One opinion of one particular location in the Navy, your experience may very well be much better.
Pros
Benefits start from the first day. You never have to worry about "what to wear". Job Security. Education benefits are amazing. 100 per cent tuition assistance.
Cons
Uniforms. Can not plan a personal life more than a day in advance. You have no control over your life. While Ed benefits are great, you never have enough time to actually take classes. Talking to "management" is a fruitless task. In other words what you say to them doesn't matter. And don't bother making a decision, because they will just make their own, expect you to accomplish their decision, penalize you when you can't get it done and then ask when you will make a decision. The "managers" don't actually have to know how to do the job of the people they try to manage in order to be put in the position they are, just by their position only.