US Navy Officer Programs

Company culture at the US Navy is one built on trust and honesty. You must be willing to be accountable for all of your actions. Your superiors look out for you and make sure that you are on the right path for success. Your shipmates will be close to you and you can rely on them for support. The ...

The first two years of enlistment is your basic military training, Machinist Mate A-school, and then nuclear power school

The first step to becoming a Nuclear Machinist Mate is to get a high ASVAB score. The ASVAB is like the ACT for getting your specific job in a branch of the armed forces. Certain jobs have a requirement of a minimum score. If you get a high enough ASVAB score, you can talk to your recruiter about...

Once you make it to your ship, your schedule will be jam packed until you qualify on your ship's nuclear power plant platform. Your day starts off with breakfast and then a muster with your division. You will then go to an assigned cleaning station and clean the ship. After that you will be study...

You should expect to have lots of work and not much life. You earn 30 days of leave every year, but since nuclear reactor operators are in short supply, it is hard to get leave. Expect to be working during birthdays, holidays, and any time you have made any sort of special plans.

Flexibility, the ability to analyze data and make decisions quickly. You need to be good at math, memorizing procedures, good interpersonal skills, patiences, attention to detail, high level of integrity. You must love studying and hard work. You must be a good trainer, you must have a strong pre...

As an Avionics Supervisor in the Navy you're constantly on the go from the moment you step into work. As soon as you come in you check your tools to ensure everything is accounted for and go over the passdown from the last shift or two so you know what you're getting yourself into before maintena...

It depends if you are I level or O level. One works on the aircrafts and one works in a warehouse and repairs rhe parts. It is long days but not too hard once you get the hang of things.

The day in the life of a Database Administrator in the United States Navy varies daily. Most days you run adhocs and scripts to recieve data inputted by employees. We also had to check that the information inputted in the system matched the information on the paper copy. We performed daily back u...

Work life is long hours until the mission is completed. Sometimes having to work 12-18 hour days as well as being on call if the system crashes or you need to help troubleshoot.

It is indescribable almost. Officers within a hospital do not have a standard day given that a vast assortment of tasks are always coming down the pipeline. For example, I was working on an pediatric ICU MEDEVAC in which my LT (MSC Officer) was lead on. At the same time he was dealing with Joint ...

You must first prepare for and score highly on the ASVAB. It is a standardized test administered by the military, and your score determines what jobs you are eligible for. The test consists of basic math, reading comprehension, and mechanical & electronic aptitude type questions. Once you have sc...