Posted on Nov 13, 2016
I'm planning on applying to Army OCS if the Navy won't take me into their OCS. In the Army, do you get as much a chance to see the world?
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A few thoughts on Army and Navy chances to see the world...
- CONUS Basing. The Navy has to be on a coast while the Army is still on bases that were in the middle of BFE in the 1830s and still are. Advantage: Navy.
- Travel. Other than a coast line, water looks pretty much the same everywhere. For the Army, you actually get a chance to see some terrain. Advantage: Army.
- Deployments. The Navy does ports of calls on a routine basis while on a voyage/deployment. The Army deploys as well but usually to the arm pits and asshole places of the world. Advantage: Navy.
- Overseas Stationing: Navy has places like Japan and Okinawa. Army has places like Germany and Korea. Advantage: Neither.
- Bottom Line: Either service has its benefits. It all depends upon what you want out of life. Key I think, however, is job satisfaction. What service provides the best opportunity for you to be satisfied with your job and life? Seeing the world just happens to be a fringe benefit of either.
- CONUS Basing. The Navy has to be on a coast while the Army is still on bases that were in the middle of BFE in the 1830s and still are. Advantage: Navy.
- Travel. Other than a coast line, water looks pretty much the same everywhere. For the Army, you actually get a chance to see some terrain. Advantage: Army.
- Deployments. The Navy does ports of calls on a routine basis while on a voyage/deployment. The Army deploys as well but usually to the arm pits and asshole places of the world. Advantage: Navy.
- Overseas Stationing: Navy has places like Japan and Okinawa. Army has places like Germany and Korea. Advantage: Neither.
- Bottom Line: Either service has its benefits. It all depends upon what you want out of life. Key I think, however, is job satisfaction. What service provides the best opportunity for you to be satisfied with your job and life? Seeing the world just happens to be a fringe benefit of either.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Like the old saying i joined the Navy to see the world and what did I see, I saw the sea !
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CAPT Hiram Patterson
The Navy also has Italy and Greece, with more limited locations such as NATO in Belgium and Egypt.
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1LT Rich Voss
Germany ! Dead center of Europe. I saw, via my own POV, nearly every free country visited (then) during my two years there. In only a few hours on the Autobahn. It was fabulous. Saw things close up, met many people, visited many cultural centers and ate fantastic meals. Went to a ton of auto races. Yes, Army Officer. Cold, cold Winters out in the training areas. And the Russians...right over there ! I can laugh now, wasn't so funny then.
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The biggest recruiting lie in the Navy is that you "join the Navy and see the world". The Navy simply doesn't have overseas bases like the Army has. You have Rota, Spain and a few other minor bases that you have about a 1% chance of seeing. And during my brother's 17 year career (early retirement in the 90s), he saw exactly one foreign country and that was for a one day port stay. The Army has bases all over the world and you have a much greater chance to be stationed overseas with the Army than any other branch.
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SN Greg Wright
LTC Joseph Gross - Fun fact, the army has way more BOATs than the Navy, even. Most people don't know that.
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As a retired Marine Corps Mustang, I believe I understand what you are asking. Should you be offered the privilege to serve our Country as a commissioned officer, "seeing the world" should not even be a consideration.
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