Life in the navy.. anything i might want to know ?

I'm not sure the differences between the Canadian Navy and the US both I've had many family members in the US Navy including my dad. A lot of my childhood I remember spending at that gate. The one where he would leave for 6 months then come back. I remember watching him leave. I also remember my brother having a very hard time when he was gone. My brother would act out whenever he left. My oldest brother just joined the Navy last year. He went through all the training and goes on his first offical sail in a few months. He absolutely loves it. He hates being away from his wife so much but loves the life. My mom raised 4 kids with a husband in the Navy and did a great job at it but it did get lonely at times. One of the biggest things is don't be surprised if you get shipped somewhere unexpected quickly. We moved a lot growing up and half the time we had no idea it was coming.

Being in the navy, as others might have said before me, is a great experience and it is very rewarding! For cons, being homesick! I used to be in the British navy, 2 years actually. Then something caught me off guard and I was in the hospital, the accident was awful. Now I have an isolated case of colourblindess.

I don't know how the American Navy is vs the Canadian Navy, but something you definitely consider is how your family will react to your husbands absence for training and if he has to go on a boat somewhere. The American Navy - depending on the job of course - will go on a boat for months at a time which would leave you and your kids alone. Thats not just something that affects your kids and your marriage now, but it will affect how they see their father and how you relate to your husband in the future. I would assume that its not an easy life - keeping up with uniforms, formations, working odd hours, physical conditioning, ect all affect the family life.

I hope that it will be a good move for your family. You'll miss him when he's away, though. Hopefully he won't spend too much time at sea but if he hates the job he has now, you'll all be happier if he joins the Navy!

Hi Sissy, as you may know Greece is the of the most important sea bearing nations in the world, and many a young Greek boy has sailed away with tears in his heart at the thought of leaving this great land behind. The worries to face of course, you must warn him of the perils of foreign food and always send him off with a good pack of home made victuals. You will need a strong resolve to deal with the unwanted attention of any male callers whilst said hubby is away. Always ensure as well that he realises how dire your finances will be when anyway so the whole of his wages can be deposited directly to yourself. On the plus side you are less likely to get bored with said hubby and he will have interesting tales from around the world to impart on his return. Also be prepared that as soon as he finishes his naval term he will want to buy a fishing boat, so best to start researching the necessary bait required early on, as you find it varies by season. And book a weekend away with a girlfriend when he returns so he can have full care of the children for a few days, then feel guilty when he realises exactly how hard to work to keep his dear family safe for him.

The US Navy has many benefits for families. Canada, I'm sure, will treat military families equally well. Being part of a Navy family can be a lot of fun if you can get past the deployment. Try joining a Navy wife organization too.

My husband was in the Navy, but it was the U.S. Navy, not the Canadian one, so we wouldn't know. I am Canadian, but I don't know a thing about the military, regardless of what branch of the services anyone is going into. My mother dated a guy who was in the Navy, but that was about 40 years ago, so I am sure things have changed since then. LOL

I've been with a Navy man (he was in the US Navy although I'm Canadian). Our relationship existed first during the time he was active duty and we weren't married until after his discharge. I can tell you that the one thing I learned is that the only "knowns" are often the unknowns. Things change insanely quick sometimes and without warning. For instance, he was scheduled to be underway for just a few days, for routine exercises, when 9/11 happened. His ship was immediately diverted elsewhere and I had no idea where he was for many weeks (I eventually got a two line email from a senior officer which said only that he was ok and wanted me to be advised). All communication was cut off - no phone calls, emails, instant messages, nothing. Granted that was an intense situation but one can never know when they'll happen. His 6 month deployment in the Med was equally hard. Sometimes they'd have email then it would be taken away without warning. Sometimes they were allowed to use IM programs which, again, would go with no warning. Communication is one of the biggest problems and it can leave you feeling very much alone. Sometimes, he'd be underway and I would know that much but I wasn't allowed to know where he actually was or what he was doing. The only sanity to that would be days that they would pull into port and he'd be able to get in a phone call. Will you be living on base? If so, you should find a lot of support there from the other wives and families. A long-time friend of mine was a Canadian military brat herself, as a child, and she swore she'd never married a military man... but she did. Army, actually. She developed strong friendships with the other base wives and they shared babysitting and such to get by while the husbands were gone. She also ended up having to get a job which she wasn't thrilled about. She thought her husband's pay and benefits would fully support them but it didn't - and she had every intention of being a stay at home mom. She worked part-time as a home visit nurse. I think anything that motivates a person and makes them happy, in terms of their career, is a worthy pursuit. The Navy may well be just what your husband needs, as you've explained. I wish him (and you and the family) much luck! I think you'll just learn and grow along with him because it's definitely a different lifestyle :)

Both my daughters are married to career military men....and the lifestyle has suited them. They have gotten to travel.....and met so many nice people.....the guys also have very good jobs within the military.....so for my girls it's been a very good lifestyle!

sissygrl i have heard that a career here in the uS is a good move for'a man asthere are so many different avenues a man can pursue and he can retire with full pay in a shorter time than in many civilian jobs. I dont have any personal knowledge but most of the naval people Ihave met are really happy in the Navy and their families seem to thrive also. I think its a great opportunity myself.

being a navy is such a hard life. i don't like that job. though it earns a person a lot of money. we should see navies as heroes too cause they sacrifice also their life for the country. though they earn well.

I think life in navy is very difficult..but they peovide you good salary...but your all time spend on the ship..and you are not allowing to go anywhere...from the ship..So i think there is no life on that service.. but one thing is that it's a very reputed service.. and you will gain all facility...provide by navy..

my father was also in Navy,Oh it was too much pain to allow him to leave in such a limited time but we have to.He took many different things for us whenver come but only short time.We always want to play with him,to share our school events,whats going on neighbour side but it was only dream.He had never enough time. Only we had and have is the money ,quite suffician to live life with luxury.We used to have many parties without any reason ,only to pass time. Bet you, can never cover happiness with money.