Potential Sailor Here!

[Matt Burton]

Hello All,

I'm new to this Forum and found it completely by accident but I'm glad I did. Anywho:

It's my intention to apply for the Navy in perhaps six months time, just to make sure that I'm on the right track in terms of getting into shape and all, and I just have a couple questions which I'm hoping that will be able to be answered here. I thought about contacting a recruiting center but the Private who's charged with helping visiters out and everything is pretty much usless in terms of asking her questions. And I figured I'd be waiting too long to get a reply back from emailing another center.

1) I'm considering Steward, NAVCOMM and NCI OP. I was wondering if you guys could help me out in deciding which one is preferable. I should note that I would like to eventually train to become of a boarding party and possibly become a submariner sometime down the road.

2) This one I'm pretty curious about. I'm multi-lingual. I speak English & French, in addition to Arabic, Hebrew, German, Italian & Spanish. Speaking English & French (of course), Arabic & Hebrew rather fluently. I belive that my linguistic ability will be an asset but I'm just wondering as too how much of an asset these skills are as a member of the Navy. Thanks in advance all.

Greetz,
~ Matt

 

[SoF]

From what I'v read you can be in a naval boarding party regardless of what your trade is. As for which trade to join you need to research all 3 trades. Go to this link you can view videos of each trade, that should greatly help you in your selection.
http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca/engraph/navy/jobs_e.aspx

 

[kincanucks]

Since we work in the international arena, especially the navy, your linguistic ability will be well received and utilized.  Of your three choices and being a former NES OP I would tend to lean to the NCI OP or NAV COMM unless you really want to clean up after officers and make their beds.

 

[aesop081]

being a former NES OP

and to think i used to have respect for you........... >

Since we work in the international arena, especially the navy, your linguistic ability will be well received and utilized.  Of your three choices and being a former NES OP I would tend to lean to the NCI OP or NAV COMM unless you really want to clean up after officers and make their beds.

Absolutely right.  Your skills will serve you and the CF well considering the places where we do buisness.  Trade wise, Kincanucks is right.  NCI Op and NAVCOM are very good choices.

 

[Navy_Blue]

Do us all a favor and never speak of being a Steward again (No offence to Stewards but this guy has some special abilities).  If you are really that talented any of the ops trades and even NAVCOMM would be for you.  But the NCI and NESOP's get spec pay $$$ big bucks for only for or five years in.  It's like getting paid to be a PO2 and only being a Leading Seaman. 

I knew a girl who was in Ops who was multilingual the CO used her all the time.  With your skills you would be an asset to a ship deployed anywhere.  If you have any post secondary education maybe even think about being an officer?? 

I think any boarding officer would be willing to do just about anything to get you on a team. 

I don't usually recamend any Ops trades to anyone but you have skills that could be used operationally and being in the center of what is going on you would get to use them.

Cheers

 

[Matt Burton]

I've checked out all the videos and information sheets and found the NCI OP and NAVCOMM rather interesting. You can blame an old friend of mine for taking an interest in being a Steward (he is one, ).

I would become an officer, but I'm afraid I don't have the schooling for it. I screwed up big time in High School and here I am stuck doing an extra year. Besides, several of my friends and a cousin have gotten me so interested and so geared up for the Navy I wouldn't have the patience to get through extra years of schooling. I am so stoked about enlisting it's not funny.

BTW... just another question (on behalf of my mother who is scared out of her wits about this whole "Navy thing"). How likely isn't that someone with my linguistic ability would be assigned to the Middle East?

Greetz,
~ Matt

 

[aesop081]

BTW... just another question (on behalf of my mother who is scared out of her wits about this whole "Navy thing"). How likely isn't that someone with my linguistic ability would be assigned to the Middle East?

Greetz,
~ Matt

You go where the ship goes........

 

[FSTO]

I've checked out all the videos and information sheets and found the NCI OP and NAVCOMM rather interesting. You can blame an old friend of mine for taking an interest in being a Steward (he is one, ).

I would become an officer, but I'm afraid I don't have the schooling for it. I screwed up big time in High School and here I am stuck doing an extra year. Besides, several of my friends and a cousin have gotten me so interested and so geared up for the Navy I wouldn't have the patience to get through extra years of schooling. I am so stoked about enlisting it's not funny.

BTW... just another question (on behalf of my mother who is scared out of her wits about this whole "Navy thing"). How likely isn't that someone with my linguistic ability would be assigned to the Middle East?

Greetz,
~ Matt

With the Navy you will be sent where the ship goes, but you will be less likely to go to areas where the ground pounders go.

BTW, I told my mom I was joining the Navy the day that USS STARK was hit by 2 Exocetts in the Gulf. When she questioned my decision I told her "Don't worry mom, Canada will NEVER be involved in the Persian Gulf region."
oops! :dontpanic:

 

[Matt Burton]

The Stark? I thought it was the H.M.S. Sheffield? Or is this quite possibly some time after the Falklands? Probably was a different time because I seem to recall it was only one exocet that struck the Sheffield.

And, "ground pounders"? Slang for the Army or something? LoL

And yeah, btw, I'm a Falklands War buff. 

 

[aesop081]

The Stark? I thought it was the H.M.S. Sheffield? Or is this quite possibly some time after the Falklands? Probably was a different time because I seem to recall it was only one exocet that struck the Sheffield.

And, "ground pounders"? Slang for the Army or something? LoL

And yeah, btw, I'm a Falklands War buff.

Yes HMS Sheffield (type 42 destroyer) was in fact hit by a single exocet in 1982.  The USS Stark ( Oliver Hazard perry class frigate) was hit by 2 Iraqi exocet missiles in the persian gulf.

 

[Matt Burton]

Now I remember the Stark. May, 1987. Thirty Seven-Thirty Eight died when an Iraqi plane "accidentally" attacked.

(No I'm not a super genius. I printed off information on all the classes of ships I could find belonging to the U.S.N. from Wikipedia. Same with the Royal Navy. I ready them constantly. Researching different things on the Navy is the only thing keeping me sane while I wait.)

 

[aesop081]

Now I remember the Stark. May, 1987. Thirty Seven-Thirty Eight died when an Iraqi plane "accidentally" attacked.

(No I'm not a super genius. I printed off information on all the classes of ships I could find belonging to the U.S.N. from Wikipedia. Same with the Royal Navy. I ready them constantly. Researching different things on the Navy is the only thing keeping me sane while I wait.)

ship/submarines  classes, names, identification features, radar fitment , weapons fitment, stand-off ranges =  my job

 

[Matt Burton]

And that would be....

 

[Melbatoast]

How did you acquire all your language skills?  Have you spent a lot of time living overseas?  If so, make absolutely sure you have your ducks in a row as far as your accurate background history.  NESOP and NAVCOMM require Top Secret security clearance, which can be hard enough for your average guy to get through hassle-free.  If you've spent significant time in potentially shady parts of the world you could be in for a hassle.  My QL3 was essentially delayed six months because I had the address of a university written down incorrectly on my clearance form (the clearance was delayed only two weeks, but the next course was six months later).

The worst case I've seen was the guy from France who was waiting for his Secret clearance to go through while I was on PAT.  And it never did, so he had to quit.

Security clearance is one of the least talked about hassles, particularly if you're not an 18 year old just out of high school and your parents' home.  It can get pretty difficult to account for your past life seamlessly.

Just keep it in mind.