First off, this board has been supremely helpful for the past year since I found it. Thanks to you all.
I'm a shiny new Sub Ensign eager to start NPS in November. Currently I don't intend to make a career out of the Navy (will likely separate after 5) and I wanted to bounce my future plans off of you all to see how delusional I am. If I separate I'm going to apply for three things:
A: Jobs in the industry.
B: Graduate Programs in Nuke Engineering.
C: The JET (Japanese Exchange and Teaching) Program.
Now I want to stay in the nuclear field, but it has been a goal of mine for years to live in Japan (The JET Program will give me 1-3 years in the country). Plenty of time to flesh out my fluency.
So my concern is:
If I'm accepted and choose Japan, how badly do you figure 1-3 years out of the industry will hurt me when I try to break back in?
Also, I know that Japan has many plants (is planning more), and owns majority of Westinghouse and whatnot... So I'm wondering how marketable is Japanese fluency within the nuclear industry?