nuclear from enlisted to officer.

[subshooter]

I have to disagree with Gamecock.  You have nothing to lose by applying for an officer program.  The worst outcome is a no thank you.  I interviewed with ADM Mckee in the 80s.  Since then, we have significantly lowered our standards (particularly during ADM Bowman's tenure).  The designers have done such an outstanding job building navy nuke plants which are easy to operate and forgiving.  Perhaps we are realizing that we don't need engineers from MIT to be in manuevering or the engineroom.  Go for it.

[Fermi2]

I have to disagree with Gamecock.  You have nothing to lose by applying for an officer program.  The worst outcome is a no thank you.  I interviewed with ADM Mckee in the 80s.  Since then, we have significantly lowered our standards (particularly during ADM Bowman's tenure).  The designers have done such an outstanding job building navy nuke plants which are easy to operate and forgiving.  Perhaps we are realizing that we don't need engineers from MIT to be in manuevering or the engineroom.  Go for it.

I agree, good input. I've never seen why anyone believes an Engineering Degree is essential to run or manage a nuke plant, particularly a naval plant. When was the last time you saw a Naval officer have to perform design engineering on as naval plant? What matters is the ability and willingness to learn combined with the willingness to ask questions.

Mike

[Gamecock]

I have to disagree with Gamecock.  You have nothing to lose by applying for an officer program.  The worst outcome is a no thank you.  I interviewed with ADM Mckee in the 80s.  Since then, we have significantly lowered our standards (particularly during ADM Bowman's tenure).  The designers have done such an outstanding job building navy nuke plants which are easy to operate and forgiving.  Perhaps we are realizing that we don't need engineers from MIT to be in manuevering or the engineroom.  Go for it.

I agree that you have nothing to lose by applying for an officer program.  However, I only suggested that the youngster would be better off going straight SWO vice nuclear power based on his GPA.  I saw guys with similar GPA's struggle mightily at nuke school during my teaching tenure there (I was academic adviser for several of them).  My advice would be to do the enlisted nuke thing (like I did!!!), go to the fleet for some experience, then apply for OCS (unless age is a factor).  If you're a good enlisted nuke, you'll probably be a good nuke officer.


There is no formal board scheduled for OCS....each package is screened when received.


BTW....There is nothing wrong with being an engineer from MIT