Reply #13: When it comes to A School and jobs

[maxrandb]

We do a pretty good job in the Navy. At one time, we were the only service that could say we "guarantee" the job you signed for. As long as your son does well in the school and stays out of trouble, he'll be fine.

Now, there will be jobs he will be temporarily assigned when he first gets to his permanent duty station that kind of suck. He may spend 90-120 days working on the Mess Deck (Chow Hall), but those jobs are of a temporary nature, and are usually required of every new, junior person in the command.

I too tried college for a year, didn't join the Navy until I was 24, promoted to Chief Petty Officer and then earned a commission through the Warrant Officer/LDO Program. I am going on my 25th year of service, and it has been a blast, and probably, aside from marrying my bride, been the best thing I could have done.

He will earn college credit for every school and job he does in the Navy. He'll even get a couple of credits in Physical Training and Health through his time in boot camp.