3.0
Mar 1, 2018
Anonymous employee
Former employee
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Pros
Excellent benefits, job security, (mostly) playing music for a living, the amazing chance to live overseas. I would have stayed in if I could have worked the rest of my time in Italy. I played with some amazing musicians and made lifelong friends.
Cons
You are in the Navy, which is not a bad thing. If you can embrace the military life, you will be very happy. If you expect it to be a professional orchestra, you will be frustrated and disappointed. The natural selection that occurs for professional civilian musicians does not happen in the military, so if someone starts to play their instrument poorly for whatever reason, you could be stuck sitting next to them for years or decades.