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Navy Reserve?

What are the benefits of joining the navy reserve?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The benifits are many. Depending on your abilities and the needs of the service you may go into a field requiring an expensive, military paid-for training program, and you can do periods of active duty acquiring the needed skill sets on a schedule convenient to your other interests (ie college, job, etc).

    The money isn't great, but it' not horrible. Reservists are expected to give, at a minimum, one weekend a month and a two week annual training each year. The weekend "drills" are paid a a rate of one days base pay per drill. Doesn't sound like much, but the kicker is that each drill is four hours, so each day is two drills. Do the math and you get 48 days worth of base pay for your weekends. The annual training (AT) is paid on a one for one basis, but you get pro-rated allowances (the tax-free Basic Allowances for substinance and housing) a well as per-diem in most cases.

    There are other good-deals available. I worked for a company that went bankrupt. I called my reserve unit and arranged for a year of active duty and that paid quite well till I found another job.

    Of course there are are retirement benifits. If you do twenty years in the reserves, or in a combination of active/reserve status, you get a retirement at age 60. Good money, and even more important medical.

    These are just the tangible benifits. The others are involved with the feeling of satisfaction you get doing a job for your country, and working with some of the best people you will ever meet.

    Go talk to a reserve recruiter. Get info from him and then talk to some reservists. It may be for you.

    Source(s): More than ten years now in the Navy Reserve.
  • Gerald
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Reserves may not be for you.. Regular Navy may be better for you.

    See the Recuiter and he will help.--OK

    Answer all your questions..

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    study must good and your healthy must really good...trust me...coz i work in navy...

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