May I ask the Navy?

intrepid · Feb 25, 2008

Hi Lily,

My Navy experience was 40 years ago, but as I look back on it I'm proud to have worn that uniform ~ the same that my Dad wore in WWII. In December I went aboard USS Constitution in Boston Harbor. What an experience that is. It was snowing like crazy and we had the ship to ourselves. Our guide, a Seaman Apprentice, took me down to the keel, which was laid in 1794; I stood on that ancient timber.

I was lucky to have served aboard two historically significant ships ~ USS Enterprise and USS Intrepid.

Check Constitution out here: http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/

Good luck.

navyson · Feb 26, 2008

lily00 said:
Hello! I called a Navy Recruiter today. I am going to set up an appointment sometime tommorrow. That will answer a lot of my questions since I was thinking about joining. It isn't set in stone yet, but I have many questions about my future and where God wants me. Maybe an assistent chaplain in the Navy would be the right place.

But until then, I would love to hear from some of the Navy here on Christian Forums. Anyone? I'd just like to hear some of your personal experiences and what it has done for you. And I know there is no branch of the military better then the other. I was just thinking Navy because my brother was in it and my nephew just graduated boot camp, and my sister almost joined! So what about other branches? Is it pretty much the same? Are they very different from each other?

But mostly from the Navy since that is the one I would probably most join.

Is boot camp as bad as in the movies? I wake up at 2:30am every morning for work so as far as that goes, I'd probably get more sleep, but do they yell all the time? :o

hey i am late for responding to this i guess. but hey when i made contact with a recruter for the NAVY i was sold. and well right now i am in school for my rate(job) if u have anyqyestions feel free to ask me i will answer to the best i can

Mayflower1 · Feb 27, 2008

Wow intrepid! That must have been amazing! My nephew is in the Navy right now in A school hisself navyson. I think he was born for that.

college4christ81 · Feb 28, 2008

navyson said:
hey i am late for responding to this i guess. but hey when i made contact with a recruter for the NAVY i was sold. and well right now i am in school for my rate(job) if u have anyqyestions feel free to ask me i will answer to the best i can

whats your rate(Job)?

college4christ81 · Feb 28, 2008

Tomorrow I will be picking my rating i.e. my job, see I have been waiting for a wavier for my asthma and my recruiter feels very confident that I will receive a wavier for the asthma. So he wants me to report to the Navy recruiter office so that I and a recruiter can go to MEPS to wait for the wavier and then once the wavier comes through I will go into the Navy office and pick a career.

navyson · Mar 7, 2008

college4christ81 said:
whats your rate(Job)?

im an ET (Electronics Technition) which is almost as Everything Technical...

Lily: Which A School???

college4christ81 · Mar 7, 2008

navyson said:
im an ET (Electronics Technition) which is almost as Everything Technical...

Lily: Which A School???

Cool right now I'm in DEP and the job I took was SK(store keeper) but I decided that I wanted to really learn a skill so I asked my recruiter to change my job to CS(Culinary Specialist).

navyson · Mar 7, 2008

college4christ81 said:
Cool right now I'm in DEP and the job I took was SK(store keeper) but I decided that I wanted to really learn a skill so I asked my recruiter to change my job to CS(Culinary Specialist).

CS is a great job just keep in mind that your working days are crazy and people are gonna wanna be friends and budy budy with you

college4christ81 · Mar 8, 2008

Why will people want to be my friend because I'm in culinary arts? Do they think I will get them better food if they treat me really nice?

college4christ81 · Mar 8, 2008

Can you tell me anything about the job of storekeeper?

navyson · Mar 8, 2008

college4christ81 said:
Can you tell me anything about the job of storekeeper?

ummm with SK i believe its a lot of paper work and invatory you also have to place orders for cigs and a bunch of other stuff.... i wouldnt mind being an SK either

college4christ81 · Mar 8, 2008

navyson said:
ummm with SK i believe its a lot of paper work and invatory you also have to place orders for cigs and a bunch of other stuff.... i wouldnt mind being an SK either

Um....interesting. Why will people want to be my friend because I'm in culinary arts? Do they think I will get them better food if they treat me really nice? What do you do as a ET?

Mayflower1 · Mar 9, 2008

navyson said:
im an ET (Electronics Technition) which is almost as Everything Technical...

Lily: Which A School???

You know, I am not too sure. I am guessing he is somewhere in computers. Can't give out last name but his name is Scott, has blonde hair. If you see him, tell him his niece said hi, I'm proud of him, and still have his graduation card.

Mayflower1 · Mar 9, 2008

Did you make it yet college!!!! I didn't make Living Proof. I was really hoping I would, but I just have to figure out where God wants me.

college4christ81 · Mar 9, 2008

lily00 said:
Did you make it yet college!!!! I didn't make Living Proof. I was really hoping I would, but I just have to figure out where God wants me.

Yes I made it right now I leave September 4 for boot camp, when you leave is dependent on what job you take and I am trying to change from Store Keeper also known as (SK) to Culinary Specialist (CS). I figure with CS I can get more skills with that job. Right now I am in something called DEP (Delayed Entry Program). So my recruiters refer to me as Last name DEPPER, so if your name was John Smith people would call you Smith Depper.

navyson · Mar 10, 2008

college4christ81 said:
Yes I made it right now I leave September 4 for boot camp, when you leave is dependent on what job you take and I am trying to change from Store Keeper also known as (SK) to Culinary Specialist (CS). I figure with CS I can get more skills with that job. Right now I am in something called DEP (Delayed Entry Program). So my recruiters refer to me as Last name DEPPER, so if your name was John Smith people would call you Smith Depper.

hey one of the petty officers at my school who is basically my facilator...he gave me a site for you to check out Rates in the NAVY

http://www.navystorekeeper.com

that has a lot of things about rates apperently

college4christ81 · Mar 10, 2008

navyson said:
hey one of the petty officers at my school who is basically my facilator...he gave me a site for you to check out Rates in the NAVY

http://www.navystorekeeper.com

that has a lot of things about rates apperently

thank you! Though I went to the web site and it says it will be taken off line in a few months on april 8.

Mayflower1 · Mar 11, 2008

Congratulations College!!! I am glad someone on this thread is joining the Navy.

Hopefully you can change to CS since you haven't left yet. I heard that once you start, it is very difficult to change rates.

college4christ81 · Mar 11, 2008

lily00 said:
Congratulations College!!! I am glad someone on this thread is joining the Navy.

Hopefully you can change to CS since you haven't left yet. I heard that once you start, it is very difficult to change rates.

Yes I did some checking into how easy or hard it is to change rates....my recruiter told me after 18 months I could change if I wanted to, but I wanted to hear a second opinion so I went to military.com and asked them and they told me no its not. So I really had to decide could I be happy for four years with CS or SK? and I decided I could be, the reason I asked my self if I could be happy is cause if I couldn't then I knew I should back out now rather then waiting.

Mayflower1 · Mar 11, 2008

right, as long as you are happy. :hug:

And the best part is you will be serving your country while doing something you like.

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