klmama Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Dc met recruiters for the Navy reserve on the college campus and is somewhat interested. Does anyone have any enlistment experience? What is the reality vs. the idealized version the recruiters share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I enlisted in the Army while I was at college- best decision I ever made. The time I spent in the Army was the absolute best time of my life. That said.... I was in Military Intelligence, as a linguist, which does entail a different military lifestyle, I've been told. We didn't get as much gear at issue, for instance, because we didn't spend as much time training out in the field- though many people I worked with did go to Afghanistan and/or Iraq (many of them volunteered)- but they are all fine. I have heard the Navy is "better" than the Army, as far as quality of life- but whatever- I absolutely loved my time in. Reserve units still get deployed frequently... I know someone who joined Navy Reserves after we gor out of the Army, and he's been deployed twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I would just make sure he knows reservists get deployed. My dh is an army reservist and has been deployed for 4 years since 2005. I'm not sure as much about the navy, but for my dh it definitely hasn't been one weekend a month/two weeks a year. Not saying it wouldn't be a good thing for your ds to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 My ds is National Guard, which is different, but make sure there is an understanding of the time commitment involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Reserve units still get deployed frequently... I know someone who joined Navy Reserves after we gor out of the Army, and he's been deployed twice. Was the US at war when your friend deployed? The recruiter told my dc that the Navy Reserves would only be deployed if we were at war, otherwise it is just one weekend a month. I'm skeptical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 It was just a few years ago, the last time... my friend got pregnant when he got home, and that "baby" just turned 4. He was deployed once before that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom@shiloh Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 My son did Navy Reserves and it wasn't the best experience for him, but it's difficult to decide where the blame lies in it. On the one hand, he felt he was given lots of misinformation by the recruiter. On the other hand, my ds is not a detail person and it is not beyond the realm of possibility that he may have mislaid some information as well. Either way, he didn't like it and got out as quickly as he could. He did one 6 month deployment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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