Are The Showers Cold In The Navy?

Question

In The Navy Are The Showers And Food Nice ? What Is It Like Going In There?

Answer 1

Looks as if two posters have been there.

Gugliamo's first. Trisha's second.

My vote's with Gugliamo. He's first. He has more detailed information. And, apparently he served aboard a carrier.

I was air. I was deployed only aboard carriers. He's absolutely correct about life aboard them.  

Answer 2

They have to be, otherwise that would be "telling"...........

Answer 3

..........and they tuck you up in bed at night and read you a story.

Answer 4

By tradition the showers were salty and so was the food. And unless you are an officer its h**l.

Answer 5

It all depends on what ship you're going to be on (if you go to a ship). I served on the USS FLETCHER out of Pearl Harbor, HI. It was what’s called a "Spruance Class" destroyer. And on our ship we pretty much had to make our own potable (or drinkable) water. And in order to do this we had what can be compared to a "reverse osmosis" type of system (if I'm remembering correctly). Now, if we where not able to boil enough water and make it safe enough for people to shower and drink with, then we where put on what's called "water hours". Meaning sailors had a certain time of the day that they where allowed to shower for a certain amount of time. Normally when we where on water hours we had to show with FREEZING cold water. So there were times that we would go days with out hot water while underway on deployment. But you learn to deal with it and keep on moving.

The food on the other hand is produced in mass quantities to feed the masses. So at times it's not the friendliest, or health conscious spread to chose from. It also depends on if your unit was able to receive what called “stores”, or a resupply of certain foods whiles out to sea. I can recall a few times while in the Middle East we where stuck with ravioli for both breakfast, lunch and dinner. But we where thankful because we could have ended up like the Marines stuck on one MRE (meals ready to eat) a day.

Rember, when you enlist in any branch of the service, you will end up making sacrifices that you wouldn't normally have to make as a civilian. While on shore duty you don't have to worry about these things as much, but while on a ship, the Captain has to think about each and every sailor receiving the basic needs, in order to keep them functioning on a level of "Mission Readiness" that is acceptable. A crew can range from anywhere between 150 to a little over 5,000; so you're not going to get the "best of the best" when it comes to lodging and dinning onboard a combative vessel

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

The showers are cold on purpose for the guys only

Answer 8

Depends what position you're in...

Answer 9

With " Love Boat"

Just jump into the open sea.

For a morning swim.

Then climb back on board.

Day in and day out too.

Will have fish for meals too.

On shore.

Will smell like salted fish too.

Luke 8.10,17

What do you think?

Answer 10

Don't drop the soap!

Answer 11

Well they are probably a decent temperature but I believe that you have a limit to time along the lines of 5-7 minutes long.

Answer 12

The showers in the Navy are usually just like showers at home. Sometimes, in extremely warm seas you have what are called "water hours" during which you have to take salt-water showers. They don't really make you feel clean, but they too are, as I recall, as hot or as cold as you wish.

The food's nutritious. It's not like mom prepares for you. It's not like McDonald's. But they try. Problem is that you can't please everybody all the time. Sometimes there are tings on the menu that you might not particularly care for, but there's always something for you to eat.

Everything else? I spent 25 years in the Navy. Can't honestly say every second was pure heaven, but I did stay in for 25 years -- so it was, at least to me, a good life. The first few years I was enlisted. Then somebody realized I had a degree and recommended me to OCS. I spent the rest of my career as an officer. And, were I young, I'd do it again... in a heartbeat.

Depending upon your rating (enlisted specialty), or your designator (officer specialty), you'll probably spend about half your time assigned to a ship. A ship is in port about a quarter of the time... sometimes a little more. The rest of the time you're at sea.

At sea, again depending on your assignment, the work day is 24 hours long. Because nobody can work that many hours in a day, they break the crew into sections, usually three of them. The work is split up between the sections.

If you're assigned to a shore station, it's almost like a civilian job except you wear a uniform to work.  Occasionally you have to stand a watch, but ashore often there are six or more duty sections.

Promotions for enlisted personnel are based on evaluations (everything you do is observed by your superiors), tests (in both your specialty and in leadership), and the needs of the Navy (where the Navy needs people with a particular specialty of a specific level [rate -- enlisted "rank"]).

Promotions for officers are based upon your record (evaluations and duty), the needs of the Navy (same as above), and the decision of a group of senior officers (a Promotion Board).

Addendum:

Sorry, forgot about living conditions. For guys, aboard ship can be cramped if you're enlisted. They sleep in "racks" that are stacked three high with about 2-1/2 feet between you and the bunk above. But, at least in my experience, they were air conditioned or heated as weather demanded. However, when you sleep, what difference does it make whether there's 2 feet or 20 feet above you? As junior officer they sleep two to a room. Senior officers get their own quarters.

What can you do when you're not working? Depends upon where you're stationed. Ashore, pretty much whatever you want... as long as it's legal. At sea the opportunities can be a little restricted in comparison. There are movies. There's almost always some card game, a checker game, or chess game somewhere. On larger ships there are libraries, snack bars where you can satisfy your fast-food hunger, weight rooms, radio and television studios that broadcast to the ship's company through closed circuit. You can no doubt watch your favorite DVD or play your favorite CD.

Once you get stationed somewhere, you can provide just about your own PC, Ipod, or portable DVD or CD player. Be aware that such items can "grow legs." You don't have a lot of space to lock stuff up, so keep such personal items small and to a minimum.

You don't have unlimited storage. Your uniforms will fold up and fit in your rack (enlisted) or in hanging lockers (petty officers and commissioned officers).

The neat thing about the Navy is that wherever you go, you  take "home" with you. It's like the Navy wrote the book on the mobile home.

Answer 13

Don't know about the navy ..But the Air Force Showers were good, could control the temp, food was good ate anything from a-z, was served on several occasions lobster, welshed rabbit, cornish hens. Midnight chow was the best though, omelets cook right in front of you to your specifications.

Vet-USAF

Answer 14

Every vessel that I have served on has had nearly un-limited hot and cold water to use for showers.

On the rare occasion equipment may break down, so we may have to go onto water rationing, for a day or a week until it gets fixed.

Otherwise it is good.

Answer 15

How they cook in the Navy- They blindfold themselves and grope blindly at ingredients and spices, mixing in random amounts, then make up some name for the dish.

The showers. On mon, wed, fri, they turn the hot water up to 300 degrees. On tue thur and sat they turn hot water off. Sun there is no bathing because people use too much water.

Hope you get the idea.

Answer 16

does it really matter?you may as well ask if the uniforms are fashionable,you have to be an american.