Comments on: Navy Throws Analytical Thinkers Out to Sea http://www.usmilitary.com/14727/navy-throws-analytical-thinkers-out-to-sea/ The US Army is the one of the premier military forces of the world offering top quality facilities, opportunities, housing and health care, educational programs and a myriad of other benefits. The Army offers an attractive pay scale, with various allowances, discounts and bonuses available to its personnel. With bases in some of the most exotic and interesting locales in the world, the Army way of life is legendary. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug http://www.usmilitary.com/14727/navy-throws-analytical-thinkers-out-to-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-22437 Doug Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:49:52 +0000 http://www.usmilitary.com/?p=14727#comment-22437 Nice to highlight a fun and exciting career path, but there's way more there - Safety of flight and navigation is a large part of what naval oceanographers do, but they also serve at sea on aircraft and helicopter carries, deploy forward supporting naval special warfare (SEALS) and serve on afloat Battle Group Commander staffs and numbered Fleet staffs. Navy oceanographers today operate unmanned vehicles in and above the water - for special operations forces, conducting beach and sea floor mapping, mine hunting and search and salvage operations. Navy oceanographers attend graduate school as a required part of their career path - earning Masters degrees in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology. Up to two officers per year enter studies to earn a PhD in either Physical Oceanography or Meteorology and there are opportunities to attend the top oceanographic institutions in the country. Post Navy career options can include work as an oceanographic researcher, Federal service opportunities within Navy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in ocean exploration, ocean and weather modeling as well as the National Weather Service, the National Science Foundation and a number of private companies. Nice to highlight a fun and exciting career path, but there’s way more there – Safety of flight and navigation is a large part of what naval oceanographers do, but they also serve at sea on aircraft and helicopter carries, deploy forward supporting naval special warfare (SEALS) and serve on afloat Battle Group Commander staffs and numbered Fleet staffs. Navy oceanographers today operate unmanned vehicles in and above the water – for special operations forces, conducting beach and sea floor mapping, mine hunting and search and salvage operations.

Navy oceanographers attend graduate school as a required part of their career path – earning Masters degrees in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology. Up to two officers per year enter studies to earn a PhD in either Physical Oceanography or Meteorology and there are opportunities to attend the top oceanographic institutions in the country.

Post Navy career options can include work as an oceanographic researcher, Federal service opportunities within Navy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in ocean exploration, ocean and weather modeling as well as the National Weather Service, the National Science Foundation and a number of private companies.

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