Navy Vocabulary – Understanding What Your Recruit it Saying

Navy Vocabulary is an interesting mix of words, letters, numbers, and stuff that can’t be printed. Recruits at Boot Camp in Great Lakes become familiar with all the new terms very quickly. Here is a top ten list of Navy vocabulary words that will be learned in Boot Camp: Petty Officer – An enlisted individual [...]

US Navy’s First Aircraft Carrier

In April 1912 the first electronically propelled ship, Jupiter, was launched. After being put through its trials and tests at sea, the Jupiter was assigned to the Pacific Fleet in April of 1914. Six months later, in October 1914, the Jupiter sailed to Philadelphia and was the first vessel to sail through the Panama Canal, [...]

Amazing Benefits of the Navy Federal Credit Union

There are many amazing benefits to being a member of the Navy Federal Credit Union. The Navy Federal Credit Union, which has over 2.5 million members, is regulated by the largest credit union in United States – the NCUA (National Credit Union Administration). It has been helping many men and women for over 70 years. [...]

Ten Reasons to Stay in the Navy

Stars and Stripes reported that the Navy, despite the uncertainty of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, exceeded its reenlistment goals for 2008. The paper reported that one of the major reasons for the good numbers was that dismissals were down. More sailors passed their physical fitness tests, and fewer were found with medical disabilities [...]

Navy Seal Training – Military Fitness Exercises – Train Like a Seal

Navy Seal training is considered to be one of the most rigorous periods of time a young man can face. Navy Seals are expected to be able to withstand a tremendous amount of physical strain, be able to perform day in and day out in combat conditions, to feel at home on sea and land, [...]