I graduated highschool months ago and I've been trying to get my act right since. I partook in the green stuff as a teen ans throughout highschool but I haven't ina few months and came up clean ina test. Im physically healthy, mentally healthy, Workout almost everyday, don't do drugs, and have been pretty straight edge for a little while now. I've heard the whole deny deny deny thing, deny anything that could negatively affect you going into the military. Someone on YT said at MEPs, they can find shit in your bloodstream and that had me worried because I've been getting clean for a while now. I've talked to an army recruiter and it wasn't up my alley but found the navy sea bees and was all for it. I haven't talked to the navy recruiter yet as well. If anyone has any advice, please let me know.

I swore in as a builder. I told my friend (he’s a CTR) that I was going to be a BU and he said “that’s such a bad decision to go seabee route they don’t ever travel. you’re not gonna see the world man” and told me to change to a ship job. Is this true? Do seabees not travel or see places? I won’t switch regardless and i’m staying a bee. I just got a little bummed out hearing that.

Flying down to Shepard Air Force base to be a CE on Saturday, any advice for this boot?

This is a long shot but a Seabee needs help finding another Seabee. I found this plaque at NRC Louisville and want to get it to the right guy/gal. If you know them or are them please PM me so I can get it to the rightful owner.

I’m a new IT and I wanted to know how is life for an IT assigned to Seabees?

Currently an inside wireman (electrician) with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), with 7 years in the trade what advancement(s) would I be looking at if I was to enlist as an reservist under the rate CE?

Hello I got bored one day and drew they seabee in idk my design, im pretty proud of this, what do yall think.

"7th Navy Construction Battalion, Mail Room, 17 March 1943, Espiritu Santo, SW Pacific" from my family's military service.

This is a small glimpse of what the Seabee community has its eyes on…

Why the U.S. Military Is Reviving Abandoned WWII-Era Airfields

Tinian Island: WWII's Busiest Airfield Comes Back Into Focus

Hey yall. Switched for USMC to Seabee (met some of them when I was out in Korea). Been a SW for about a year, and was SELRES to AC. Is anyone been/currently at ACB 1? It’s out in Cali and I’ve never heard of the unit other than it’s an amphibious unit. If yall know or are there lmk. 🤙

How likely is it that I can get a CE contract? My recruiter sent me a chart with jobs I qualify for and CE is one of them,I go to MEPS next week and my Pi-cat score was a 50. My recruiter said Seabees get filled quick. A few questions here: How is Home port life in Port Hueneme? How long do most Sailors stay in for? Is rank advancement hard? Union after the Navy at Apprentice level or journeyman? TIA

A floating credit card came and swiped for you? …Yeah right.

Hi, I’m going to MEPS on Wednesday and the chief of my recruiting station is talking to me about careers and since I got an 88 on the asvab he wants me in the nuclear program. I want to be a CM and when I said this he told me that the Seabees is a dying rate and that they aren’t offering many Seabee contracts. Is this true?

I wasn't sure as I couldn't find any information about this online, but is there a specific position within the Seabees who decide for example where and how a future installation or base will be built? Who decides not just the specific location, but the outline of a base, especially a naval one for let's say on an island in the Pacific? Who decides based for example on soil density where the heavier or lighter buildings would go, where to place the piers based on water depth, etc.

Thank you!

Ever since I started looking into the Navy, BU was my main pick. My second pick was SW. I was already told from the beginning that they were going to be hard to get because they were oversold a number of years ago and the rate was very unlikely to be available, which I understand. Despite that I really wanted that position and my recruiter said she would try her best when I went to MEPS. Well I went to MEPS and I scored in the 88th percentile on the ASVAB. The good news is that to my knowledge I qualify for the minimum score for every enlisted rate in the Navy. The bad news is I was told that I over qualify for many rates and I cannot pick them including the SeaBees. Obviously now I'm being called for nuclear positions which I have already expressed my disinterest in. What I have told my recruiters and other people I have spoken to in the process is that I want something as hands on as possible, somewhat physically demanding, and has application and transferability to the civilian world. I have spoken to one of my recruiters about SWCC which is interesting to me but I'd have to do more research. I also have kind of been entertaining the idea of another branch but would like to stick to the Navy as it was my first choice. Air Force SERE looks interesting to me. My sister is an Army spouse and is involved with some Army PR stuff and has recommended 12B Combat Engineer. I've seen 12W Carpentry and Masonry Specialist and kind of looked into the Sappers. I know I kind of put all my eggs in one basket here and I'm at a bit of a loss. So if anyone has any ideas of some other positions I could research I'll definitely look into it, thank you.

