the military. Once someone finds your weakness, they will keep on beating it until they break you. Finally, the gays I knew in the Navy rolled together, they have their little tight-knit groups. So, to sum up my answer - I personally believe the Navy is more friendly, due to my experiences and witnessing it first hand. If you excel in your duties, and be discreet about it, most people will look the other way, after all, many people view that as your business. My $0.02.

Answer 5

if you qualify for an rating via Line Scores and what ever other Quals it has, you can indeed get that A school specified in your contract. Note that you are only guaranteed attending A school.. nothing else. passing is on you, and after you finish, you can be assigned to do something entirely different(although, in fairness, that is rare). In rare cases, one reports to A school( or in fact is already in) and is found DQ'd for the rating.. be it physical(color blindness, etc) or Moral(cannot pass the Security Clearance). In that case, you are given th e opportunity to choose another rating from a list they have available.

BUT if you screw up, and flunk out, and the instructors don't get a warm fuzzy that you tried yer darndest, they will stick you where THEY want you.

The Reserves typuically tries to send you right to A school after PIR(which you attend with regular Navy recruits), but yes, sometimes you can be put on hold until they have the money or a slot. In which case you would still be obligated to drill.

Any Bonuses you get will be taxed at 28% and you will only get them at the completion of whatever quals were necessary.. some require you to actually complete A school, others you get just for college credits, still others you don't get until you complete your first term. You are correct, bonuses are in many different amounts, and the amounts change daily.

Answer 6

If you sign a contract for a certain rate you will recieve training for that rate for sure. The only way you woulden't is if you did something stupid and got in trouble. The waiting period isnt long if there is one. When you get to your A school you might wait a couple of weeks in "holding company" tell they have room for you in class. As for your payrate, as an e-2 you will make around 160 for a single drill weekend I think thats what I make not 100% sure, either way its not a lot but still definatly worth it. When in bootcamp and A school for your rate you recieve full active duty pay. Select jobs in reserves have a 20,000 sign up bonus. Jobs such as Seabees, MA stuff like that. Im a seabee. Make damn sure you have the bonus written on your contract. You get the bonus after your done with you school and goto your reserve unit. You won't get 20,000 after taxes though......more like 13,000-15,000
Any questions just ask me. Im a Construction Electrician in the Reserves, been in about a year and a half came in with the active duty bootcamp and school straight to reserves. BTW I love it.

Answer 7

First of all "GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING" before signing the contract. The 20k sign up may or may not be true...if he said it it doesn't mean you will get it. It has to be in your contract. Everything you want has to be in your contract for you to get it. Ask about a the GI Bill and the college fund (you may be able to get this as well as the GI bill).

The waiting period after bootcamp could be as simple as you starting your rate training a week or two before you graduate bootcamp (your A-school may start before your bootcamp ends) to a month or more of waiting. But you may be waiting either at home (since you are a reservist, but you have to find out foresure about the home thing) or you may wait at the training base until the next class starts. Again ask you recruiter to find out when it would start, he/she can base it upon your entering recruit training (bootcamp), he/she can also call the A-school and find out more information for you.

The pay will be more than just $160/month when you are in bootcamp and A-school. The $160 a month is probably for the one weekend a month part of the contract. I believe you should be paid more than that because pay is also based upon your Rank. And when you go to do your two weeks you should be paid based upon your rank as well. I may be wrong as I was active duty reserve for my first two years, I then reinlisted for four more years.

Good luck and I know you will have a great experience in the Navy Reserves.

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