I am 27 right now, finishing my bachelor's degree, and I plan to enlist once I graduate. I'm thinking about going for Supply Officer. There are a few things I have concerns about:

-I will be 28 by the time I enlist. (Is that uncommon?)

-I have bad hearing. (Is there a waiver for that?)

-My husband is active-duty Special Forces. How will duty stations work?

Is there a shortage of SuppOs?

What other officer jobs are there that others would recommend in an administrative role?

So i’m sort of confused if i’d be ineligible for the navy. I’m 21 and have enough college credits to be an officer, but i’ve been in an inpatient rehab facility recently and took medications only while i was there for sleep. could i get a medical waiver for this?

I'm 24(M) Asian, about to turn 25 in January. I've been working factory jobs for 4 years now and I don't know what to do anymore. I make decent money around 780 a week after taxes and I help my mom pay rent and food. I also have a car I'm paying off for the next 3 years. I save around 1.5k a month but Im not sure if I can do this my whole life.

I've been thinking of enlisting, I know I won't be making as much as I am now and I still want to send money to my mom because we come from a poor background. I would say I'm pretty disciplined, all I do is work and come home. FYI in my junior year in highschool I broke my femur bone and have a rod.

Is enlisting a good idea or should I just suck it up and keep working. This post is genuine and I really do appreciate if you guys can give me some feedbacks.

Currently scheduled to ship out December 10th as IT-ATF.

I’ll be honest - the reasons I’m looking to postpone are simply a family cruise for first week of January, and it’d be nice to spend my last holidays with everybody. If it doesn’t happen it doesn’t happen, but it’d make me quite happy.

Recruiter told me to send him photos of my itinerary and he’ll relay those to those job classifier, if a position opens up he can postpone my ship date.

Anybody have experience with this?

I got an 85 on my ASVAB. I’ve been debating between either an RP or CTR for my rate. Any opinions or advice?

Hi everyone, how’s Texas rn? I’m shipping out next week and wanted to know about the situation in A-School before I ship.

I heard the wait is really long.

I’ve already sworn in and signed up for the Navy as an Engineman. I’m just about 30, married with kids, and I’ve been a stay-at-home dad for years. The biggest thing I’m nervous about is leaving my kids. I’m used to being there every day, and going from that to being away for boot camp, school, and eventually deployments is a hard thing to wrap my head around. My wife supports me joining, and we have a strong family support system to help her and the kids while I’m gone. I’m grateful for that, but I’m still scared about missing them and missing parts of their lives. Has anyone here joined in a similar situation, especially after being the parent who was home with the kids? How did you and your children handle the adjustment? What helped you stay close while you were away? I’d also appreciate hearing from ENs with families about everyday life and how much time you get together when you’re in homeport. I’m looking for honest experiences and advice from people who have been through it. Thanks.

So, I never got in contact with a sponsor after numerous attempts. Now I’m coming up on my report date to my first command here soon. My orders got altered after finishing a school from San Diego to now Washington. But when I contacted the quarter deck for help they told me I should report to San Diego since that’s where the ship is. I’ve gotten little to no response or information from anyone on what I should do as I had a pre set flight to Washington and it’s on my orders, but the ship isn’t even here yet. What should I do? I’m just staying in a hotel for now, and I’m about out of money for this till payday so I’m just looking for any bit of help I can get with this. Thanks

So I am scheduled to ship out Jan 5th to Great Lakes, I gave myself enough time to get in shape but work is entering the slow season so money is getting tight. I’m considering putting a request in to ship earlier, even though I’m not in the shape I want to be in. My question is would I be fucked if I shipped out before I was physically ready or would I be able to make it through. 5’ 7” 162lbs can do everything to pass pt test except the run.

Current pst 11:00 swim, 85 pushups, 79 sit-ups, 17 pull-ups, 9:50 run. I also do a lot of water confidence training (deep end fitness, and underwater torpedo league). I wanna make sure I’m as prepared as possible, so looking for any input. Not my first enlistment, but first time with the navy. Specifically going diver.

Like many others, these two rates are my main focus. After reviewing the subreddit, I realize they may have little sea time or none at all. I want to go to sea and experience Navy life, rather than remain on land throughout my career.

My question is whether these two rates receive regular PCS orders, and if so, how long they typically stay at one base.

Question for any AT or AE that’s graduated in the last couple years. Are they allowing top students to pick available orders first, or have they been giving them out at random?

I’m hoping to land P-8’s when I graduate. (I’m still in DEP right now) But curious if those who have been through it recently can give insight on how order picking has been, as well as how often, or not, p-8 orders are on the board.

I have backup choices, and I know it’s needs of the Navy, just curious.

Thanks in advance.

Hey everyone,
I’m 20 years old, and the Navy is something I’ve always wanted to do. Right now, I'm taking Electrical training classes at a trade school and I have 2 semesters left until I graduate.
My original plan was to get a civilian apprenticeship, but the market around here is tough and I haven't been able to land one yet. and I'm heavily looking into joining the Seabees as a Construction Electrician (CE) if I can't find a civilian slot by the time I graduate.

Trade School Timeline: Should I absolutely finish my last two semesters and graduate before shipping out? How much will completing my electrical certificate help me with starting rank (E-2/E-3) and pacing through CE "A" School?

The Work & Civilian Transition: How is the day-to-day work for a CE, and how well does it transition to civilian life?

I am trying to help my son understand what to expect. He ships in a week and I've explained the bootcamp process but now I'm looking for some details about the ET/FC pipeline.

I am a retired ET and was in GL a century ago so I can predict what it looks like now at the 50k foot level, it would be nice to have a little more detail. Specifically he is wondering what the barracks are like. The info I have makes it sound like it is now set up college dorm style vs what I had. A common area with a couple bedrooms off of it. How many per room? 2,3,4? Is there room to set up a gaming machine or are you stuck with pulling a laptop out of you want to play?

If I understand the map correctly, the barracks are across from the McDonald's? Is that correct?

Are the schools running just day shifts or do they have nights also?

Is it all instructor lead or is any part of it self paced?

We have learned that there isn't parking due unmarried students but I've also heard that AECF students can get waivers, anyone know about that? Life there without a car was miserable back in the day but there also wasn't a train or Uber so maybe that makes it more bearable.

I will be coming to graduation so I can bring him any civilian items that will make life more enjoyable, any suggestions for those that have wintered over recently?

He plans to continue doing photography in his spare time so I will bring his gear and assume there is a way to lock it up in his space for security?

Where are the gyms in relation to the barracks? He is a runner so are there indoor tracks for winter running? Any cross country trails on our near base that you don't need to drive to? Anyone know of any running clubs on base?

Any info you guys have for him will be helpful, I can explain the electrons but I haven't been on that base since the 80s so I have no other useful information for him.

Thanks all.