The U.S. Navy offers more than 1,000 career opportunities.
Weither you are a sailor or officer, the Navy has a place for you.
Imagine life on an aircraft carrier, a destroyer, as a navy diver,
working with explosives, in health care, or flying for the Navy.
Consider a future in the U.S. Navy.
Enlistment Requirements:
1. Be a U.S. Citizen*
If you are a non-citizen? You can still enlist as long as you meet
the following requirements:
Entered the United
States on a permanent residence visa or have an
Alien Registration
Receipt Card, and
Established a bona
fide residence, and
Established a home
of record in the United States.
To verify your eligibility
to enlist, contact a recruiter.
*For enlistment purposes,
citizens of the United States include citizens of the following:
Guam, Puerto Rico, The U.S. Virgin Islands, The Northern Mariana
Islands, American Samoa, The Federated States of Micronesia, and
The Republic of the Marshall Islands.
2. Be between the ages
of 17 and 34. If you are not yet 18, you must have parental consent.
3. Have no more than
two dependents under the age of 18.
4. Have demonstrated
financial responsibility.
5. Have a high school
diploma or meet high school equivalency requirements.
6. Comply with the Navy's
strict drug/alcohol policy.
7. Meet medical, legal
and character standards of the U.S. Navy. These standards deal with
issues such as criminal background, citizenship, and traffic offense
history.