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Why would someone want to join the United States Navy? Well the Navy has great reasons on why people should join. The navy can help build someone’s future because the navy puts in work to help get that person a job or the education they need to do that job. They navy lets people travel to other parts of the world that the average person does not get to see. The navy also lets people meet new people and become friends. They navy can help build new skills like how to take a gun apart, clean it and put it back together, they also teach people how to extinguish fires (Navy Recruiting Command). The navy has over three hundred twenty- three thousand active duty sailors (Chief of Information). The navy gives people many benefits during and after retirement. After someone has been in the Navy for twenty years they will receive retirement pay for the rest of their life (Gannett). The Navy also provides people with health care. If someone is to choose the Navy Reserve they will still receive the same navy benefits. The navy will also help get someone a job or finish their education, because the navy emphasizes on the education someone will receive after the navy. When someone is an active duty sailor they get paid and don’t have to pay for a house and other bill that the average person has to pay (Navy Recruiting Command). When someone is an active duty sailor they will receive thirty vacation days a year (SWCC Scout Team). The navy focuses a lot on the fitness of the sailors; the navy has an eight week boot camp to become in shape. Active duty sailors stay in shape by playing sports or doing weekly workouts. All recruits need to increase their flexibility (Navy Recruiting Command). In the navy not all the jobs get the same pay some get... ... middle of paper ... ...ly dangerous weapons. These men carry out these missions to make the world a better, more safe place (Navy Recruiting Command). The navy is a place for everyone, where someone can meet all kinds of new people and get to go to new places all the time. The navy has jobs or roles for everyone not just for the few and the proud. Works Citied “About the Navy.” Navy.com. Ed. Navy Recruiting Command. N.P., 22 nov. 2013. Web 22 Nov 2013 “Americas Navy.” Navy. mil.N.P., 22 November 2013. Web. 26 Nov 2013 Gannett,. “Pay and benefits.” Navytimes.com. Gannett, 22 nov 2013. Web, 26 nov 2013 Goldish, Meish. Navy: Civilian to sailor. New York; Bearfort Pub, 2011. Print Hall, Greg. Personal Interveiws. 28 nov 2013 Hole, Dorothy. The Navy and You. New York Crestwood House, 1993. Print. “Not an Ordinary Life.” SEALSWCC.com. ed. SWCC Scout Team. N.P., 22 nov 2013. Web 22 nov 2013

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