US Navy reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(32,066 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 32,066 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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32K reviews
5.0
Mar 1, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Camaraderie, Stability, enhanced emphasis on skill sets in many job functionalities, vacation compensation, work-life balance, real world experiences, great people to work with and work for.

Cons

pay compensation lower as DOD Civilian compared to active duty, not many areas of upward mobility in certain locations as DOD Civilian.

3.0
Mar 1, 2018

Navy Fleet Band Musician

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits, job security, (mostly) playing music for a living, the amazing chance to live overseas. I would have stayed in if I could have worked the rest of my time in Italy. I played with some amazing musicians and made lifelong friends.

Cons

You are in the Navy, which is not a bad thing. If you can embrace the military life, you will be very happy. If you expect it to be a professional orchestra, you will be frustrated and disappointed. The natural selection that occurs for professional civilian musicians does not happen in the military, so if someone starts to play their instrument poorly for whatever reason, you could be stuck sitting next to them for years or decades.

3.0
Feb 24, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Made a lot of friends Travelled Job transferred well to civilian world Great first duty station Great A-school Fun boot camp experience Great memories

Cons

Too many politics Too much babysitting Bad leadership No mentoring Bad morale at last duty station Too many games and black mail

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