Anyone in or from the Navy?

Go Air Force :D
 
I spent 7 years in, mostly subs, enjoyed it pretty much, got tired of being under water for 3-5 months at a clip. Training was very good, during off crews I would go to schools all over the country for communication repair stuff, crypto, etc.
It just got real tiring going on patrol May and not coming up till September, missing an entire season. Did get to see alot of different places and not all thru a periscope either. If I could have gotten off the boats I would have stayed. Best part was being part of admirals staff, traveled a lot with that job.
 
My brother-in-law was a medic in the Navy Seals. He got to do quite a bit of work in the hospital, Balboa, and seems to have enjoyed the experience although he does not talk about hardly any of it.

Funny Rich mentioned the subs, that was one of his least favorite things as well. He hated the torpedo tube exits. I can't even imagine the training he has been through let alone the actual events.

Josh
 
XJensen said:
My brother-in-law was a medic in the Navy Seals. He got to do quite a bit of work in the hospital, Balboa, and seems to have enjoyed the experience although he does not talk about hardly any of it.

Funny Rich mentioned the subs, that was one of his least favorite things as well. He hated the torpedo tube exits. I can't even imagine the training he has been through let alone the actual events.

Josh
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Yea, one of the quals questions was what was written in the inside of the torpedo tube muzzle door. Only why to find out was have it opened, climb in and crawl 18ft as I remember. Meanwhile they close the breach door behind you. Not allowed to keep that breech door open running submerged 500+ feet down at 20+ knots and man that water is LOUD. Even after sub school and the pressure chamber the 250ft escape tower, you and they, find out real fast if you are claustrophobic. It's a ~22" diameter tube, I doubt I could fit in one now LOL.....
 
I was in for four years (94-98) and spent time on an aircraft carrier (CVN 71, Theodore Roosevelt), a destroyer (DD 983, John Rodgers), and one sub (SSN681, Batfish). Saw a lot of pretty cool places, but also some ugly stuff (Bosnia and a few other places) also. If I had to go back and do it again I would. Was in as a CTO (crypto guy) and spent a lot of time being TDY'd to various things. Met a lot of good people, along with a few d-bags.
 
I retired from the Navy 7 years ago. I got to spend time in weapons test, 3 cruises with amphibs, worked around the subs for 5 years, 2 cruises on a carrier and finished again in weapons test. A few schools along the way and such.

Some of it was fun, there was a little while it was unpleasant. Got to see some great places, did the Suez and Panama canals in one cruise, and saw some great stuff.

I didn't discourage my kids from joining, but neither wanted to.
 
Four years, 95-99. Avionics tech, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. Forward deployments to Aviano AB Italy, fixin' the planes the jarheads weren't smart enough to fix for themselves :D

By far the best experience and worst job of my life. Long hours, low pay, far from home... But the best friends I'll ever hope to make, and I am proud I served.

So if you can appreciate the service aspect, and the opportunity to grow the fugg up (which was what I needed), then go for it.

If you want it to be a 9-5 job, you'll hate every day of it...

Good luck!

Robert
 
Depends what you want to do - and how smart you are. AF is just being more picky now about who they recruit :) we have a right to be more selective.

What kind of job do you want?
 
my brother is in the Nav, going on 10 years now. he's a nuke on the 'prise. he loves it, but the job is harsh mistress :D
 
USMC: Under SeaBee Management Constantly

Eight years and never went on a boat. Wore camo, played with a lot of big guns, built stuff, played with construction equipment, fought and drank with Marines:cheers:, flew everywhere we went. Our military bearing was rusted solid and we were proud of it.

Our motto:
Construimus, Batuimus
"We Build, We Fight"
 
GO Air Force. But like Jnickle, I am slightly biased. Talk to a guard or reserve recruiter. We just finished a combined exercise, 2lt's and SNCO's, one of them was a Guard recruiter, he was talking about some great deals they have going.

or do it the long silly way like me. Pay upfront for college, train with no bonus, but at least I will be flying the jet
 
I will give SeaBees lots of credit, saw lots of their work in Guam....they are pretty bad ass :D

(that and my uncle was one for about 10 years)
 
luvdlions said:
I second that! USMC 93-97! That is the only department of the Navy you should join.
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X3

I'd rather have a sister in a brothel, than a brother in the Navy. USMC 89-93 Semper Fi :patriot:

But seriously, at least you are trying to serve, my hat is off to you. Any service is good, each service is different, it just depends on what you want out of it. Research each branch, and make an informed decision.
 
Was a F'n Nuke for 6 years on the Roosevelt out of Norfolk. I loved all of the guys and gals I served with, even the ones I hated. You'll never find that kind of fraternity anywhere but the military. As for the job...:flamemad:. It always pissed me off that some butter bar noob could order me around after all of the specalized training and experiance.:soapbox:. Oh, well. Join whatever branch you want, any person with military service is a better person than one without.:us:
 
stumpbum21 said:
As for the job...:flamemad:. It always pissed me off that some butter bar noob could order me around after all of the specalized training and experiance.:soapbox:.
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Doesn't that just tick you off no end. I had to suffer thru a patrol with a knob twister, he could not resist the urge to walk into the radio shack and turn knobs.
When we would pull the plug and dive I'd setup the radios for the next time we would surface, including the key cards for the crypto gear, some were 'one use gets cut in half when the bail door is closed' another used spring loaded sliders in the assembly, set em up, close the door and be ready for the next time you need to use them. Never failed, the butthead would open the bail or the door and either the cut card or the sliders would zero out, he'd change a setting on an antenna tuner or a frequency generator. The worm always ended up blaming us for it. Finally built a 'nothing box' just a rack mounted box with blinkin lights and a row of switches with a battery and a loud buzzer if you threw any of the switches. The only way to turn it off was open the box and disconnect the battery so the relay would reset :D :D
Finally suckered him in with the help of the COB and Ops officer and he took the bait, he was in the shack exactly 40 seconds, alone, before the buzzer went off.
The CO directed the ensign to wear boxing gloves from then on if he went in to the radio shack, we hung them outside the door for his use... Then he started spending time back on aux 1 near the scrubbers and O2 generators, he never made a second patrol... I think they sent him to a carrier :D :D :D :D
 
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