US Navy reviews

The work life balance does not exist. While on a ship, expect to be at sea more than half of the time. Deployments overseas last 6-8 months. Training to go overseas includes 1.5 month stints underway as well. When the ship is in port, working hours can be good (7-8 hours) or they can get bad (12-24 hours) While assigned to a shore command, you are likely to be called up to augment the US Army in Iraq or Afghanistan for a 9-15 month tour. The country is at war. I understand that there is no easy fix for that, but it is a large downside.

Stressful lifestlye, invasive leadership, no control over where you'll be sent. Also, recruitment is a shady business in the military. I entered the recruiting office with a four year degree from a prominent Texas University and was told they will no longer give commissionings to walk-ins off the street, the navy is now only promoting enlisted people to officer from within the navy. This was a bold misconception of the truth.