US Navy reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(32,071 total reviews)
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57% positive business outlook

US Navy has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 32,071 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The US Navy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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3.0
Jun 14, 2015
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Pros

The pros really are what you hear in the recruitment ads, training and travel, and pretty decent pay for entry level work. Just keep in mind 'pick your rate, pick your fate.' Don't take a job because the recruiter told you too, and DO NOT believe them when they say you can change it later because 'later' is a minimum of two years, a lot of paperwork, and a lot more hassle. Study before you take the ASVAB, your score matters, and know what you want to be before you go to sign the contract.

Cons

A lot of the rates have a high sea time ratio, that means you'll spend 9 months of every year at sea. It's great for a person who's single, but really tough when you have a family. They Navy will never make your needs a priority. If your are injured, you will have to fight to get the care you need. If you want schooling, you will have to fight for it, and jump through a million hoops to get it. Ladies, I'm sorry but 70% of your senior leaders still believe that women have no place in the military and will make you work twice as hard to be taken half as seriously as your male counterparts. 25% of them are the women who have clawed their way to the top and will expect you to do the same.

4.0
May 29, 2015

It was fun

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Meet many different people and learn a lot from them and how life is for others. Plus some travel is cool.

Cons

Some people still act like kids. Sadly it's the higher ups (Enlisted) and sometimes it feels like high school again. Rumors

3.0
May 28, 2015
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Pros

Good pay and benefits. Good people. Stability.

Cons

Old technology. Inefficient. More time spent dealing with software development process than actually developing software.

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