A few questions about the navy?

I'm in the navy as an AO. If you choose an aviation rate, there is a good chance you will be at a squadron. They do deploy though with a carrier but when the deployment is over you dont work on the ship. You work at a hangar somewhere. If you want an easy job on the ship than go gunners mate. If you pick something else, good chance you will get screwed on a port call if something breaks and you have to stay behind to help fix it. If your in a squadron, it kind of depends on the squadron your in. They usually have about 8 squadrons on a carrier. Most of the time you'll get a reasonable time off. But when the ship gets ready to deploy and the planes are broke, they might have everyone working over time, example 12 hours on, 12 hours off. Gunners mate is a good choice because if you go shore duty first, then you will be working at an armory somewhere and then go to a range and qualify people to shoot. On the boat during deployment, you might stand a 4 hour watch with 50 cal. If you want something to fall back on when you get out of the navy though, i would choose an electricain rate such as AE. You can get a department of labor certificate from the navy and get a better paying job when you get out.