Well, the purpose of this is to find out if the next 5years of my naval career is that I am going to hear about how much more the Navy has too offer then the civilian sector. Today we class had a 2 hour brief of why it would be "wise" of us to stay in and reenlist...They made these little charts all about money and how if you stay in that you will make more than if you get out at 6 or 8. Then it was continued to trying to tell us that none of us will get higher than a job as an AO making on 40K and that it is not too likely for any of us to get into other spots higher than that. I think I made the MMCM who ran the show today quite mad with all my comments. But will they ever stop? Today we were told the difference in money is only 4%. Ha, these guys have 90% of my class fooled and it's sad that they are acting like recruiters all over again.
Thanks for the time,
Dennis
Dennis,
Good luck the next 5 yrs during your tour and much success in what ever you decide to do after that.
It's hard for me to give much advice on what to do since I wasn't a bonafide Nuke. I was one of the guys that didn't make it through NPS with out the door advice from a guy named Capt. Groth that "I hope your children don't turn out to be like you".
Long story short I ended up on a tender, qualified everthing you can think of in R7 (Radcon) up to the point of having the CO sign off my RCSS quals. I was the divisions prodigy since I was a non nuke but it paid off for me$
I got out having done 5yr. 3mo. and haven't regretted it. I've never regretted enlisting either. I got out of it exactly what I wanted and the Navy, except for one individual, got everything it wanted.
I think I am one of the exceptions to the rule. Most academic drops don't luck out but hopefully I can inspire those who can make it through. It should be so much easier for you guys. TVA hired me without an interview based on my resume for HP, (back then). Lately a Shift Manager has been pushing me to complete my degree and enter a SRO class. There are all kinds of opportunities out here for you guys. We are short staffed in most disiplines and the average age of the work force keeps getting older. My reup bonus was $16K for a MM2, made $126K last year including bonus. I say it worked out for me.
By the way, my four kids are just wonderful, smart, and have brought joy to my life. Good thing they didn't turn out like me.