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Want to master a trade, advance your career, and make a bigger difference in the world? Find your place among the motivated men and women who make up today's Navy Reserve.
NOW HIRING: CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS
Surveying land, erecting structures and performing finish work. Operating heavy equipment, repairing machinery and installing mechanical systems. Proudly living up to the bold motto, "We build. We fight." The Seabees of the Navy Reserve Construction Battalion put their trade skills to work, supporting Navy construction needs at home and abroad.
Job Description
Amazing efficiency, teamwork and reliability, combined with an ability to build almost anything anywhere, make the legendary Seabees an essential part of the Navy. A passion for creating, as well as an ability to solve problems quickly, may make this career field the one for you.
What Will You Do?
Each year, the Navy completes hundreds of construction, renovation, maintenance and building projects all over the world. You may find yourself surveying a critical airstrip location or conducting tests on soil samples for an amphibious landing zone. Or you may piece together satellite images to form large-image maps of a foreign town destroyed by an earthquake or a typhoon, providing important information for rescue and rebuilding efforts. The duties found in this field are of the utmost importance to the Navy and call for detail-oriented, resourceful and creative personnel. As a member of this field, you may be called on to:
- Prepare technical illustrations and graphs
- Assist construction engineers in developing final construction plans
- Conduct land surveys and prepare maps, sketches, drawings and blueprints
- Operate heavy equipment such as trucks, bulldozers, backhoes, forklifts, cranes and asphalt equipment
- Perform interior finish work, such as installing drywall, paneling, ceramic tile, ceiling and floor tile, millwork and trim
- Lay out plumbing for a new barracks
- Interpret blueprints
- Install, operate or repair heating or air-conditioning systems
- Handle welding or repair equipment
- Operate power production and electrical distribution systems
- Install wiring or electrical equipment
- Adjust ignition, fuel, electrical or hydraulic steering systems
Skills and Training
The building and construction field is your chance to learn from the best while working with the most advanced heavy equipment and specialized tools available. Your training is a combination of classroom and field training.
Skills you learn transfer easily to jobs in the civilian sector. Those jobs may include:
- Civil Engineer
- Carpenter
- Electrician
- Plumber
- Hydroelectric Machinery Mechanic
- Diesel Mechanic
- Automobile Mechanic
- Construction Operating Engineer
- Architectural Drafter
- Illustrator
- Electric Motor Repairman
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Refrigeration Mechanic
PART-TIME SERVICE, FULL-TIME LIFE
As a Navy Reservist in any of the construction trades, acquire experience that will bring you invaluable rewards — personally and professionally.
Serve as few as two days each month and two weeks per year — while maintaining a full-time livelihood outside the military.
Get paid to receive high-profile, highly regarded construction training — as you develop skills that are sought after out in the real world
Earn college program credit plus money for advanced schooling — which can help you reach your professional goals even faster
The Navy Reserve gives you the opportunity to get more out of everyday life. Typically training near home — close to family, friends and work. Escaping the ordinary every month, every year. Accessing the best that the Navy has to offer along the way.
BENEFITS FAR BEYOND A PAYCHECK
Get comprehensive benefits in exchange for your service commitment — starting with a potential sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.* And including: supplemental monthly income, educational assistance programs, low-cost life insurance, annual travel opportunities, and more.
All this — while discovering the pride, purpose and satisfaction that only comes from serving your country. While enjoying a close-knit camaraderie that can last a lifetime.
BE PART OF SOMETHING GREAT
No prior military experience is necessary to become an enlisted member of the Navy Reserve. However, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Be at least 18 years of age and no older than 40 upon joining
- Have a high school diploma (GED certificates valid in some instances)
- Meet Navy Reserve physical standards
- Get a qualifying score on the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) exam.
Right now, your talents are in great demand. So find out exactly how to use your skills and determination to serve a greater good. One that can secure a better future for you. Your family. And your country.
To learn more, click apply now, fill out the brief form, and download our free Navy Reserve brochure.
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For anyone considering a full-time career as a construction professional in the Navy, there‘s much more to consider. Generous pay and vacation allowances. Great health and retirement benefits. Tax-free housing and shopping privileges. And those are just the highlights.
Beyond that, you‘ll have the chance to take part in various construction projects around the globe serving in the Navy‘s renowned Construction Battalion. Vastly expanding your hands-on experience. Plus potentially earning college credit for the work you do.
Click Apply Now and Select Yes to Full-Time Opportunities
*Amount of total sign-on bonus depends upon enlistment rating and length of enlistment contract.
Note: Benefits may vary. Talk to a Navy Reserve Recruiter for qualification details.
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