Im given the oppotunity to select a job, but jounalist and photographers mate is not open..... I dont want to go on a ship so soon..... if not ever...... and I cant go for sea bee, I tried..... what jobs can I go for that can keep me mostly on land!!!!
Please help, there are reason why I cant go on a ship...... its important.
2007-12-06 07:00:23 · 22 answers · asked by MD2X 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Join the Army or the Marines, then.
2007-12-06 08:00:43 · answer #1 · answered by psyop6 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Navy will require you to so 4 years of Sea duty before you can do 4 years of shore duty, unless you are very lucky and get your 4 years of Sea duty first, the answer in one of the above responses as becomining a Medic is not correct, yes Corpsman do sometimes get attached to Marine details they are also attached to Ships. If you are tough you can try for the SEAL program and it takes Years to fully finish thier training, so you wouldn't have to go to sea for quite a while. Try an Aviation profession in the NAVY, there would be a small chance that you you could get assigned to a Squadron who's airplanes are too large to land on an aircraft carrier, In example a P-3 based in Jacksonville, Florida, and even if you didn't a job in the NAVAL air profession an aircraft carrier is a fun place to be assigned and the longest you would ever be gone from home at one crack would be 6 to 9 months, Would be helpful if we knew the reason you can't be assigned to a ship, if it's because you get seasick an aircraft carrier doesn't rock to and fro too much. If it's because you can't swim the NAVY won't take you. To the best of my knowledge the only rate that will ensure no seaduty is MU, which is a musician rate, this is not a joke they do have this rate. Good luck
2007-12-06 07:31:32 · answer #2 · answered by nonya b 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not a one being ex-Navy u cannot avoid going to a ship n doing sea duty,not unless u pick a billet that is considered sea duty as if u were on a ship example (Greenland) is considered sea duty with having to be on a ship don't ask me why but that is how it was when I served not unless they have changes everything since the 80's.
If u can get a sea duty assignment and depending on the classification in other words ur job description u can do sea duty on shore crazy huh! if u can't than u-r- going to some form of ship once ur shore duty assignment is done which is usually two n a half years.
2007-12-06 07:14:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dark Shadows 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you don't want to go to a ship, don't join the Navy. I have MC (photographers and journalists) who are on ships now. I had a job as a linguist. I personally never saw time on a ship, but lots of other CTIs do. Look into another branch of service if you get sea sick or something.
By the way, people, corpsmen get sent to ships too. And Marines do floats on Navy ships.
2007-12-06 07:03:35 · answer #4 · answered by Denise S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are a male, you will have a 95% or better chance of going to sea. You can ask your recruiter for the job with the least sea time involved, but, if you really don't want to go to sea - WHY are you joining the Navy???
2007-12-06 09:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Then join the Air Force. They rarely spend any time on ships.
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For those that said to join the Marines: Some Marines DO go out to sea. I was on the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), and know first hand that they do. Our normal ship's company was around 850, and for deployments, we would take on up to 2000 marines just on our ship, and I have no idea how many were on other ships in our battle group (3 or 4 other amphibious assault ships).
2007-12-06 07:04:11 · answer #6 · answered by Mutt 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
All ratings can go to sea. There was a time that there were non seagoing rates, such as TD (Training Deviceman), and OT (Ocean Systems Technician), both of those rates are gone now. As far as I know, the construction ratings, such as EO, SW, CE, CM, and all the other Sea Bee rates do not have permanent shipboard billets, but they can still deploy as part of an amphibious group.
2007-12-06 07:21:59 · answer #7 · answered by Mike W 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First why did you join the Navy theres few gaurantees to keep a new recruit from sea duty.Possible rate for shore duty...medical Corpman,mess speacilalist,you may be out of luck unless your condition is so bad you can`t commit to sea duty.Again why did you choose the NAVY????We go to sea lol.
2007-12-06 07:06:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try the Army. EVERY Navy job goes to sea including MC. I had 10 of them on my last ship. DON'T waste our time if you want to be a shore rat. We are the Navy and going to sea is what we do.
2007-12-06 07:30:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
As we said in the old Navy, a sailor belongs on a ship and a ship belongs at sea.
2007-12-06 08:08:44 · answer #10 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There aren't any. There once was one, Training Deviceman. It was eliminated years ago. BTW, if the reason you can't go on a ship is a medical one, like an inner-ear imbalance for example, you are disqualified from serving in any branch in the first place.
2007-12-06 07:06:01 · answer #11 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