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SHOULD YOU JOIN THE NAVY 2023
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2023
- Hi, Ask A RDC here, and in this video we talk a little about if you should join the Navy, and a little about the expectations of leadership. Thank you all for commenting as I mention some in this video. Even you computer! Don't forget to leave a comment below, subscribe, and share. Hooyah Navy!
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My man dressed like he's about to block traffic
2 ROADGUARDS!!!! ROADGUARDS POST!!!!
I graduated basic over a month ago, and I found this channel afterwards, I can only say I'm mad that I found it after I graduated boot camp. You've provided fine details that would have been extremely helpful while still in the DEP program.
Thank you for saying so. Glad I could help. If you find anything inaccurate as I go, please feel free to correct me. Trying to help
How was basic training ?
I see the military like this:
Yes, I complain about being in, yes, I hate standing watches and dealing with all the bs that comes with it. But do I regret joining? Hell no. If I went back in time with all the knowledge I had today, would I do it again? Absolutely.
Shit sucks at times. But you got your brothers and sisters that are going through the same shit. Embrace the suck together.
"The navy is what you make of it"
There's a lot of luck of the draw for where your orders send you to. Sometimes you go to a good command, sometimes you go to a bad command.
Everything that you do prior to that first command is influenced in part or in total by the choices you make.
If you play your cards right and pick a rating that you know will work for you, the risk of having a bad experience will drop drastically.
Make the right choices to stay out of trouble, choose to manage your time to maximize mental health, choose to improve your flaws as you discover them and all the sudden the Navy is a tool for your success, minus the bad days.
Choose to adopt a poor work ethic, aim too high (shooting for BUDS with a BMI of 25%+), play stupid games, and the Navy will be what you make of it and leave you in the toilet.
Bad commands are temporary, and leadership starts with the self.
After spending 6 years in the Nav, I am so glad I made that decision to join. It has paid off huge dividends in the civilian world.
What was your rate in the Navy if I may ask, and did you do a similar job in the civilian world?
I was an AT or Aviation Electronics Technician got out as a 2nd class, used the GI bill to pay for schooling for my license, currently working at a major airline. The most important part is that the navy has many jobs that cross over to the civ world. @@jamesmccloud7535
@@pdc451Good for you man! Thinking of getting ATC for myself.
Tell the recruiter you want to be rated before bootcamp in the field your interested in , Striking for a rating as they called it back in my day never turned out good for most sailors , Study and get good grades in A school that makes a huge difference as where you get your command at least in the airwing it did . Keep your nose clean on and off base matters as well no issues at all , Work hard and show leadership you should be fine .
The Navy is no different than any decision you make. Educate yourself and thus be able to make an educated decision. Its the square tool for the square hole for some and not for others. You will not know until you research and make a decision and then go for it
I can expand on toxic leadership! When I was in the navy (1970-1990) the leadership I experienced was kick ass and take names. This even extended to report chit leadership where leaders write you up for the smallest and dumbest things.
I served on the USS Acadia (AD 42) when the ship was a test bed for women on ships. WOW! What a mess that was. I don't know how that ship ever survived.
I was thrown into a very interesting situation on Acadia. The XO decided he was going to be the Navigator (this happened three times in my career). Now as a QMC they wanted me as the Assistant Navigator, to be the actual navigator. My division consisting of a QMSN (f), QM3 (f), two QM2's (both m), a QM 1 (m) and me a QMC (m). I immediately planned to run my division my way. It was NOT going to be the navy way!
I was an overachiever leading a division of over achievers. I told my QM 1(the most technically oriented QM I ever met) what I needed and he got it done. All professional assignments were passed to the lowest ranks first. Everyone was cross trained to do every job. When something went wrong or a mistake was made I would assign a QM to investigate and give a lecture on what he/she found. This was not to place blame but rather to create a teaching moment.
I never wrote any report chits on my people because they were positively motivated and always gave me 100%+. How motivated were they? Three of them made chief including the QM3.
I was always lectured on my leadership style. It did not conform with the way the navy did things or the way I was suppose to lead. Actually their divisions were being compared to navigation and it was making them look bad. My results in inspections far exceed every one of the ship's divisions always achieving the highest grades on the ship for Insurv, 3M and RefTra.
I should add that I was a qualified 3M coordinator and a qualified 3M inspector. I knew what it took to pass any inspection and kept my division trained and ready for inspection at any time.
