Enter govt. as a technician, you'll make the same as Engineers & save all the time & $$$ of getting a 4yr degree. - Senior Electrical Engineer US Navy Employee Review

1.0
7 Sept 2008
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Pros

Moderate salary and 26 days paid leave per year after 15 years.

Cons

Managment philosophy is old-school government, completely and utterly not progressive. Promotion process lacks openess and structure, and usually amounts to insider cliques taking care of each other.

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5.0
13 Jan 2026
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Pros

Meaningful work, great mission, challenging problems. Opportunity to see the world. Great training and culture.

Cons

Slow budget and contracts processes, large organization to learn. Deployments can be long periods away from home with intense work cycles

5.0
3 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is what you make out of it. You'll have good days and bad days. It's all dependent on your leadership. That can make or break the command. Medical is free, but can take a while to get seen. You'll meet a lot of new people and could travel around the world depending on your duty station. Education benefits and training.

Cons

Medical can take a while to get seen, unless it's an emergency. If you're single, the pay isn't that great, but you don't have to much to worry about for bills if you live on base. If you're on sea duty billet, your work life balance will be terrible.

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