When joining the Navy, it doesn’t mean giving up your goals for achieving a master’s or doctorate degree. The Navy needs highly educated individuals to carry out critical research, strategic planning and other activities vital to the defense of our country.
The Navy has programs to help medical and legal professionals pay for their education either after they have earned their degrees or while they are still in school. The Naval Dental School also offers special opportunities for dentists. In addition, the Navy is involved with a number of graduate-level institutions that offer a variety of advanced degrees for eligible Officers.
The Navy also offers postgraduate study at its own academic institution, the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey, California. This accredited college offers graduate degrees in a number of fields that are critical to the mission of the Navy and Department of Defense. These include engineering, applied physics, mathematics, oceanography and other sciences.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Pursue Your Degree
You can earn college credits while in the Navy. The Navy has a program for Sailors who attend college during their free time, and the Navy brings instructors abroad ships while underway to help deployed Sailors and to keep up on their studies. As for training in the Navy, it will also count for college credits. If you decide to leave the Navy for any reasons, you'll have part of your college requirements already out of the way and if you have signed up for the Navy Scholarship; the money will help you pay for the rest of your tuition in the college you are planning to go to.
- The Navy College Program: Allows Sailors to earn credits for the training they receive in the Navy. There are many components to this program; visit the Navy College Program Web site for more details.
- Tuition Assistance: Pays for up to 100 percent of the tuition for courses taken by Sailors on their own time (off-duty) at accredited institutions.
- Naval Academy: Select sailors can obtain a full four-year scholarship to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Candidates must receive a nomination to attend the Academy from a senator or congressman and must undergo a demanding approval process. Competition is stiff, but those awarded this prestigious scholarship will have all expenses paid and will earn a bachelor’s degree and a commission in the United States Navy upon graduation.
- Officer Candidate School: If you’re a college graduate, you may be eligible to attend Officer Candidate Schoolin Pensacola, Florida.
Not all education comes from the book. One of the Navy's strengths is its focus on hands-on-training. You will develop valuable skills in a variety of fields that can lead directly to a job in the civilian world. If you choose to stay in the Navy, you can build a lifelong career based upon your expertise, whether in electronics, mechanics, computers, or any other fields.
The Navy is a great opportunity for those interested in a career in the skilled trades. You can gain experience in a wide variety of fields. Your training is free and you will quickly start work on real projects, which is a great way to learn. The skills you have learn in the Navy will take your transition to a civilian career easier. Employers value the training and experience the Navy provides. In addition, training in the skilled trades can lead to self-employment. The Navy can play a major role in accelerating your life.
The Navy is also valuable in helping you decide on a career path. You can try out many jobs and get a taste of responsibility, while at the same time seeing the world, developing yourself and building a solid foundation for your future.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Student Loans
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT PAYING OFF STUDENT LOANS?
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE WORRIED AND BE STRESSED ABOUT PAYING OFF THE STUDENT LOANS. WHY?
As the cost of college education increasing each year, many students and recent college graduate are finding themselves overwhelmed by debt. The Navy can help you manage your college debt with special loan repayment programs for qualified students. For college students and graduates who qualify for the Loan Repayment Program (LRP), the Navy will pay for up to $65,000 of qualified loans acquired from a post-secondary education. To be eligible for this enlisted program the loan cannot be in default and it must be the applicant's first enlistment. The LRP is available to all active duty navy enlisted positions!
In addition, the Navy can be a great first job for college graduates. You can get real-world experience in almost any field, and your pay goes further since many of your living expenses are covered. Your college degree may also make you eligible for Officer Candidate School. As an officer, you earn a level of responsibility usually much greater than in the civilian world and a great way to accelerate your career.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE WORRIED AND BE STRESSED ABOUT PAYING OFF THE STUDENT LOANS. WHY?
As the cost of college education increasing each year, many students and recent college graduate are finding themselves overwhelmed by debt. The Navy can help you manage your college debt with special loan repayment programs for qualified students. For college students and graduates who qualify for the Loan Repayment Program (LRP), the Navy will pay for up to $65,000 of qualified loans acquired from a post-secondary education. To be eligible for this enlisted program the loan cannot be in default and it must be the applicant's first enlistment. The LRP is available to all active duty navy enlisted positions!
