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Don't listen to moron's that never served. All A schools do not allow you to wear civilian clothes. It is specifically up to the Commander of the command. I had to wear whites every day of A school.

Secondly, 2 years of service is a rarity, usually depending on military needs or special NEC's (jobs)

And don't always take what the recruiter says as truth either.

all contracts are eight years total.

at least 4 will be active duty.

Long gone is National Call to Service, which allowed for 18 months of AD following A school followed by 24 months Drilling in the Reserves.

they no longer offer that option.

Civilian clothes are not authorized until you have been at A school at least 2 weeks( and some require it to be 30 days)

a national call to service enlistment is the shortest

15 months on active duty after basic and A school

then 2 years drilling reserves

followed by the rest in the inactive reserve

2. but there are only around 400 national call to service enlistments authorized each year

so they are hard to get

3, you can wear civilian clothing in your off duty time, starting in A school

4 years Active and 4 years IRR for Active. Reserves could be different

The Navy is not for you, and if you are doing it just for the GI bill, you have to be in 3 years to bye eligible for it.

shortest contract is 20 years.

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Don't join, you retard... It's four years and you get to wear civies in A school.