jobs besides the one you are skilled in. And this
is the same on shore duty. They don't let you sit around until an opening is found in your rate. Look at what each rate has to go through and learn before they get into the Petty officer rate. You are trained to handle all kinds of situations and emergencys. Example as a Cook,Baker,Radioman not on duty you could be manning a gun,fighting fires,pulling in lines,manning a life boat and etc. You are trained and work as a team. Crew quarters are very limited on board ships. As a Petty Officer or Seaman assigned to shore duty you could be doing somethings that didn't pertain to your rate or assigment on board ship. It takes a large
navy force to handle the shore duty and they do rotate sea and shore so the Navy Personal don't get rusty and remain in fighting condition. WW11
was a little different as manpower had to be put
together in a hurry. Tests and interviews were given in boot camp to meet the demand of personal
to man the ships being built.
As a retired oil refinery employee in operations. I do know that retired or ex-Navy people have a upper hand on getting a job in the refinery. Due to there training and many skills on adapting to handle many different emergency situations. Plus their training in working as a team that gets the job done.----Al
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