Question for USN folks

Osmium Steele · 08-17-16, 11:29 AM

Thread necro...

SH3 Commander rotates sailors in and out by number of patrols. Not so in the US navy of my day, 1985 - 1991.

The amount of time a sailor remained aboard was dependent on MANY factors, but 3 - 4 years per tour was normal for enlisted. Same for junior officers on their first boat.

Senior Lieutenants on their 2nd or 3rd boat, in Department Head positions, i.e. Weapons, Navigator, Engineer, expect 2 - 3 years then off to a shore billet.

An XO spot is next, then usually a short shore billet before Command School and their own command.

In a typical 20 year career one could expect to serve on 3 to 5 different ships with shore duty rotations between each.

A dear friend just retired after 32 years in submarines. He started as an E-1 and finished a LCDR. Weapons officer aboard an Ohio class SSBN. Very rare career path, but didn't surprise me a bit. He's that stellar.

ETR3(SS) · 08-19-16, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

A dear friend just retired after 32 years in submarines. He started as an E-1 and finished a LCDR. Weapons officer aboard an Ohio class SSBN. Very rare career path, but didn't surprise me a bit. He's that stellar.

He enlist as a non-nuc rate? The Nuc's of my day were push button E-4.

Osmium Steele · 08-19-16, 01:12 PM

He was a lowly FT.

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Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Thread necro... SH3 Commander rotates sailors in and out by number of patrols. Not so in the US navy of my day, 1985 - 1991. The amount of time a sailor remained aboard was dependent on MANY factors, but 3 - 4 years per tour was normal for enlisted. Same for junior officers on their first boat. Senior Lieutenants on their 2nd or 3rd boat, in Department Head positions, i.e. Weapons, Navigator, Engineer, expect 2 - 3 years then off to a shore billet. An XO spot is next, then usually a short shore billet before Command School and their own command. In a typical 20 year career one could expect to serve on 3 to 5 different ships with shore duty rotations between each. A dear friend just retired after 32 years in submarines. He started as an E-1 and finished a LCDR. Weapons officer aboard an Ohio class SSBN. Very rare career path, but didn't surprise me a bit. He's that stellar. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

08-19-16, 01:12 PM	#3
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	He was a lowly FT. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread