Is A Career In The Navy Right For Me?
Here’s the deal… I’m 23, have no college education, just barely graduated high school, have been through over 20 jobs since graduating high school (none of which paid more than 10 bucks an hour), have severely screwed up my credit, and I’m not even allowed to have a bank account for 3 and a half more years.
I’m tired of living my life like a crushed soda can beneath a truck, so I’m considering a career in the Navy because I want to be something other than a loser.
I am very interested in becoming an officer (Master At Arms?) but I’m not sure if that’s something that’s feasible for me or not. If I’m given a clean slate going in and granted the opportunity to become an officer, I will do whatever it takes!
Unfortunately, I’m absolutely clueless when it comes to the military, and I was hoping that someone could inform me a little better. I’ve been doing some research but can’t seem to get a clear answer.
Thank you in advance!
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3 Comments to “Is A Career In The Navy Right For Me?”
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By Above All, February 22, 2010 @ 5:50 pm
Hey Nick,
Wow. First I must commend you for making the decision to take charge of your life; it’s a hard thing to do and shows tremendous character.
One small hiccup you may have in the process is your credit. As you’re 23, you must pass a credit check to enlist. Basically, you can’t have any outstanding debt (ie, any accounts that are actively past due). If you have really severe and recent negative history, you may need a waiver.
In terms of becoming an officer, you must have a 4-year college degree to commission as an officer. HOWEVER, you can go in with a diploma or GED and use the Tuition Assistance Program to take classes while serving. Once you’ve attained your degree, you can try for a commission.
I’d recommend you visit a recruiter – better yet, visit 5 recruiters; one for each branch to see what they all have to offer.
If you need further assistance in the recruiting process, please feel more than welcome to click on my name to the left of this text, and then click on the link that says “E-mail Above All,” and I’ll help guide you through the process a bit more.
By randomdu, February 22, 2010 @ 8:22 pm
Go back to college, get a job. but don’t join the Navy if you want to live
By Kman, February 22, 2010 @ 10:03 pm
Listen joining the Navy is not such a bad thing. I did 10 years as Naval Coprsman (medic) and had a great time. The Navy could be a great way for you to turn your life around; if you stay focused. All Navy Jobs do not include going out to sea or even participating in the war. Depending on what field/job that you may be interested in, you can make sound decisions for you Naval career. I was in the medical field and got great training that is still being fruitful today. Becoming a master at arms is not a bad field, if you want to be largely out to sea.
If you decide to get out of the Navy; you should look into the law enforcement field which is pretty much what a master at arms is. If I were you I would look into the more technical aspect of what the Navy has to offer. Such as aviations electronics, (nuclear propulsion; submarines, which you will make loads of money if you decide to get out), biomedical engeenering- this field requires you to be able to fix and work on any medical equipment to include x-ray machines, MRI equpment and even machines that require nuclear devices. These fields will also allow you to go to school while you are in the Navy, which would be very benificial for you, because your schooling is 100% paid for including your books as long as you are on active duty.
These monies do not include your GI BILL which you can only use when you get out of the Navy. Yet I would advise you to apply for the GI BILL upon entering the Navy, it will benefit you in the long run.
So go to college while you are in the Navy. Once you are done with school you could be selected to enter into an officer program which you would leave the enlisted ranks to become a Naval Officer, which of course is more money. There are also prgrams in which the Navy will send you to their Naval Academy if you qualify, this program will also establish you as aNaval Officer. All this is at your finger tips if you make the right decisions. Your life is what you make it, you are only 23 and if you make the right decisions you could be a Naval Officer by the time you turn 27 or 28 which is still young and in the mean time you could allow the Navy to train you to make great money on the out side.
Working in the nuclear field you could start out making 80 – 100,000 dollars a year. Most of your enlisted training in the Navy counts as college credit, so do yourself a favor and get started, just stay focused, because as a single young man there is much trouble you can still get into while in the Navy. But if you listen to what I am telling you your life will turn around 300 degrees.
Even if you stayed in (after getting your commission, you do twenty years, you could retire as a 1 star admiral) which is equal to a chief excutive in the civilian world. So at 47-48 you could retire making 75-80,000 thousand dollars a year. Let me know if this helped?