Ok I"m an ELT retiring after 20 yrs in Sep 09 (terminal leave should start mid jun 09).
Brief synopsis of navy experience. Qualified EWS on 2 boats, both of my shore duties were Radcon (PSNS in Washington as an RCT and EB in groton as an SRCT) Also did 2 tender tours as RCSS.
Currently finishing up my bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Taking my last class that ends in 2 months. Yes I know it won't help much for getting into Ops but I wanted something to make me more versatile.
Decided to avoid trying for instant SRO and go the AO/NLO route for a few years, then going for RO/SRO. Mainly because despite being qualified EWS, I really don't have that much time "in the box" so to speak. Based on that and the general feelings towards instant SROs I think that's the best route for me to take.
I know the plants tend to hire in cycles but I'm not sure of what those cycles are. If anyone working at the following plants could share this info, I would greatly appreciate it.
Seqoyah, TN
Watts Bar, TN
Vermont Yankee, VT
Peach Bottom, PA
Beaver Valley, PA
I know Watts Bar is completing construction on unit 2 but the only openings I can find on their site are related to unit construction rather than ops in Unit 1.
Any other good info you can provide on these plants would be great as well.