I'm thinking about joining the Navy, but it seems kind of daunting. Is there a way you can put the Navy in a positive light to me and make it interesting enough so that I'll want to enlist?
Well, the Navy is the branch of armed forces designated for naval and amphibious warfare. This can include lake-borne, riverine, littoral or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.
Yeah, I've kind of gotten that basis of understanding. Is there anything more specific you can tell me about it?
The U.S. Navy is the largest and most capable navy in the world. So if your thinking of joining the U.S. Navy you'll be a part of something great.
That's a fair point. I guess it is really honorable. And they have a long history, right? Is there anything history-related that you can tell me about it to get my juices flowing about joining?
The history of the U.S. Navy can be divided into two major periods. The first "Old Navy" was small but respected. Now the "New Navy" is the result of modernization and was the largest in the world by the 1920's. Lots of great history you'd be apart of.
Interesting way to look at it. I'll maybe dig into thinking more about whether I should go into it, since it's a big decision. But this has helped.
Navy
A navy or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea
the Armed Forces (which was initially designated "Military Aeronautics" and only later "Portuguese Air Force"), but keeping it as an autonomous entity inside that branch, partially linked to the Navy. This entity was the Naval Air Forces ("Forças Aeronavais"), which included the roles, units, aircraft and personnel of the former Naval Aeronautics. The Naval Air Forces were responsible for assuring the air forces of cooperation with the Navy, being able to be put under its command if needed. Besides this,