I just wanna know how much sea duty will they get and how much shore duty will they get? Is there a possibilty that they can get more shore duty? And yes i know i know when you are in the navy you're going to be on the sea thank you i heard that so many times lol!!!! But any answers will be great!!Thank you all and god bless
The biggest difference is that the Navy Reserve generally work 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks a year with the Navy. Active duty Navy is on duty 24/7. There are some reservists that serve with the active duty Navy full time, mostly these are officers. This is done due to the limited amount of active duty officers the USN can have at one time and Reservists do not count towards this limit. You will see them listed as USN(R)
It is likely that you will spend more time on a ship as that is where the most machinery and equipment is....unless you are posted in a motor pool (government cars etc.) but those jobs are few and far between.
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.
You will get both, or with right rate you might not get any. My husband was in 20 years and did not go to sea once. He was an AW.
First of all, a Machinery Repairman in the Navy does not repair machines. You will make parts for machinery? An MR in the Navy is a Machinist. You will be operating machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses and engraving machines. An MR has an average sea/shore rotation of 3.5 years sea to 3.5 years of shore. However, this changes according to your rank. I was an MR for 21 years. I spent half my time assigned to a ship. I rotated to shore about every 4 years. Every ship has at least one MR depending on the type of ship. Destroyers and cruisers have one but possibly 2 MR's. Carriers have about 10 MR's. Repair ships (only 2 left in the Navy) have around 30 -50 MR's. MR's may also have collateral duties in damage control or stand watches in engineering spaces.
