Active Duty - Department Head US Navy Employee Review

Meaningful work, great mission, challenging problems. Opportunity to see the world. Great training and culture.

Slow budget and contracts processes, large organization to learn. Deployments can be long periods away from home with intense work cycles

It is what you make out of it. You'll have good days and bad days. It's all dependent on your leadership. That can make or break the command. Medical is free, but can take a while to get seen. You'll meet a lot of new people and could travel around the world depending on your duty station. Education benefits and training.

Medical can take a while to get seen, unless it's an emergency. If you're single, the pay isn't that great, but you don't have to much to worry about for bills if you live on base. If you're on sea duty billet, your work life balance will be terrible.