2. You can take college courses online while deployed.
Good Luck! You will never make better friends then the ones you make in the Navy. This you will value forever.
Really? I have real doubts about the ability of the Navy to provide internet access to potentially hundreds or even thousands of people at a time on an aircraft carrier and I know for a fact they couldn't do it while at sea on a submarine because any signal can give away a subs position in the water. I should research that more though, because I don't think i will be able to finish my a bachelors degree unless what you are saying is true.
In the meantime, I compiled a list that potential future sailors might find useful. It contains data about how much time each carrier spent out at sea in 2011. I compiled the data below using this website found here
http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.htmlHow many Days did each Carrier spend at Sea in 2011?
CVN-65 USS EnterpriseGone Jan 13th - Jul 15th = 184 days
Gone Dec 5th – Dec 17th = 13 days = 197 days at sea and 168 days on shore
CVN-68 USS NimitzNone Stuck in Dry Dock for DPIA
CVN-69 USS EisonhowerJun 13th – Jun 15th = 3 days
Jun 27th – Aug 4th = 39 days
Aug 15th – Aug 20th = 6 days
Aug 25th – Aug 31st = 7 days
Sep 12th – Sep 29th = 18 days
Oct 5th – Oct 22nd = 18 days = 91 Days at Sea 274 days on shore
CVN-70 USS Carl VinsonJan 1st – Jun 15th = 166 days
Sep 6th – Oct 13th = 38 days = 204 days at Sea 161 days on shore
CVN-71 USS Theodore RooseveltNone Has been stuck in RCOH since August 2009
CVN-72 USS Abraham LincolnJan 1st – Mar 24th = 83 days
Jun 27th – Aug 12th = 47 days
Sep 15th – Oct 18th = 34 days
Dec 7th – Dec 31st = 25 days = 189 days at sea 176 days on shore
CVN-73 George WashingtonMar 21st – Apr 20th = 31 days
Jun 5th – Jun 8th = 4 days
Jun 12th – August 25th = 75 days
August 27th = 1 day
Sep 19th – Nov 22nd = 65 days = 176 days at sea 189 days on shore
CVN -74 USS John C. StennisJan 14th – Mar 8th = 54 days
Mar 24th – Apr 8th = 16 days
Apr 29th – Jun 13th = 46 days
Jul 25th – Dec 31st = 160 days = 276 days at sea 89 days on land
CVN 75 USS Harry S. TrumanJan 27th – Feb 18th = 23 days <--(discluded in years discluding RCOH and DPIA)
Has Been DPIA since Mar 25th 2011
CVN 76 USS Ronald ReaganJan 4th – Jan 21st = 22 days
Feb 2nd – Sep 9th = 200 days
Oct 14th – Nov 3rd = 21 days
Nov 4th – Nov 9th = 6 days
Nov 10th – Nov 16th = 7 days = 256 days at sea 109 days on shore
CVN 77 USS George HW BushJan 19th – Feb 23rd = 36 days
Mar 21st – Apr 5th = 16 days
May 11th – Dec 10th = 214 days = 266 days at sea 99 days on shore
Average number of days at sea per carrier (including RCOH and DPIA) = 1678/11 = 152.45
Average Number of days on shore (including RCOH and DPIA) = 1972/11 = 179.27
Average number of days at sea per carrier (discluding RCOH and DPIA) = 1655/9 = 183.9
Average Number of days on shore (discluding RCOH and DPIA) = 1265/9 = 140.5