My QM division enjoyed their time with me. I don't doubt I spoiled them. Unfortunately, they had to face the REAL navy when they were transferred to a new ship. When I was given OI as an additional division (I was a CPO division officer with two divisions), I found out, they were saying, I was the coolest chief on the ship.
Unfortunately, the higher-ups and my brother chiefs though I was a discredit to the navy and I needed to be disciplined and/or removed from my position. I was apparently a BAD influence. This is how they evaluated my leadership/results. Navigation division did have fun though!
THAT IS TOXIC LEADERSHIP! When you get excellent results and your brother chiefs and the officers hate you for being an overachiever.
I always felt that the navy cannot cope with people that are too smart or too dumb. You have to be in the middle somewhere!
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I got real lucky with my leadership; they were all pretty solid for the most part.
Personally, i feel like i got lucky too. Even with the bad ones. Had bad ones first, then good ones. Almost like I was told, "here is what not to do, now let me show you what you want to aspire to be like". Glad you were properly taken care of
I'm glad you ditched the digital mask. This is a lot better. I just watched a video where a female sailor was listing what she felt were the worst jobs are. She was particularly hard on the maintenance (she called them The Undead), the plumbers, and the nuclear technicians for some reason. (I've heard your ASVAB has to be off the charts to become a "nuke".) Anyhow, maybe you could do something like this too, telling us what you feel the best and worst jobs are? She also said whenever you get to a new command, your Chief will ask you if you plan to stay, and you should always say "yes", even if you don't, or they'll block your promotional and career chances. Maybe this is what the guy meant about bad leadership?
I am currently working on a few videos on rates. But you bring up good points about what that guy was feeling or thinking when he said his leadership was bad
I’m thinking about the reserves & thanks for sharing!
Good luck with your decision. Reserves is still a commitment.
FQA gave me a demerit chit in boot camp while I was on security watch. I got my question correct, didn’t stutter with my greeting at the door. I got a chit for being too loud. My chief always told us to be motivated and so I was and I wanted to motivate the whole ship so I would be loud and proud whenever anyone walked through that door. I still hold a grudge to this day because my chief fought for me and said how can you be too loud in boot camp petty officer? That is motivation! Lol I went in 2020 during covid times.
Great content
Very well put.
Still editing the video btw
@@askardc No worries, and sorry if I rambled too much, I'm sure it didn't make for the easiest edit. It was a treat just to talk to a fellow sailor about Navy stuff for a couple of hours. Thank you for taking the time to talk with me.
I want to join because I'm 19, in college taking general classes, have no idea what degree or career I want to do, lacking direction and purpose in life, and dont want to end up with huge student debt. I want to join the Navy for the benefits, and also because I'm Filipino (felt natural XD).
ive been thinking about the navy but id have to lose alot of weight im like you except im 20
Hey what did u end up deciding! I’m pretty much in on the same boat !!
@@iffleedison9871 I decided to join. Gonna talk to a recruiter around February to make it official. Already done some prior research on what I'm getting into and the job I want to take
@@tayloradams372there is a program at RTC but before you start boot camp for those not within weight standards. It’s called FSPC (Future Sailor Preparatory Course). Max for males is 26% and females is 36% to be in the program 👍
May I please suggest you do an OCS officer guide for anyone going officer?
Does the navy work along with msc?
Please cover HYT, PTS, and writing your own evals.
just look it up on my navy HR. or find a solid second or 3rd class to see if they have some insight
@@AngryAmerixan I got out a long time ago. I want to encourage AskaRDC to cover it because we both know it's essential for any prospective or current sailor.
I'm not assuming every new sailor will get a decent chain-of-command that will mentor them properly.
Just like cole2615 said, My Navy HR covers all of this. But it could not hurt to make a video explaining it and also My Navy HR
Just graduated, and I’m curious. Every time going to/from John Paul jones, there’s a big anchor right before the bridge everyone walks past. Every RDC would flip the anchor chain when they walk past it. Does that have any meaning or just something they’d do?
Honestly, I did it too. Not sure the history. I will ask!
@@askardc hooyah po1, love your videos. All your videos on the recruit side of things are still pretty accurate. Thank you for being an rdc and all you do, I hope to see you out in the fleet 🫡
We live overseas with my son who is 17. He is interested in the Navy and next year we will return to the US. Is there anyway he can take a practice asvab online?. i was told by a recruiter there is but she never sent us the link.
