re: Join the Navy or Army?

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Navy. Better opportunities.

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Outside of some specialties like nuke and combat arms, all four branches have mostly the same jobs. Admin, cooks, intel, commo, mechanics, medics, etc... A lot of them even attend the same schools. Air Force tacsat (tactical satellite) operators go to the Army Signal Center for training, Navy intel goes to Fort Huachuca for theirs. I'm sure there are jobs that the Army goes to the AF or Navy for training. 'Better opportunities' have more to do with your MOS than your branch IMO. Loading bombs or driving a tank are both going to apply to civilian jobs about the same.

When deciding between the Navy and Army, unless I wanted something branch specific like nuke or Ranger, my main consideration would be deployment life. Would I rather be confined to a sardine can, hot-cotting with two other dudes, or would I rather sleep on the ground in some hell hole, eating MRE's and dodging incoming? Granted, plenty of people manage to dodge both scenarios, but it's about choosing the suck that's right for you.