US Navy Reviews in Washington, DC Area

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

Pros – Free medical coverage for self and family, Tuition assistance for education while in service, GI Bill for education following military service, paid training for you job, chance to be stationed worldwide, retirement savings program

Cons – Deployment away from family, can be called in 24/7/365, always have to wear a uniform, moving every 2-3 years to chance commands, senior management at command not always the best.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at US Navy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work in a creative environment with talented people who are focused on improving the future of the organzization and people who work for it.
Whiel the hours can be ong the job satifaction is high.

Cons – Change is slow as a result of working in a large organization with a long history of tradition.
Many times recognition that older methods will not achieve as great of success as they have in the past takes awhile.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue pursueing change actively

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at US Navy full-time for less than a year

Pros – - Best teamwork, mentoring, training, and palpable management support for these activities (no lip service) I have ever experienced in my 10+ years of professional experience in defense.
- Mission focused instead of profit focused as with the private defense contractors.
- Culture of empowering and trusting the very smart engineers, good ideas are elevated and supported, positive change is welcomed and appreciated.

Cons – - Those few workers who are less engaged/talented are allowed to remain on the team weighing down collective productivity.
- Some politics at upper level that have the potential to jade talented workforce if allowed to interfere.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep supporting the key players and listen and react to suggestions even if they shake-up the status quo.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Travel, Promotions, Living salary, Medical, doing some of the coolest things every (and being paid for it)

Cons – Challenging living conditions, 24/7 365 day availability, being in harms way

Advice to Senior Management – Force Commanding Officers to actually be the "bad guy" and discharge poor performers to avoid indiscriminate "force shaping" measures (down sizing).

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

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

Pros – Some of the greatest benefits exist in the United States Uniformed Services. Education benefits, great retirement benefits, a lot of training, ability to travel around the world and the best medical benefits. There are multiple opportunities to see and do things you would not normally get to do in the civilian sector.

Cons – Some of the downsides of being in the Navy are the multiple deployments away from family, the constant moving and for a lot of people, being on a ship in the middle of the ocean for half a year or more.

Advice to Senior Management – You will not understand why things happen the way they do in the Navy until you get the rank to make the decisions. Just understand there is a reason for everything that happens.

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

Current Employee – been working at US Navy as an intern for more than 3 years

Pros – Great, laid-back place to work with great support

Cons – There is a lot of dead weight. 2-3 people in an 8 person department do 80% of the work.

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

Pros – I've been in the Navy for almost 20 years and I am happy that I enlisted in the first place. I joined with my out in mind and I never lost sight of that goal. I wanted to leave with skills, knowledge and opportunities I did have right out of high school.

Cons – Just like with any other job there are going to be days and jobs that you hate. But to put a positive twist on this is you know that its only a matter of time before your environment will change. Either by your transfer or by other means.

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

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

Pros – Responsibility is simply amazing at a very young age. Responsibility only grows as you achieve rank. If you get to the ultimate - command - you are accountable.

Cons – okay, sometimes moving isn't always in a family's best interest, but needs of the Navy do come first. Compensation is adequate, but not superior. However, the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Stay in shape - it's good for you, plus there will come a time when the military will give you the boot if you don't

Advice to Senior Management – Maintain and do not lower standards

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at US Navy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Experience and lots of time to reflect on what I was doing with my life. I gained a whole new perspective on life.

Cons – I gained a few gray hairs

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

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

Pros – Well funded. Lots of work to do. Don't have to worry about justifying job.

Cons – Not enough education among colleagues.

Advice to Senior Management – Support advanced education.

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