1) Compared to how hard my peers will be working in the real world after they graduate from college is it worth the money and the experience?
You will be working harder for less pay. If you are a 3.5 GPA you should be looking into going straight to a utility after school. Even in this economy, if you are good enough plants will hire you. I spent 6 as an enlisted sailor with no college. if i had gone to school it would have been a completely different story and I would have retired by now.
2) My plan includes me attending an MBA program after several years of working. I was led to believe that the nuke program is looked upon very highly by ivy league business schools. Is this true? Is it safe to say that if completed successfully with good previous academic standing that it could be a ticket to an ivy league MBA?
Ivy league business schools will let you in if you have the cash and the grades. They don't typically offer scholorships (they don't have to). If your grades are good enough now, why wait? We just had an STA leave to go to MED school. Worked a few years, saved his money, and went back.
3) What's the wost part? Be brutally honest and just tell me how much it really sucks.
The ocean is really big. Ships deploy on the ocean. You don't see land. People want to sink your ship, on the ocean, where the chances of finding a good looking girl (mentioned in #5 are pretty much nil.)
4) My end goal is to work within the Venture Capital industry with alternative energies. Do many people come out of the program within 6 years and achieve success within a field other than nuclear energy? Is the demanding nature of the program and leadership skills learned enough to merit it success in almost any industry?
Good grief, why not hire out to an alternative energy company from the start? Do you have some fascination with the Navy? Granted, if you are an unfocused individual and not really sure about your path, the military can turn that around. But the answer to #3 still applies.
5) Is anybody meeting any women while they're in the program? From 22 - 27 is a time when most people meet their future wives/husbands. Should I pretty much forget women while I'm in the Navy? (Might seem vain but then again I'm coming from FSU)
Answered in a previous post.
6) The military is a very command oriented. Does that mess you're thinking style up in the long run? After following rote directions for so long does one loss their sense of self and creativity?
Some of the best people come out of the Navy and some of the worst. Just like college.....
Sorry it is a lot of questions. I ordered them in importance to make it easier. Please provide as much details in your answers as you can and don't use or explain any abbreviations. Thank you to all who answer. It's pretty important - six year commitments are a scary thing!
