With my grades and scores my recruiter thinks I could qualify for Surface Warfare Officer.
My main reason for wanting to join the Navy is to get a career started. I have a degree in Bio Medical Science but have had no luck in finding a job using it. I was thinking If I don't like it in 6 years I can get out and have job experience but I dont know if SWO is meaningful experience for the civilian world. I did well enough on the ASVAB that I should be able to have a wider career choice for the Army. I'll be honest...I was leaning towards Navy or Air Force because they seem safer from IEDs and getting shot at. Is this true if war breaks out and I am a SWO? Do they fight in on the ground combat often?
Also I feel like I might be signing my life away... from the brochure: OCS 12 weeks, then Initial Sea tour 27 months , 2nd division sea tour 18 months, Shore tour 24 months Dept head of Sea tour 36 months...is this about 9 years straight on the ship? I'm 28 I want to get married and have kids and a life!! I believe I could easily adapt to and might like military life for the most part but I am close to my family and I am single but I have a friend that would probly be more serious if I had a good career and we could be together and I dont want to feel trapped on a ship for 9 years.... it seems like that could feel like jail. What do you guys think? My recruiter if trying to sell me and I don't know anyone who has been in the Navy. Thanks!
My main reason for wanting to join the Navy is to get a career started. I have a degree in Bio Medical Science but have had no luck in finding a job using it. I was thinking If I don't like it in 6 years I can get out and have job experience but I dont know if SWO is meaningful experience for the civilian world. I did well enough on the ASVAB that I should be able to have a wider career choice for the Army. I'll be honest...I was leaning towards Navy or Air Force because they seem safer from IEDs and getting shot at. Is this true if war breaks out and I am a SWO? Do they fight in on the ground combat often?
Also I feel like I might be signing my life away... from the brochure: OCS 12 weeks, then Initial Sea tour 27 months , 2nd division sea tour 18 months, Shore tour 24 months Dept head of Sea tour 36 months...is this about 9 years straight on the ship? I'm 28 I want to get married and have kids and a life!! I believe I could easily adapt to and might like military life for the most part but I am close to my family and I am single but I have a friend that would probly be more serious if I had a good career and we could be together and I dont want to feel trapped on a ship for 9 years.... it seems like that could feel like jail. What do you guys think? My recruiter if trying to sell me and I don't know anyone who has been in the Navy. Thanks!