Do masters at arms get deployed?
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Do masters at arms get deployed?
Master at Arms are expected to be stationed overseas at least once in their career, which means you can be stationed in Cuba, Spain, Greece, or any number of countries. Many MAs opt for overseas duty with deployed combat units in support of the War on Terror.
In the United States Navy, the master-at-arms rating is responsible for law enforcement, investigations, K-9, expeditionary, and anti-terrorism/force protection operations. It is one of the oldest ratings in the United States Navy, having been recognized since the Navy’s inception.
Can a master at arms be a SEAL?
It was also during this period, for the first and only time, that Master-at-Arms were considered a source rating for U.S. Navy SEAL and were allowed to attend Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training.
Do navy mas see combat?
no. This are the Navy’s equivalent of police officers. There ARE special duties where they could potentially see combat. But, that is exceptionally rare.
Does Navy do combat?
There are non combat related jobs but you will always have to be in look out position through your navy career, and if someone trys to attack what ever ship you are on you will have to fight to defend yourself and others that are with you. You have to go to basic training, and you do not necessarily have to go to war.
roughly nine weeks
It takes roughly nine weeks to become a Navy Master at Arms. Their class “A” school is located in San Antonio, Texas. Naval Technical Training Center at Joint Base San Antonio.
A Master at Arms may expect to be assigned to duty at shore stations in the U.S. and overseas, aboard ships as either ship’s company or security team, or as part of a maritime expeditionary security squadron. The work environment varies widely with individual assignments and countries where deployed.