In addition, the Navy can be a great first job for college graduates. You can get real-world experience in almost any field, and your pay goes further since many of your living expenses are covered. Your college degree may also make you eligible for Officer Candidate School. As an officer, you earn a level of responsibility usually much greater than in the civilian world and a great way to accelerate your career.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Education
The Navy places a lot of value on education. We want Sailors and Officers who can both learn and teach our demanding missions and high-tech work environment demand it. The Navy insists that all recruits have at least a high school diploma or equivalent and all Officers earn a college degree. The Navy encourages all Sailors to pursue their education. To help you, the Navy offers money for college, ways to pay off student loans, and even offers college courses on ships and bases. The Navy has educational opportunities for almost everyone, whether you've just finished high school or already have an advanced degree.
Navy values education as much as any employer. The high-tech environment of the Navy and the critical positions Sailors hold call for quick thinkers and quick learners. That's why the Navy encourages all potential recruits to stay in school and earn a high school diploma. Incoming recruits are required to hold a high school diploma or equivalent.
Some people think joining the Navy means not going to college. Well, it is not TRUE. The Navy may be your best option for getting to college. The Navy has college programs that are available to all new enlistees, such as the Montgomery G.I. Bill, as well as more specialized programs. The Navy can also accelerate your education by helping you get college credits while you serve or helping to pay off your college loans. In addition, the hands-on experience of the Navy gives you a chance to test-drive different careers before you go to college.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Travel Benefits
The Navy is a great way to see the world, but there's often more to see than you can get to during a single port call. In the Navy, you can get a chance to travel even when you're not aboard ship. The Navy's travel benefits begin with time off. Sailors receive 30 days of paid leave every year. That's a full month during which you can relax, visit family or travel to new places. It's easier to go places than you might least expect it. Nowadays, sailors can travel on military flights around the world for free on a standby; if there are spaces available.
As an active-duty member of the military, you will often be eligible to stay in base lodging around the world. It may include lodging at any military facility, rooms available for military personnel and their families on leave, usually cost much less than at a hotel off base.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Family Benefits
If you join the Navy family, you provide benefits for your family too and if you are married, with or without children, you can count on the Navy to help you care and support your family.
- Security
- Closeness of the Navy community - even if you are away from home, the Navy provides a strong support system for your family
- The quality of life in military housing is exceptional
The Navy also provides you and your family housing and medical care. You can live on base or receive a housing allowance to live in an off-base house or apartment of your choice. Your family can get full medical and dental care for free or at a low-cost. Some people might buy $250,000 worth of life insurance for $16 a month to ensure your family's security.
Living on the base offers many of the benefits f living in a gated community: security, safety, cleanliness and a friendly, open atmosphere. They are also built with the comfort of the residents in mind. Wherever in the world you are stationed, you will find all the comforts of home: theaters, libraries, schools, places of worship, daycare, and much more. Live on a Navy base is just like life anywhere else in America.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Job Security
The Navy offers excellent job security. When you sign your contract with the Navy, it also signs one with you. You must agree with the terms above, otherwise do not sign it. Please read all the information carefully before signing anything. The Navy promises to give you the training you need and put you in positions where you will be challenged and can excel. It also, promises to let you develop your leadership skills. "The more you give to the Navy, the more the Navy gives back to you." Many people, both enlisted and officer, have made the Navy their lifelong career and have been rewarded for it. Even, if you decide not to re-enlist, the Navy will continue to accelerate your career.
Employers will have strong incentives to hire you since you will have both excellent training and hands-on experience under your belt. While in the Navy, you will learn how to lad and how to execute the orders of others, allowing you to move into a range of positions. The character, dedication and personal qualities developed while in the Navy are appealing to most employers.
Employers will have strong incentives to hire you since you will have both excellent training and hands-on experience under your belt. While in the Navy, you will learn how to lad and how to execute the orders of others, allowing you to move into a range of positions. The character, dedication and personal qualities developed while in the Navy are appealing to most employers.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Navy Benefits
The Navy takes care of its Sailors. When you are recruited for training, it provides health care. These benefits help to keep you healthy, comfortable and secure. The best part is that all of these benefits are above and beyond your Navy pay and allowances. Their health care plans are full coverage and receive in all military hospitals and dental facilities. If any specific service were unavailable, you would be given a referral to where you need to go. This would also be covered by your Navy health care plan. Any time, there's a medical emergency or concern; just visit your local medical facility. Once you report o a command, you will be assigned a primary care physician (PCP), who may be a Navy doctor or a civilian physician.
