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Both of my parents were career navy (until my mom passed away)--but up until that point, and even when it was just my dad in the navy, things were alright. you move a lot that's for sure, in my dad's 21 years of service that i was alive for (18), we moved 4 times (they moved a few times beforehand based on where he was stationed and all that), but it was all before 1st grade for me & my brother and 3rd grade for my sister, so it wasn't that big of a deal for us. when i was younger, he was at work almost all the time--but that'll be the pretty much the same with any career choice--and even with that he did have the time to be my coach in youth league sports. looking back i know i wasn't anything but positively affected by his career in the navy (haha i'm pretty sure i turned out alright). so with that being said, hopefully it'll give you some insight from the family's perspective--especially being raised for the most part by a single-career navy-dad.
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this is definitely a good thing to think about before you commit at a minimum 9 years to the navy (including the 4 @ Annapolis). this question was touched on in some depth actually during my interview with my senator's nomination committee.
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not sure if this is important, but my dad was a submariner and my mom was in the medical corps.
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If you are interested in dual Navy careers, find yourself a Navy Nurse. Also, don't go to the Naval Academy with the idea of finding a spouse from within the Brigade; the academy isn't a dating service.
