Like what are the major duties for a machinery repairman in the navy? My boyfriend is going to graduate soon from boot camp and is going to be a machinery repairmen. He didn't really get into details. But i just wanna know what do they do? What is their basic day as one? Do they have more sea or shore duty? And would anyone happen to know where he may be stationed?thank you very much!!!Have a good one!!!
Us Navy Machinery Repairman
Considering that every ship in the NAVY has machinery on it and that if it breaks down while at sea it has to be repaired and in some cases right then I would say that sea duty is in your future for most of your time in the navy. Shore duty for the Black Boot Rates is there but to get it you are usually a short timer or a lifer soon to get out.
Machinery Repairmen are skilled machine tool operators. They make replacement parts and repair or overhaul ship's engines and auxiliary systems. They also work on deck equipment including winches and hoists, condensers and heat exchange devices. MR's occasionally operate main propulsion and auxiliary machinery in addition to performing machine shop and repair duties. The duties performed by MR's include: repairing and operating auxiliary machinery; calculating time and material needed for machine shop work and the repairing of auxiliary machinery; drawing sketches and preparing specifications for replacement parts; working from sketches and specifications to produce replacement parts; operating machine shop equipment, such as lathes, drill presses, shapers, bench grinders, milling machines, boring mills, power hacksaws and computer numerically controlled machinery; working with precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, depth gauges, verniers, calipers, gauge blocks, protractors and dial indicators; engraving metal and other materials; performing electroplating and flame spraying operations. Sea/shore rotations vary according to your pay grade. I'd say it's something like 36-42 month sea to 24 months shore. You could be stationed on most ships and SIMAs on shore. There is only ONE repair ship left in the fleet, USS Frank Cable, and it's getting ready to be transferred to the Military Sea Lift Command. By the way, you've chosen a field that translates to good paying civilian jobs. Welcome aboard, shipmate! Thank you for serving our country in the world's best and greatest navy! (USN SK, retired/in-country Viet Nam vet)