Important Benefits:
~ full medical coverage and care in Navy or civilian facilities
~ full dental coverage and care from navy professionals
Important Benefits:
~ full medical coverage and care in Navy or civilian facilities
~ full dental coverage and care from navy professionals
Other Benefits:
~ discounted travel
~ 30 days paid vacation each year
~ generous educational benefits
~ $250,000 life insurance policy for $16 a month or a $400,000 life insurance policy for a $26 a month
Additional Benefits:
~ opportunities to earn advanced degrees at Navy expense
~ use of officers clubs around the world
Monday, March 5, 2007
After Recruit Training
If the Navy is called upon and you are in that unit or on the ship directed to respond, you will go into combat. You will be performing the duties you were trained to do.
Your recruiter has responsibilities to you, like helping your family while you are transitioning into the Navy. You, as a person have responsibilities to your recruiter by maintaining or improving your physical conditioning. The recruiter can outline a plan for you to reach your ambition based on the interests and experience you have. It helps you gather documents and other items required when you go throught the Military Entry Processing Station (MEPS). Along the way, it may provide some advice and assistance for your family while you are making life changes in the Navy. All the recruiters are here to provide training, so that it can prepare you for recruitment.
The recruiter cannot force you to sign anything because it is your right, whether or not you would agree to the statement written above. It may not guarantee you a particular career or steer you toward one, since many people might want to major in it and all the spots are filled up. Make sure, when you pick a career always have a back-up one that you might be interested in, if your number one choice career is full. Since, they cannot promise that you will be stationed aboard a particular ship or certain base, do not get upset over it. The most important thing is that the recruiter cannot waive any of the requirements to get you into the Navy, everyone is equal to follow the rules and met those criteria as follow. There are no exceptions to those rules.
Your recruiter has responsibilities to you, like helping your family while you are transitioning into the Navy. You, as a person have responsibilities to your recruiter by maintaining or improving your physical conditioning. The recruiter can outline a plan for you to reach your ambition based on the interests and experience you have. It helps you gather documents and other items required when you go throught the Military Entry Processing Station (MEPS). Along the way, it may provide some advice and assistance for your family while you are making life changes in the Navy. All the recruiters are here to provide training, so that it can prepare you for recruitment.
The recruiter cannot force you to sign anything because it is your right, whether or not you would agree to the statement written above. It may not guarantee you a particular career or steer you toward one, since many people might want to major in it and all the spots are filled up. Make sure, when you pick a career always have a back-up one that you might be interested in, if your number one choice career is full. Since, they cannot promise that you will be stationed aboard a particular ship or certain base, do not get upset over it. The most important thing is that the recruiter cannot waive any of the requirements to get you into the Navy, everyone is equal to follow the rules and met those criteria as follow. There are no exceptions to those rules.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Navy Training
If you and your friend can join the Navy at the same time and complete Recruit Training together and choose the same career the Navy can go as far as sending the both of you to the same duty station and serve there.
From the moment you enter the Recruit Training, you will receive a paycheck on the 1st and 15th day of each month. You can still attend college while on active duty. The Navy will pay 100% tuition for all accredited classes. Recruit Training sessions are eight weeks long. 3/4 of the time will be spent training in the classroom, while 1/4 of the times are physical training.
If you like to travel; the U.S. Navy ships visit ports around the world. "When you are not on duty, you could find yourself off-roaming the desert, scuba diving in the Mediterranean or going to a Broadway show in New York City." You get 30 days of vacation time each year. You can take it a day at a time or in blocks. Let say, you do not take "all your leaves in one year, you will not lose it." The Navy lets you accumulate up to 60 days of leave. A "leave" is when you go on vacation and leave the Navy for a certain amount of period, but must come back again to serve.
You can specify whether you would like to be serve in the Atlantic or Pacific, The Navy will direct where you go from that point. Since, we are the Navy; most of the careers are located on ships. The Navy has several careers that are land-based. If you do not know how to swim, the Navy has certified swim instructors at Recruit Training to train you and help you learn how to swim and pass the swim tests. Most of the time, there will be guides there to give you a hand in any area; where you have weaknesses in. The main target is to help you successfully succeed in Recruit Training.
