Navy Jobs Suggestions?

Question

My recruiter wants me to be a SH. I did a lil research and I found out that its a SH**TY rate. There are other jobs available, but I guess some of them are already full. I know I'm qualified for a better job (scored 72 on asvab, I don't really know which test I did best).

Is there any other JOB you would suggest. Besides cutting peoples hair or cleaning the head?

Answer 1

Quartermaster

Don't listen to your recruiter, they have you fooled.
YOU make THEM wait until what you want to do BECOMES available. Your recruiter is not your friend.
Obviously, you know about DEP program by now.
WAIT, until your job becomes available, you will be doing it for the next FOUR TO SIX YEARS!

Try OS, YN, FC, IT, those are some impressive ones.
But QM always knows where you're at, where you're going, and who you're chasing. Plus, you work right in front of the Commanding Officer. The Executive Officer was a friend of mine.

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I will answer all your Surface Navy questions. Boot Camp too.

Answer 2

SH isn't as bad as you may have read BUT with a 72 you should be able to pick from nearly every Navy job. You will not know what jobs are available until you go to MEPS to talk to the Navy Classifier. BUT if you have a criminal background or are not a US citizen your choices are narrowed down a lot. If this is the case, SH is not bad. You can be the ships barber sure, but they also run the ship's store which is a pretty skate job which gives you great job training. AND FYI......every single Sailor on the ship cleans the head EVERYDAY, so get used to that task.

Go to your recruiters office and ask to look at the job cards. Read all the cards and see which jobs sound good to you. Talk to the recruiters and see what they have to say about the daily job of these ratings. Do the same thing when you see the classifier at MEPS. They will give you a list of jobs you are eligible for that are also open. Take those jobs cards, go sit down and read about them. Go ask the classifier more questions when you are done and then pick on.

Your recruiter may be an SH and that is why they want you to be one to. People are proud of their rates in the Navy.

Answer 3

Ok so here is the deal. DO NOT BECOME AN SH! You want to do something that interests you and that you can use when and if you get out. I was a hospital corpsman. I always had air conditioning in the summer, heat in the winter, and never stood crappy watches. We are shore duty more often than not, and have good re-enlistment bonuses. Truth be told, you may go to iraq (usually men) as we are the medical support for the marines, but dont listen to anyone! Pick what interests you! Stick to it! Tell the recruiter you will wait for the job to open! Usually it will "magically open" when you stick to your guns. Good luck

Answer 4

Everyone in the Navy cleans heads at some point in their career. It sucks. You'll also chip paint, sand, and paint a lot. I was a linguist and I got to do all that fun stuff. Because you have a GED some rates will be closed off to you.
My husband's a Quartermaster, he loves his job. I think a lot of the crypto ratings are closed to GED holders. If I hadn't enlisted as a linguist, I wanted to work on the flight deck. My dad was a MM and he really liked his job, but the hours were HORRID. What do you like to do now? Is there anything you're naturally inclined to do well in?

Answer 5

I would suggest getting into an electronic field like Radioman or Crypto. Computers are a big thing too, all of which if you get out in four years, you can use what you learned. I was a corpsman and was assigned to the Marines in Viet Nam in 72.

Look at the electronic fields because all have an equal in the civilian world.

Answer 6

Gunner's Mate! Yeah! Easy and fun A School, awesome rate, fun times. Work on hydraulics and pneumatics, as well as small arms (rifles, machine guns, etc.), and go to C School to specialize in a few of the bigger weapon systems, like VLS or the Mk45 5" Gun. Or go to an IBU or riverine unit as a GM, or maybe a NMCB (the Seabees). Loads of choices. Experience in hydraulics/pneumatics help in the civilian world.

Answer 7

ET is the closest job to IT in that list. ET is electronic technician and in some commands, they do work the IT's so you can get training on both sides of the house but you'll be working primarily with Radar systems and Navigation systems. But all shipboard navigation systems are computer based. I'd think one of the better C schools in your case would be for VMS) technician aswell. But at the command I'm at now, the ET's and the IT's work together and only work on IT equipment.

Answer 8

SH's also get to collect the coins from the very vending machines that they get to stock. They get to hear everyone complain about how the machines are always empty, as if you have anything to do with ordering supplies. They also get to work in the ship's store when they aren't restocking it.

You could go to this link and see if anything seems interesting to you.

http://www.navy.com/careers/#enlisted-jobs

Answer 9

Get your test results back and see what you are good at. Make sure you chose a job that has openings and get it in writing.
Anything not in writing will not be inforced.
The navy or military branch will send you where you are needed.
Get your promises in WRITING

Answer 10

Go anything aviation maintainence, junior sailors attached to squadrons generally have a higher standard of living than sailors attached to ships, from my personal experience.