Joining the Navy in May

Veritas · 10-21-2009, 08:53 AM

Congratulations, Tim. The Chief nailed it with advice. The only thing I would add is when following point #1 above try to experience as much as possible on the ship, by that I mean spend time out of your workstation. When serving on the USS CALIFORNIA I had a chaplain that qualified several of the bridge watchstations. He didn't have to, obviously, but by doing so he gained a lot of respect. It wasn't uncommon to have him relieve the helmsman for an hour or so just so the kid could hit the rack early.

One other thing - take an overseas post if given the opportunity. Living in Japan is one of the best experiences from my time in the Navy.

Good luck to you, sir.

10-21-2009, 08:53 AM	#27
Veritas Still Watching My Back Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Gregory Location: Denver, CO Posts: 216 Trading: (1)	Re: Joining the Navy in May Congratulations, Tim. The Chief nailed it with advice. The only thing I would add is when following point #1 above try to experience as much as possible on the ship, by that I mean spend time out of your workstation. When serving on the USS CALIFORNIA I had a chaplain that qualified several of the bridge watchstations. He didn't have to, obviously, but by doing so he gained a lot of respect. It wasn't uncommon to have him relieve the helmsman for an hour or so just so the kid could hit the rack early. One other thing - take an overseas post if given the opportunity. Living in Japan is one of the best experiences from my time in the Navy. Good luck to you, sir.