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Does the Asvab determine your job?
The Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) The ASVAB is used to determine what jobs you are academically eligible for.
Do you choose your job at MEPS?
Are you required to pick a job the same day you process at MEPS? Well that depends on if you actually want to join the Navy or not. The truth is that you are not required to contract into any job the classifier offers you.
What happens if you don’t strike a rate in the Navy?
If the Sailor doesn’t have a rate available during the cycle, they may choose to not apply for a rate or work on requirements needed for others. If a Sailor chooses not to pick up a rate, they may serve as a PACT Sailor until their end of active obligated service (EAOS).
Can you switch jobs in the Navy?
Your Command Career Counselor/Navy Career Counselor is the point of contact for requesting to change jobs (cross-rate). This counselor will be the best person to request information on the process and answer any questions you might have along the way.
The Navy calls their enlisted jobs “ratings.” The Navy offers two programs: Guaranteed Job, and Undesignated Seaman. While both programs are available, most enlist under the Guaranteed Job program. Again, whether or not you will be offered the job you want depends upon your qualifications, and the needs of the service.
When it comes to Navy jobs, the sea service uses a different language than most industries. You might hear references to Navy MOS, or Military Occupational Specialties, but the most common way to refer to enlisted jobs is with the term “ratings.”
Can you choose what you do in the Navy?
What is undesignated in the Navy?
What is this? They join the Navy as Seaman without a designated career path. While serving they complete training and get hands-on experience towards the rating they choose. Undesignated Seaman are required to complete recruit training and Common Core course prior to placement.
Responsibilities. Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Launch & Recovery (ABE) Sailors are tasked with the important job of launching and recovering Naval aircraft on the flight decks of aircraft carriers.
The Navy offers two programs: guaranteed job, and undesignated seaman. The Navy also has some special enlistment programs whereby you can enlist knowing what area you are going into, but not your specific rating (job). Jobs in the Marines Like the Army, an enlisted job in the Marine Corps is called a MOS.
Is joining the US Navy a good career choice?
Joining the US Navy can be a fun, fulfilling, and rewarding career choice. At the same time, it can also be a miserable experience if you end up with the wrong job. While most future enlistees dream of becoming a Navy SEAL or Naval Aviator, the simple truth is this… The Navy is absolutely enormous.
What are the duties of an undesignated seaman?
Duties of an Undesignated Seaman include standing watches while in port or at sea, repairing, maintaining and stowing equipment when preparing to go underway and working in non-engineering positions aboard ships. They participate in Navy ceremonies and take part in replenishment of supplies from ship to ship while at sea.
Why can’t you re-enlist in the military after leaving prior service?
It is because a “prior service” enlistment slot is the same as a “re-enlistment” slot. Given the choice, the military will allow someone currently in the service to re-enlist before they allow a prior-service applicant to re-join. The Air Force is the hardest active duty service for prior service to enlist, and the Army is the easiest.