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Originally Posted by 06Grubn

Greetings folks! First post on this site for me. I'm a depper for the Navy Reserve as an IT rating. I fully understand what the Reserve component entails after training. I just want to get that out of the way to avoid the "it's nothing like active duty" stuff. I get that. My biggest question is in regards to if I get called to active service at some point (deployed). The job classifier told me that 99% of Reservist's do not go to a ship when deployed. He meant any Reservist also, not just my rating. I had hard time grasping that this could be the case.

So basically I'm just looking for Reservist's to describe their AT opportunities, deployment opportunities, and overall experiences in the Reserves. If you're experienced in the Reserve IT rating, that would be even better. I spoke with a retired E9 who did 8 active, and 18 Reserves. He seemed to indicate that my job was a good one, and I would have lots of opportunities aboard / ashore both in my 6 years. Any additional input is appreciated, and I thank you in advance.

-Nick

I wasn't a reservist, but I worked with a few during their 2 week vacation at my command in Hawaii.. They didn't do anything really .. just hung out, did paperwork, hung out, drank, went sightseeing, and basically was on vacation