Verb
go to sea (third-person singular simple present goes to sea, present participle going to sea, simple past went to sea, past participle gone to sea)
(idiomatic) To become a sailor.
Being rational creatures, they go to sea with it ready calculated; and all rational creatures go out upon the sea of life with their minds made up on the common questions of right and wrong. Source: Internet
Lee (2005) pp.289-290 Stung by the prospect of being disgraced before the fleet, Villeneuve resolved to go to sea before his successor could reach Cádiz. Source: Internet
“Again, I always go to sea as a sailor, because they make a point of paying me for my trouble, whereas they never pay passengers a single penny that I ever heard of. Source: Internet
Fishing vessels work in pairs and go to sea for about a week at a time to operate fishing trawls, aiming to catch rosy sea bass, also known as nodoguro black throat sea perch, as well as right-eyed flounders and anglerfish, among others. Source: Internet
Before then I worked in the business world, attended college, and served in the Navy, which I joined out of high school because I wanted to go to sea and travel the world. Source: Internet
These smaller, true littoral combat ships, that go to sea with much smaller crews than their bloated LCS counterparts, could be operated for a fraction of the cost comparatively. Source: Internet