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Ive been told that being a Bosn in the Navy is boring? We'll at least compared to other trades like Infantry and such..is this true? Do Bosn's fire small arms weapons a lot? Do Naval Boarding parties take action a lot?
 
Its all a matter of perspective. You will be kidding yourself if you don't believe you will be bored in the infantry either.
 
BIG E said:
Ive been told that being a Bosn in the Navy is boring? We'll at least compared to other trades like Infantry and such..is this true? Do Bosn's fire small arms weapons a lot? Do Naval Boarding parties take action a lot?

BIG E said:
Hi guys.
I'm really considering to be a boatswain in the Canadian Navy. How does it compare to an infantryman? Do you fire many small arms weapons? Can you become a small arms specialist in the navy?

BIG E said:
Is there anyone here who is a Boatswain in the navy?Do you fire many small arms weapons?

So, how many times do you plan on asking the same question?
You're not related to worldtraveller321 are you?

As Ex-Dragoon said, there are times of boredom in every trade. Similarly, there are times of excitement, contentment, satisfaction, frustration, and a range of emotions that (perhaps sadly) you will not begin to remotely comprehend until you've been there.

Now, since I'm not a sailor, I'll back out of this thread*


* You did mention infantry though  ;)

 
Excellent points JM, I too was wondering if he was related to world traveller as well
 
Thank you for the reply's.

No, I am associated with Worldtraveller
 
Being neither a bos'n, nor an infanteer, I won't speak of the relative business levels of the two. However, it does seem to me that bos'ns are a lot busier at sea than they are when the ship they are posted to is ashore. I cannot speak to how busy they are (or seem) when posted to a shore unit (such as a training unit).
 
Being from the navy I will just throw my two cents in here.

It all depends, when the ship is in home port yes it probably can be a little boring, alot of sitting around finding odd jobs to do, maintenance and stuff but that is all part of life in the navy and is pretty much the same for every trade. At sea you will be kept busy, as a bos'n there will be long nights driving the ship but also days of driving around in a RHIB (Riggid Hulled Inflatable Boat), maintaining weapons, other Bosn related stuff and you will get to man the .50. BTW the boarding party is an Any Trade Required position on a ship. That being said you can be part of the boarding party as a Bos'n but being a Bos'n doesn't guarantee a position on the team as many other trades are also a part of it.

Now I have never worked with the infantry but from what I can gather talking around yes infantry can be pretty cool, running around the woods with your rifle tactically and all that stuff but two things to add here. What you see in the movies is not real life. Get ready to hump your ruck sack for days before even seeing enemy forces some times. When the infantry isn't deployed and they are in garrison if they are not on an exercise it's alot of days of morning pt, maybe some lectures and trying to find stuff to do.

Also may I ask where you got this information? Ask around just because there is one pised off bos'n that says his job is boring does that really mean anything... Or if it's some new infantry guy all gun ho and still has it in his head that the navy sucks well again can you really trust that information.
 
Title thread changed to reflect the actual question asked.

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As the Coxswain of a CPF, I can assure you that the BOSN's I have onboard are far from boring!
 
First off, you can tell it is lunch time in Halifax as the site is r e a l l y  s l o w!! Anyway, probably for the best as being a C2 stoker with +++ years in, my response may have been a little over the edge and possibly even derogitory wrt the original questions! ! - as I am sure some understand! Anyway, cooler heads prevailed and I can only expand on 'Old Navy' s comments that NO TRADE is boring and I am sure he can attest to this given his ship's current deployment. I think it all depends on what you want to do. All I can recommend is that you go to the Recruiting website and view the videos for all the trades. These are real life people who, in most cases, were picked by their supervisors to be the 'stars' so they are not really glossed over. I didn't check where you are, but if you are able to get aboard a ship, I suggest you ask to speak to someone from any trades you are interested in. I will say this much; Recruiting 'should' attempt to talk you into another trade as Bos'n currently is at it's required numbers.
 
I'm a Pilot and I've been bored many, many times.

And occasionally, during periods of almost overwhelming excitement, I've wished that I could be bored instead.
 
Old Navy said:
As the Coxswain of a CPF, I can assure you that the BOSN's I have onboard are far from boring!

I don't even know which ship Old Navy is Coxn of and this made me laugh ... just knowing the Bosn's I know ...  :nod:
 
Just like the pilot just said. You could be a sniper (a job many would think would be considered cool and part of the elite). But do you think their job get's boring when you lay beside your rifle for 14 hours waiting for the enemy to walk by...

Every job has it's ups and downs.
 
Otis: It is WIN...and if you knew what they were(are) doing you would understand my original entry that no one trade is boring. Everything we do as sailors/soldiers/airmen(women) is training for deployment. SNMG1/OP APOLLO/OP ALTAIR deployments are absolutely nothing like FISHPAT/SOVPATs, MISSELEXs and even WUPs. The potentials are real and as many have elluded to in the answers to the original question, pretty much any trade in any Service has it's moments of boredom...but to say, or imply that the comment made you laugh I believe borderlines on an insult to WIN's crew and their efforts.
 
I think Pat nailed it down.  I have met boring Bosuns but they are the same as us and have lots of times been bored but many times so busy they wish they were bored.

I don't think they have a boring job, they always seem to be busy with something on the go.
 
Its a laugh a minute at sea and ashore with the Bosn's.

But bored at sea? Doubt it, they are always busy with something as is everyone else in the ship.
 
Pat in Halifax said:
Otis: It is WIN...and if you knew what they were(are) doing you would understand my original entry that no one trade is boring. Everything we do as sailors/soldiers/airmen(women) is training for deployment. SNMG1/OP APOLLO/OP ALTAIR deployments are absolutely nothing like FISHPAT/SOVPATs, MISSELEXs and even WUPs. The potentials are real and as many have elluded to in the answers to the original question, pretty much any trade in any Service has it's moments of boredom...but to say, or imply that the comment made you laugh I believe borderlines on an insult to WIN's crew and their efforts.

Oh Pat ... you have misunderstood my laughter.

I was not laughing AT the bosn's (implying that I thought they were boring or not busy or unimportant, as your post seems to state)

I was laughing at the thought that Bosn's COULD be boring ... in all my experiences with those of the deck department, they tend to be SO "interesting" and antic-prone for supervisors that some WISH they would be less interesting!

No need to take offense on behalf of the bon's ...

Otis
 
Otis said:
I don't even know which ship Old Navy is Coxn of and this made me laugh ... just knowing the Bosn's I know ...  :nod:

I'd have to agree with you here ...

I've never met a boring Bosn in my life; quite the opposite rather. Gawd ... the memories. The visuals.  8)
 
Anyone can perceive a job as boring.  When someone says that a specific job is boring they are telling you more about what they regard as interesting than about the actual job.  Most people who have a genuine interest in their own work dont find their jobs boring. 
 
Ask a Bosn how he likes his job when he's a spare during the Mids.

Ask the same Bosn how he likes his job while he is watching a floating target sinking after he just shot 200 .50 cal tracer rounds at a it off the quarterdeck at dusk.

It's all subjective based on your perspective.

Boredom breeds interesting personalities which may generally leads to amusing episodes... which may keep the Coxn out of boredom.

 
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