How often at sea?

Coppertop · 03-12-2013, 09:00 AM

Like what was said here, you'll see a ship if you stay in for a career. Without a doubt. The tricky part with ITs is that because we have more shore billets than other rates, overseas shore duty counts as sea duty for rotational purposes. So you could do shore in Japan and then shore stateside.

As for where you'll go for your first command, I just got out of A-school a few months ago and I'd say its about 50/50 sea or shore. Just depending on where they need you. However if you get shore first, its two years there then sea duty. If you have sea duty first its three years sea, then three years shore. So thanks to the sea/shore rotation if you want shore, its better to do your sea duty first.

Or you could just get really bizarre order like mine where you get sea duty orders to a landlocked state in the heartland. With ITs you never know, we have some special opportunities.

03-12-2013, 09:00 AM	#9
Coppertop Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 10	Like what was said here, you'll see a ship if you stay in for a career. Without a doubt. The tricky part with ITs is that because we have more shore billets than other rates, overseas shore duty counts as sea duty for rotational purposes. So you could do shore in Japan and then shore stateside. As for where you'll go for your first command, I just got out of A-school a few months ago and I'd say its about 50/50 sea or shore. Just depending on where they need you. However if you get shore first, its two years there then sea duty. If you have sea duty first its three years sea, then three years shore. So thanks to the sea/shore rotation if you want shore, its better to do your sea duty first. Or you could just get really bizarre order like mine where you get sea duty orders to a landlocked state in the heartland. With ITs you never know, we have some special opportunities.