Do not go nuke unless you want to be a nuke, and every day after that when you think it's too much tell yourself, "This is what I wanted."
Nukes get among the best enlistment and re-enlistment bonuses, pro pays and tend to advance quickly and earn more money sooner,...
That is because they
earn it,...
Make more, work more,...
The money is never worth it if you do not want to be a nuke,...
There are lots of other vocations in the Navy that will allow you to serve, demand less, and give you a twenty or thirty year retirement just as well,...
Generally, as a nuke, you work harder, make more money, have better options at EAOS or retirement, and advance quicker,...
Because you are a "specialty", trying to work outside that specialty while in the Navy may not be encouraged, which does not make that aspiration impossible, you just need to line up your aspirations with the needs of the Navy and get your timing right,...
Like all things these are generalities, some slugs or self serving jackasses are in every program and every walk of life, including Navy nuke,...
It's your decision, you have to live with it,...
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