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GatorNuke007:
I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea on if you lost money or made money going to civilian power as an Aux operator from the navy. I am an E-6 with 8 years in any input would be helpful.

JustinHEMI05:
You'll probably lose a little or break even to start... but after you complete training and are qualified... you will far surpass. I don't know what an 8 year MM1 makes these days, but when I got out as a 9 year MM1, I was around 55K so I would have made more.

Others that are currently paid as NLO trainees or NLOs will chime in for more accurate info.

Cycoticpenguin:
Will depend on a lot of factors, shoot me a pm and we'll discuss these things when im not on my phone. You're gonna have to get used to paying taxes again :(

That said, I should be clearing 90k this year, but moving bonus and outages help that.

hamsamich:
you should start out at 23 bucks an hour at the very least but it all depends.  if you get some OT you will be making well over 60 grand.  some utilities start way higher than this depending on what they give you for experience. I was an E5 over 6 when I got out and started out at 17 an hour in '95.   Thought I was rich for a while.....

xobxdoc:

--- Quote from: snellca on Apr 04, 2011, 12:32 ---I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea on if you lost money or made money going to civilian power as an Aux operator from the navy. I am an E-6 with 8 years in any input would be helpful.

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How many hours would you say an E-6 with 8 years puts in per year to make his salary? An unqualified AO depending on the plant makes makes about 60k on a 40 work week. I would say your quality of life is a lot better. You could always supplement your income with a part-time job.

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