From the moment you enter the Recruit Training, you will receive a paycheck on the 1st and 15th day of each month. You can still attend college while on active duty. The Navy will pay 100% tuition for all accredited classes. Recruit Training sessions are eight weeks long. 3/4 of the time will be spent training in the classroom, while 1/4 of the times are physical training.
If you like to travel; the U.S. Navy ships visit ports around the world. "When you are not on duty, you could find yourself off-roaming the desert, scuba diving in the Mediterranean or going to a Broadway show in New York City." You get 30 days of vacation time each year. You can take it a day at a time or in blocks. Let say, you do not take "all your leaves in one year, you will not lose it." The Navy lets you accumulate up to 60 days of leave. A "leave" is when you go on vacation and leave the Navy for a certain amount of period, but must come back again to serve.
You can specify whether you would like to be serve in the Atlantic or Pacific, The Navy will direct where you go from that point. Since, we are the Navy; most of the careers are located on ships. The Navy has several careers that are land-based. If you do not know how to swim, the Navy has certified swim instructors at Recruit Training to train you and help you learn how to swim and pass the swim tests. Most of the time, there will be guides there to give you a hand in any area; where you have weaknesses in. The main target is to help you successfully succeed in Recruit Training.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Navy Recruitment
Not only men can join the navy, women have the right to join too. Women can be recruited as well as men can and have every opportunity to be trained in the Navy. Women can exceed the same amount of goals as men, if they are confident about themselves and set their mind to it just to achieve that particular ambition.
When being enlisted in the Navy, you have to be at least 17 years old and does not exceed over 35 years old. If you are below 18 years old; you must have your parent's consent to be recruited. The recruiters can accept applications from both men and women by the age of 39. A High School Diploma is required because you just graduate high school and that you need money or tuition to pay for college. In rare cases, you can join the Navy with a GED.
There are some rules you must follow, when recruited to the Navy. There are grooming standards for both men and women. If you are a guy and you are in Recruit Training, you will get a "buzz cut". For girls, you hair will be cut to the bottom of the collar of your uniform, most likely; shoulder length. When you are done with Recruit Training, you will be able to let your hair grow a bit. Also, both the men and women are not allowed to bring sharp items to the Training. Both the guys and girls are not allowed to ear necklaces, earring, and other jewelries or accessories.
When being enlisted in the Navy, you have to be at least 17 years old and does not exceed over 35 years old. If you are below 18 years old; you must have your parent's consent to be recruited. The recruiters can accept applications from both men and women by the age of 39. A High School Diploma is required because you just graduate high school and that you need money or tuition to pay for college. In rare cases, you can join the Navy with a GED.
There are some rules you must follow, when recruited to the Navy. There are grooming standards for both men and women. If you are a guy and you are in Recruit Training, you will get a "buzz cut". For girls, you hair will be cut to the bottom of the collar of your uniform, most likely; shoulder length. When you are done with Recruit Training, you will be able to let your hair grow a bit. Also, both the men and women are not allowed to bring sharp items to the Training. Both the guys and girls are not allowed to ear necklaces, earring, and other jewelries or accessories.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The United States Navy
The United States Navy is a branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is responsible for conducting naval operations. "The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas." During the 21st century, United States Navy sustains an extensive attendance in the world, such as: East Asia, Southern Europe, and the Middle East.
In the Navy, it falls under the administration of the Department of the Navy, under civilian leadership of the Secretary of the Navy. The senior naval officer is the Chief of Naval Operations. The Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations are responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Navy so that it is ready for operation under the command of the Unified Combatant Commander.
Commissioned ships of the U.S. Navy are called ‘United States Ship’ (USS), but the non-commissioned, civilian-manned vessels of the U.S. Navy that is identified as ‘United States Naval Ship’ (USNS). All of these names are officially selected by the Secretary of the Navy and are usually those of U.S. states, cities, towns, important people, famous battles, fish, or ideals.
U.S. Navy is prepared to use the nuclear reactors aboard the naval vessels. This nuclear energy powers most U.S. aircraft carriers and submarines. In the case of a “Nimitz-class carrier”, two naval reactors give the ship almost unlimited range and provide enough electrical energy to power a city of 100,000 people.
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