The Navy is going to lose all it's good men to better jobs in the real world unless they turn things around. - Fire Controlman US Navy Employee Review

1.0
Apr 30, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, healthcare, housing allowance, and food allowance. When you get out the VA benefits are amazing if you have the patience, time, and determination to actually get them awarded.

Cons

Horrible hours, little or no care about your family, awards based on who you know and worse who likes your boss. Some officers walk on a ship for the first time, are 22 straight out of college, and are completely disrespectful to enlisted members. This seems to be bred into them, especially at Annapolis. "All hands" now means E-6 and below. It's not uncommon to be yelled at for not working hard enough at 8:00 PM by your chief or JO on their way to bed. With all the talk about morale, nothing seems to ever be done. It doesn't matter what music you play over the 1MC when your guys haven't seen their families in port for a week and they've slept 4 hours a night. It's a JOKE. Choose another branch of service that cares about their guys.

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Pros

Great people and hard work

Cons

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

It is what you make out of it. You'll have good days and bad days. It's all dependent on your leadership. That can make or break the command. Medical is free, but can take a while to get seen. You'll meet a lot of new people and could travel around the world depending on your duty station. Education benefits and training.

Cons

Medical can take a while to get seen, unless it's an emergency. If you're single, the pay isn't that great, but you don't have to much to worry about for bills if you live on base. If you're on sea duty billet, your work life balance will be terrible.

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