I do not know of a way that they can but i am not a recruiter. The ASVAB consists of basic knowledge questions. If they did well in school, they will do well on the ASVAB.
Had a question, do you get paid during bootcamp like a bi-weekly kind of pay?
@endozay1859, yes, we are paid on the 1st and 15th. Some banks like Navy Federal and USAA pay you one or two days before the 1st / 15th.
I'm 36 and I'm considering joining to become a MA. Two questions, will the navy pay for college at my age? (A series of bad decisions, nothing criminal) Besides the DEP test, any other possibilities to rank up by the time you leave the RCT?
I’m pretty sure they will pay for your college idk yet I’m in A school rn.
Since you’re 36 I’d say you’re almost guaranteed a leadership position, and the 1st RDC gets to choose which of his leadership he wants to advance, it’s about 10% of the division. For me it was a section leader, Aroc, RCPO, A section leader, Starboard watch and some other guy and that’s how it was for our brodiv.
You can also advance if you’re like top 5 percent of the training group, so ace every PI, do your best on academic test, rdc assessment and PFA
There’s a few other ways but that’s what I can remember
Right now most of the people in boot camp are right out of high school or too young to have much actual life experience and that’s incredibly useful in boot camp, so being 36 is a more a gift in someways, your PFA expectations are lower so if you’re somewhat fit it’s a walk in the park. In my division the best way to make boot camp a walk in the park of make yourself useful whenever possible, try but don’t try too hard, and don’t outright try to be friends with your rdcs, if it doesn’t come naturally you won’t be friends. BE HONEST IF YOURE CAUGHT DOING SOMETHING YOU SHOULDNT DO. Like 18 people in my division got asmo’d because they just didn’t want to come clean when they were caught.
Integrity and attention to detail goes a long way in boot camp.
Other than that boot camp was awesome and I wish I could go back and do it all over again even though I wasn’t the best at it. Wish you the best of luck man
Thanks guys. This is very helpful
@admiralchaplain, short answer yes. You will be given the choice of signing up for the Montgomery GI Bill (Chapter 30) and pay $100 a month for the first 12-months of your contract or sign for the Post 9-11 GI Bill (Chapter 33). Two different types of educational benefits; I used both and personally recommend the Post 9-11.
You can use the educational benefit during your contract, but I recommend using TA (Tuition Assistance) instead during your enlistment and save the GI Bill for whenever you leave the Navy. You can continue to use TA if you re-enlist and save the GI Bill for later or you can transfer it to your kids (if you have/may have them) and/or spouse. There is a requirement of serving 6-years before being eligible to transfer the benefit and you must sign for an additional 4-years.
You will deal with the VA (Veterans Affairs) for educational benefits, not the Navy 👍 There is no age limit for using this benefit - you could be 70-years old and use it 👍
What is your Rate?
Going to be making a few rating videos here soon. Will talk about mine then
@@askardcstill soon ?
Oh man 😂. The leadership at my squadron was an absolute shitshow. Let's commemorate the admin department, who can never do their job, come in late, take an hour long lunch, have 2 sessions of quarters a day blocking off the rest of the squadron from trying to get their shit in order, leave early, and come up with every excuse in the book as to why they can't do their job. If we as H-60 maintainers can do our jobs perfectly fine, then you have no excuse to do your damn job! Let's talk about the shop leadership. How tf do these guys get by shoo-ing me away while I'm trying to figure out how to get sign-offs on quals and then have the nerve to write me up for not qualifying in time? I'm sorry, I don't like getting shitfaced every weekend and running trains on these girls because it's, "fun," and, "cool." I have morals and a life. And on top of that, LPO and LCPO are laughing at me because I'm infuriated with the fact that nobody will get me sign-offs because I don't comply with this cult-like mentality. "Loosen up, Compton. And why don't you have your quals yet? It's easy." I'm so surprised that I didn't throw myself in a spinning tail rotor because I was forced to live like that. I still have so much to vent, but what's the point? Nobody's probably gonna pay attention to this long ass comment anyway
Bro is taller than tall. Even his mic is tall!
The actual mic is just a lavalier mic
I get out in 5 months, being a CS ain’t it.
Sorry to hear that. But thank you for being one. I cannot thank my CS's enough. Yall do what you can with what you got. Nothing but respect
Dude looks like he is going to loot a target.
Choose your rate choose your fate
True and false, but mostly true
Hey is that the real varg ?