Air Force or Navy?

My fiance wants to join the Navy b/c he loves being on the water; however, the thought of him being on a ship for months at a time doesn't excite us too much. His dad suggested the Air Force, b/c he would be on a land base rather than on a ship, and I could be with him a lot more. A good friend of mine joined USAF a few years ago and he and his wife seem very happy with it. I don't know much about either branch. My fiance only has his GED, but he did do one semester of college (he just didn't pass too many of his classes). I'm sure he would do excellent on the ASVAB and on the physical exams, so hopefully he could be an exception to the USAF, b/c I know they're highly selective. Would we be able to be together more if he were in the Air Force, rather than the Navy?

Air Force or Navy?
My younger sisters husband is in the Air Force and she see's him daily. They said that obviously there is a chance of deployment but it isnt very likely. Plus if he were to be deployed it would be over to Japan. They lived on base when they first moved down to where he is stationed and just recently bought a house off base. Another thing is that he only had his GED and that didnt stop him from doing any of this. They seem to really like it and havent heard them complian











You do not have to have a minimum of 15 college credits. My sister's husband got his GED and that was it, never steped foot into a college. People should really know what they are talking about before they try giving others advice!
Reply:the navy and the airforce both deploys. I am navy here in Japan but im on an airforce base, the airforce here deploys all the time for at least 6-7 months. if stationed on a ship, u have workups and underway time and of course deployments. but it also depends on your rating in the navy. heres an example, the airforce people here, im home 3-4 times more than they are. hope this helps
Reply:It depends on what job he has and where he gets stationed. If he ends up on a base in Iraq you are not going to see him for a year. If he gets on a ship in the far east, it's a year. If he is in the army or marines and goes to Iraq it's a year. However if he's in the coast guard he can go to Antarctica for a year and you still can't see him.
Reply:You'll be together more often if he joins the Air Force. He might be deployed for a while, but overall he'll be home more often than not. Navy life is rough on marriages! They're gone a lot.
Reply:I would go Navy anytime - more scope for specialisation.
Reply:I'm in the Navy, and have been on ships for about 6 years. I've been with my wife for 2 years now and most time I've spent at home with her is 5 months. They say ships belong at sea, and sailors are on ships so we're gone alot. My 4th year I was gone for 2 months 2 different times. My 3rd year in the navy I was gone 9 months out of the year. All ships get underway, sometimes for just a week, so you could go a few months where you only see him on weekends, or a few days out of the week. My first year they said my ship was a building(meaning we never left) but we did many weeks underway.





Both my parents were in the AF, and I remember my Dad being gone a bit, but thats cause of his job. AF deployees a bit but I'm sure when hes at home he is at home, he isn't there for a days here and there like the Navy.


Remember alot of it depends on the job he gets, he could get a job where he won't leave that much, but he doesn't make rank, and the pay won't be that good.





Also being on ship bandwidth isn't always that good, and I can't always call my wife, but the AF has the best quality of life and sure that people get decent bandwidth and can make phone calls. So if he is gone he may not be as in bad of shape as being in the Navy.
Reply:Not necessarily. Depending on the job he is going to do. If he did my job, crewchief on heavy's, no. He will be tdy more than he is home. To have a any type of training for a job after the AF, he is going to have to be willing to be going tdy at times. Unless he is admin or some other type of desk flyer. Unless he is going to make a career of it, I would suggest investigating jobs such as AGE mechanic, aircraft systems specialist, AR shop specialist or many other non flight critical positions. I dont regret my job but I was gone 7-8 months a year. However, being a crewchief on fighters or recon planes would be fine.
Reply:In order to join with a GED, he needs to have a minimum of 15 college credits with a least a C average. Even with college credits, he would basically be at the bottom. They will take a HS grad over a GED holder with college credit.





You have to be married to be with him, not just engaged. Until he is married, he will live int he dorms. He cannot move off-base until he is married or an E-4/E-5.





You do realize that the AF does deploy. My husband has deployed 7 times in 3 years and will soon be going on #8. But he is a Crew Chief, he loves his job. If you are looking for a job where is going to be home all the time, then any branch of the military is NOT for him.