Not what it used to be - Submarine Sonar Technician US Navy Employee Review

Terrible leadership, low pay, extremely risk adverse culture, toxic work environments, terrible hours, poorly maintained/for profit housing, this goes beyond the expected privations of military service in a peace time environment. Deferred maintenance and increasingly extended shipyard cycles on top of op tempos with and ever insecurely decreasing budget put enormous stress upon lower enlisted and junior officers. High levels of mental illness and suicide among heavily armed personal make for a dangerous and depressing situation