is construction electrician a good job in the navy?
i’ve been asking around if that’s a good job in the navy and most people are saying yes but some of them are saying no. and do you go overseas alot and do women do the same thing as the men do? one last question……. do you get a lot of combat training?
The most important thing is to make sure you are scheduled to go to A school out of bootcamp. Then also ask the recruiter that you would like to talk to someone in that rating. It should be part of the SeaBee’s which is very good. You are considered to be a construction battallion, you would get trained on combat as you may be put into those circumstances. I wish I had done that rating in the Navy instead of what I did.
Regarding oversea’s- that is a toss up. In this rate you could pretty much end up anywhere, and some places will not be fun.
Good luck!
HOORAH SEA BEE!
Sea Bee rates are really good at getting folks trained in a job that easily carries into the civilian work force. Yes you go overseas both in peace and war time depending. Women do the same thing as men and more than half do as good a job. Unfortunately EOE in this country does allow women that can’t do the job into those rates so PLEASE, I’m begging you, do your job!
You will have to complete the Sea Bee handbooks 1 and 2 and they do have combat training in there to make you familiar with the practices. You won’t get any real hands on combat training unless you’re being deployed but you will get range time… LISTEN to your Gunners Mates, lol!
BTW… several CB units have been deployed to Iraw and I served with them in Fallujah. It’s not a cake walk job… we did PSD (personal security detail) and convoy security… but it’s a rush!
It’s much more easily transferable to the civilian sector than many other ratings. Seabees do deploy overseas, but if this is an issue for you, you may want to reconsider joining the military. There’s no military service that does not have the potential for deployment overseas.
do you really want to be on a boat with a bunch of 18-19 year old?
id be surprised how much women do.
I served in a Seabee batallion for 4 years (NMCB 23) and it was great. Yes, you may have to serve in a war zone and serve under harsh conditions. You will recieve great training that can transfer to the civilian side. Serving with the Seabee’s will introduce you to friends you will have for a lifetime. A very close knit group.
HOORAH!!! and welcome to the club.
A job (not matter what it is) is what you make of it! So much good advice in here
You might want to also see what the guys say on navy dot com. You can do a one-on-one chat. Sometimes they can be helpful. And hey- if it’s not the job you want- they have like a thousand others. Good luck. 