THREE REASONS YOU LIKE THE NAVY?

ET1 (SS) USN retired

1. High tech equipment with high tech training.

2. The Navy's best 'pro', the pay.

The Navy pays more more than any other service.

The Navy's SRB is the highest.

Every time you Re-Enlist they are offering a cap of $90k in front of you. [it changes depending on what your rate / NEC is. If your job is hard and requires a lot of schooling, then your SRB is higher].

The Navy routinely sees tax-free service. It is common to serve for decades where your salary is completely tax-free. I was tax-free from 1983 until I retired in 2001. The Army, AF, Marines will only see tax-free status while they are being shot at.

While most solders, marines and airmen are being paid 'base pay'; sailors routinely will bring home three to four times more.

In my case, base pay was commonly 1/4 of my take home paycheck.

If you want money to party with; if you want money to invest with; if you want money for college; then go for the highest pay.

Their will be folks who will lie to you, they will say that all military gets paid the same. Just ask any navy recruiter how much the current SRB level is for a ET1 Nuclear Reactor Operator, buckle your seat belt, as it will take a few minutes for him to look it up, but then $90k will be his answer.

I was not a nuc, but I got $65k every 4 years when I re-upped.

Also when you look at the paycharts, keep in mind that the Navy commonly pays sailors bunches of the extra pays and allowances.

During most of my career, I got:
BAQ,
BAS,
COLA, VHA,
Sub pay,
Career sub pay,
Sea pay,
Career sea pay,
Sea pay kicker,
Female separation pay,

All in addition to base pay.

3. You can attend college courses while you are at sea, and the Navy will pay 80% of the tuition.

4. Also the Navy provides CLEP tests for free, every week you can read any textbook you want, and then take a CLEP test for that topic. If you pass that CLEP test, then you get college credit for having completed that course. I did a bunch of CLEPs, and I took a few courses. I was able to complete: an A.S., a B.S. and a M.A. degree, all while I was in the Navy.

5. Unless you wish to be shot at, you can serve your country without being shot at. And you can earn a pension. After 20 years of service you get a pension.

With my investing and my pension, I now support my family, while I go fishing. I bought a retirement home in a forest. My children are finishing high school, and I am free to go fishing everyday.

Most military retirees are broke, and their pensions are not enough to support a growing family. Not without a large investment portfolio.

But after having spent a 20 year career with heavy investing, I can support my family, with my retirement income.

By the way, I am a career submariner.

ET is a good rate. As are QM, RM, FT, TM, MM, IC, MT, and even HM [if you go IDC]

Bill W

I love my job! So hard to quantify. I've been all over the world. I get paid well (I'm an E-6 which pays well). I work with motivated hard working people from all walks of life and interesting backgrounds. I've served on ships, taught school, been a cop, played with advanced electronics, shot guns, work out three times a week as part of my job, and so much more. It has been the hardest and easiest job I've ever had. I'm never bored for long. 30 days vacation a year! I'm going to get a pension for the rest of my life and the new GI bill pays for school, books and cost of living. And finally I serve my country with pride and get to represent out country all over the world. Who wouldn't like the Navy!

John

1. I got to see the world. Africa, middle east, 15 caribbean islands, central america. Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea,Panama Canal.

2.It was a great place to grow up. Learning how to become self productive. Action equals reaction.

3.Friends for life. I have been out of the Navy 15 years and I still talk to people I served with.

oneiloilokano

1. The travel, I saw the world 3x's over.
2. Did A job I loved.
3. Retired at age 40 after 23 years of Active duty to a tropical island in the Philippines.

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