EDIT: Many are suggesting to stand my ground to get what I want which I have been doing. What I am being told is that because of the Personalized Recruiting for Immediate and Delayed Enlistment Modernization (PRIDE Mod) The Navy as a whole will not let me take that rate because I will be taking it from someone who scores lower and that's the best they can get. Not because the rate isn't available. In other words, if the rate was available they still wouldn't be able to give me that rate.

Hello, I am currently in high school taking a huge interest in being part of the Seabees. I'm looking into the CMs, and I wanted to know how well this job will transition into the civilian world. Thank you (this is my first time using reddit)

What’s the difference between a BMU and CB?

I am a current sophomore in an ABET accredited engineering program. I found out about the CEC Collegiate Program and am heavily considering applying. I'm looking for some advice regarding the application process and if the program is a right path for me as a career.

For background, I am a current Agricultural Engineering major with an emphasis in livestock facilities design. I have a good amount of extracurricular involvement so far and have a technical internship under my belt along with a search for an engineering internship this coming summer. Missed my chance for applying to my university's NROTC program, so looking into CEC as follows closer to my career goals. Debating on staying in my current degree plan or switching to Civil.

Will an engineering degree outside of a general program (Civil, Mechanical) be looked at differently for an application? What does a typical progression look like in the CEC and potential careers after? Also, I am currently out-of-state for school. Do I contact a recruiter near the university or back in-state to start working out the application process?

Hey there! I'm looking to join the Navy as a CM within the next 6 months or so (hopefully sooner than later). It took some time to come to a final decision, but I think CM would be the best fit for me, if not a perfect fit. The issue I'm running into is that I'm struggling to find specific information that would be nice to know. All I can find is what's on the rating information card, which is helpful, but not everything I'd like to know. I checked YouTube for videos about life as a CM, but came up empty. So if there are any CMs here that would be willing to respond, here are my questions:

•What time do you report for work and how long is your shift?

•Is being assigned NMCB vs ACB 50/50 or is one more likely than the other? Also, can you be assigned NMCB and get moved to ACB or vice versa?

•Do you get to work on everything or do you specialize in certain equipment?

•According to the info card, CMs get basic construction training, does this mean that you get to help other Seabees with their work, if time allows or the mission requires it?

•Is there an age limit? I was told by someone on newtothenavy that SW has a limit of 29; do CMs have something like that? I'm 28 and will likely be 29 by the time I can actually join (bday early March), which is why I'm asking.

•Do you get sea duty more often than shore duty or is it 50/50? I expect to be on sea duty first, but should I expect to be on sea duty again after that, too? This one's a little more make or break for the rate because my wife and I want to start a family while I'm in. I'd rather be on shore duty for that process, which is probably obvious.

If there are resources with this type of information, please feel free to send me that way! Thanks in advance for your time and responses.

Will they have gym equipment in a conex box or something at ftx? 3 weeks and I don’t want to miss the gains for so long :/

Hi all! I'm needing some help really understanding how being stationed and deployed works. I've tried reading up on it but it's overwhelming and confusing. Can someone explain it to me like I'm 5? What happens after A school?

Hey, guys, I’m not in the Navy yet but I wanted to join as a utilities man and also do college for art online, specifically character design, not that the degree matters too much, but I have heard that art colleges are less likely to let me go into their classes with the time I have to give towards the service. I’m really trying to maximize the benefits I get in the military while doing all of my college crap. What’s the work schedule like (hours) and would I realistically have a chance at doing college while in the Seabees? Thanks.

Jus got out of boot camp was definitely easier than I expected. But now in boot camp they give you your orders to your home port and I got orders to notkfolk,Va. Im going to a Helicopter mine countermeasures squadron (HM-15) and I wanna know what they do. I’ve never heard of Bees going to squadrons often. Also how are the barracks there. Also im a EO so that’s what really has me confused about my orders because what am I going to do at HM-15. thanks in advance

I’m really interested in joining the Seabees as my big step into my adulthood, however, I have no previous experience with mechanical concepts and engineering, so I figured I would learn a lot from being in there once I do get the job. I don’t know exactly what I can gain from being a Seabee. I want to be a plumber when I get out of the military and start my own company one day, which is why I want to be a utilitiesman in the Navy.

So, will I earn a certificate through my classes, or will I have to go and earn them myself in my off-time out of work? There’s a lot I don’t know, and I want to make sure when I commit to doing this I actually get something out of it by understanding what I have to do and to maximize the benefits I can get out of the Navy. Thanks.

Signed to CM today! Looking forward to the adventure. Thanks to all of you for the advice and wisdom!

Any formal PO2 that converted to CE2 lmk how school is. Do I still need to do PT and all the new sailor things.

Just wondering what to expect and what u learn shipping in January