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Updated May 23, 2013
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3.8 1,681 reviews

                             

81% Approve of the CEO

US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus

Ray Mabus

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82% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Current Employee – been working at US Navy full-time for more than 10 years

ProsHug3e amount of authority and responsibility at relatively early career points. Great training/education opportunities. Stable, competitive pay scales.

ConsExtended deployments, sometimes limited inputs to reassignments, ZERO retirement plan until 20 years.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Former Employee – worked at US Navy full-time for more than 10 years

ProsLots of fond memories and good friends.

ConsHigh Year Teniure and time away from family

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at US Navy

Prosmedical coverage and education benefits

Consalways having to leave home is difficult

Advice to Senior Managementnone

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at US Navy full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGreat Compensation, you get out of it what you put into it.

ConsAmount of work will never equal the amount of pay or benefits.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Former Employee – worked at US Navy

Pros-Quality of people that you get to work with is way about the national average.
-Excellent pay and benefits from day one.
-Experience doing things most people never imagine in their lives.

Cons-time spent away from family and friends.
-a lot, again A LOT of moving. Not really having that stability that comes with living at one place longer than a couple years.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Norfolk, VA

Current Employee – been working at US Navy full-time for more than 7 years

Prosgreat benefits, travel and pay

Conslong hours, lots of travel,

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at US Navy for more than 10 years

ProsTravel, variety of job experiences, meeting different people

ConsQuite often long hours, time away from family/friends

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to your junior people. There are some good ideas out there in the fleet.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Dallas, TX

Current Employee – been working at US Navy full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGreat opportunities if you have the motivation to seek them out and take advantage of them. You never know when the plane is going to break in Hawaii or some other great location.

ConsWorking odd hours, rapidly changing schedules, in parts of the world that may not be known for hospitality. Your plane can break here too.

Advice to Senior ManagementTake care of your people and they will take care of you.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Former Employee – worked at US Navy full-time for more than 10 years

Prosgot to travel all around the world and meet new people. Learned a lot about different cultures and ways of living.

ConsHours of work are very long and spend a lot of time away from family.

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to your peers, they have a lot to bring to the table.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Norfolk, VA

Former Employee – worked at US Navy full-time for more than 7 years

ProsFrequent travel to foreign countries

ConsThe pay for the amount of sacrifice to your country does not equal that of contract workers.

Advice to Senior Managementincrease pay in war time conflict and areas

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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