US Navy Reviews

Pros

You get responsibility fast. The whole compensation package is excellent. You will get to see and experience the real world, outside of the U.S.

Cons

You will spend a lot of time away from home.

Pros

Provides a job for those in desperate need, however the overall experience is one of satisfaction in that it is done and you can leave knowing that you did something worthwhile.

Cons

Individual results may vary, it is a very competitive work environment but the realization that if you but your hump and do well on the job but don't take tests well you won't get promoted before a suckup that doesn't really do anything.

Advice to Senior Management

Can't give any advise to management because they are subject to the whims of congress and politicians. But, the internal structure of the Navy is such that it is obvious that when the same crime is handled at the level of those whom are commissioned and those who are not, the ones that usually get a slap on the wrist and transferred are the ones with a commission. And that is survey says "unjust."

Pros

- service to country
- educational opportunities
- technical skill development
- leadership development
- retirement benefits
- travel

Cons

- long deployments
- potential harsh work environment
- significant reduction in number of country visits

Advice to Senior Management

Suggest that the Navy reward it's sailors with more port visit opportunities and stop stripping tradition from every community in the service.

Pros

Start off with full medical and dental and 4 paid weeks of vacation. Not very many place do you get that your first day on the job.

Cons

Deployments are hard on the employees and on the familys. its tough to manage the work and family time. This being because 99% of the time work will win.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work. I would like to see some of the special pays just go away. This would be replaced by higher base pay.

Pros

Paid vacation, housing allowance, medical, dental, optical care.

Cons

6+ months away from home, overtime is always a must, some managers are incompetent and some are workaholics, which means you stay late too even though there is nothing to do.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't punish everyone for one person's poor decision.

Pros

Navy has some of the best training, benefits and the pay isn't bad either. Travel andlive all over the world.

Cons

Time away from family. But the experiences, benefits and pay help.

Pros

Visit several countries for free. Adventure.

Cons

Deployments, being away from the family.

Pros

Health care benefits, job security, Post 9/11 GI Bill, Continuing Education

Cons

Long work hours, stressfull, competative, do not get paid for overtime

Advice to Senior Management

Don't treat your staff like worker bees and not acknowledge them for their hard work. Be more involved in knowing your junior officers and enlisted members they are the foundation of the organization. Do not tolerate corrupt "good ol boy" behavior especially noted amongst the chiefs mess.

Pros

Training, travel, increasing levels of responsibility.....SERVICE to YOUR Country. work with newest technologies and equipment. Work with finest people concrned with becoming a team. Development of a second family due to the tight nit relationships establish due to the unique job settings

Cons

Time away from family when deployed. Three and four years moves. Multiple deployments. You may be subject to dangerous situations

Advice to Senior Management

Reduce overhead and infrastructure staffing.....Conitnue to provide increased training and responsibility opportunities. Reduce times for senior level staffing and decision making

Pros

There really aren't any fortune 500 companies that will take a random kid off the street and give them such a huge amount of responsibility. Even if you don't plan on making it a career it can really benefit a young person. That wants to get their college paid for.

Cons

Extremely long working hours. Sometimes the leadership is there because they have been around longer and not because they are the most competent.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop spending money on the best weapons systems and use that money to retain the best people.