ok..., it's been going over and over in my head. and this is what i might do. i may sign to be in a feild in the mechanic and industrial career, and eventually try and be a sea-bee. i haven't signed on or nething yet so can some1 give my some info on my though here?

Well, Construction Mechanic (CM, I believe) is what you'd want to be. My rackmate in bootcamp was a CM, actually... dumber than bricks, but nice guy nonetheless who just wanted to serve his country and work hard (no problem with that). It's "Cee-Bee" by the way, for the initials CB (Construction Battalion).
You'll never be on a ship, which can be good- but you can have deployments that last for close to a year, which can be bad. If you want it, ask your recruiter if you qualify for it. The key is to be open about what job you want- if you go in there wanting one rate and only that rate, your recruiter will be less likely to work with you and you'll more likely to be let down than if you had three or four rates in mind you'd like to get into.
EDIT: Forgot to add that you get to work with the USMC, and have a chance to learn how to use and play with some of the real big toys (like chainguns, RPGs, etc).

whats USMC mean? and what exactly does the CM do. I'll ask my recruiter that too but i'd still like to hear if from y'all. my gouls are pretty open, so the rates don't rly matter to me rite now. and what all exactly do the CB's do. i've heard they build and secure bases and ports. but iono exactly. thanx.

son... you most assuredly belong in the Navy.

run a websearch on usmc and see what shows up.

Wow... I think you might've pissed gunny off.
USMC is the United States Marine Corps. And yeah, that's pretty much what CBs do- build stuff, and secure land to build said stuff. For instance, in one of the issues of "All Hands" (a Navy mag), they had a story on how they had a company/divison of CBs in Iraq building roads and airstrips. It was kinda cool. It's hard work, but you get to do some cool stuff that some of the 'regular' squids can't do (like shoot really big guns).

Sounds good, i just may talk with my recruiter bout persuing that then persue that. And what exactly would i do as a CM?
and no worries gunny, i'll be sure to remember what USMC means . thanx for the help dkoikadabra.

Last I checked with my buddy, a CM works on the machinery that helps peform the construction- things like maintaining the cement mixers, making sure the asphalt truck gets its oil change, stuff like that.

ok, another question.
what would be a good field with electrical, that would not bind me to land and would not be boring as sneezes?

Electrician's Mate (EM) comes to mind. You'd be on a ship and all that good stuff- AND you'd be a bad-ass red-striped engineer.
As their title indicates, they do the electrical work on the ships and all that stuff.

geez son, sea duty is boring as you can get, but it has its moments of sheer terror built in.

Well, sea duty has benefits- Sea pay (at least 150 bucks a month if you're on deployment), possibly Hazardous Duty Pay and Tax Free Pay (depending on what you're doing and where the ship goes), and hitting foreign ports where women either love the Sailor's uniform or they're cheap to buy.... granted, there's alot of boredom and downright crappy stuff about being underway or on deployment, but if you play your cards right you can have some damn good times to balance all that out.

Ha! USS Peleliu....I installed a computer system on that ship about 12 years ago.

Also deployed with a Harrier Squadron AV8, and hit the beaches in these once or twice:LCAC's, and before that it was in AMTRACS.....

Yeah, damn thing is older than dirt, but we keep it up. They're probably gonna decommision it after the next WestPac, or so the rumors say... and I'm pretty sure the same computers are still in it .

what are the requiremnts to be a EM?

the ability to smell electricity.....

Admittedly, to be an engineer (including EM), you don't need very high requirements. EM may be a little difficult to get into because it's at-manned (not undermanned), but give it a shot anyhow.

Wait! Dont confuse the boy. First, there is no such rate as CB. Just CM (Construction mechanic). Your thinking of the Sea Bees which are BU's (Builders) which are known as the Construction Battalion. They dont get their nickname Sea bees from CB...they get it from working like Bees and in the Navy, hence Sea. Basically they build the fort(construction) and protect it(battalion). My best friend is a SeaBee and is currently in Guam. One of the few jobs in the Navy where you get a weapon.

As far as the electric field goes, a few options. 1. AE-Aviation Electrician's Mate..get ya on a carrier and working on the electric part of jets/props/or helos. 2. CE-Construction electrician..just what it is...working the electric part of construction only. I believe this job can be a specific rate in the BU. ex: Become a Sea Bee and work with electricity only.
3. EM-Electrican Mate- Same as CE almost, but you'll work on the ship's electrical system instead of building's electricity. So if you want sea duty, pick EM. Also, EM's qualify for SWCC boats (Navy SEALS) operators. 4. ET- Electronics Technician..Basically work on the electrical part of navigation tools..like radars and such. 5. EW- Electricians Warfare technician- Like an ET but they also get to operate the equipment they fix.
Thats it for the electric field! Hope that helps!

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Originally posted by ADforlife:
Wait! Dont confuse the boy. First, there is no such rate as CB. Just CM (Construction mechanic). Your thinking of the Sea Bees which are BU's (Builders) which are known as the Construction Battalion. They dont get their nickname Sea bees from CB...they get it from working like Bees and in the Navy, hence Sea.

Uhm, I believe you're the confused one. At no point did I refer to the Batallion as a rate. It's a group of rates (like engineering). If one was inclined to spell out the slang 'CB', it'd be 'Cee-Bee'- CB does NOT have anything to do with their work ethic (which is unmatched), but simply the initials for Construction Batallion (think about that one for a sec). I've never heard of the 'bees' line from anyone except from a slightly drunk CB making a joke at the bar.
ETs and EWs do not work with electricity per se (which is what it seemed like he was asking)- ETs and EWs work on electronics. Thrust me, some people pick the wrong rate because the distinction wasn't made clear enough.
CE is a rate in and of itself, but he said he didn't want to be tied to land for this electrical job. BU is a rate of its own as well.

LOL....whatever dude. Either way, they dont call themselves Cee Bees. They are called Sea Bees. Damn man, your in the Navy and you dont even know this? Their insignia is a bee holding a gun and hammer! Wanna see? www.seabee.navy.mil

::shrugs:: No need for an argument. I'm just repeating what I've heard, as I'm not a CB. I know very well what their insignia is- as I've been told (and I agree with, personally) is that a bunch of grown men trained as Marines are wouldn't stand to be called 'bees'.
Maybe I'm wrong? Could've been just that one CB that thought that. Again, just repeating what I've heard.
This is going off track, tho. This future shipmate wanted to know what the CBs do, and I told him. I'm not going to split hairs forever on this thread about the histronics of a name. If you wish to discuss it further, we can move it to private chat or a different thread, but let's keep this one on track.