A little background on myself and what I want: (and yes, I need to update my profile a bit)
-Surface MM at my 2-year Navy anniversary today (trying to sub vol, but it's probably far too late)
-Excellent grades in A-school/power school
-Received an EP just before transferring to NPTU
-Qualified MO at S8G a couple weeks ago, graduating next week
-Now MM(N)2 Select off this last advancement exam, frocking ceremony next week (hopefully before graduation, since my patches are getting sewn on as we speak)
-Selected for SPU/JSI
With regards to schools, training, college benefits and the like, I want to take the Navy for all it's worth; financial incentives are nice, but I'm more interested in NEC's.
Since I've accepted the SPU position and must reenlist, I want to learn more about the STAR program... I'm not going to worry about the financial/promotion side of it just yet, since E-5 pay is kinda in limbo already, but I'm very curious about the "guaranteed" A or C school part of the STAR program.
I found the list of schools available to me here:
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/documents/navadmins/nav2007/nav07307.txtIt's looking like my options as a mechanic are
-Radcon maintenance (not sure what all this entails)
-Nuclear planner (not sure what all this entails either)
-Welder
-ELT
-Various sub-specific items
My SLELT seems to think that the demand for ELT's is such that I could probably convince my chain of command to let me get ELT school without the need for STAR (no solid evidence, but he said there was a decent chance). Supporting this theory, I hear they're advertising a $400 monthly bonus to staff MM's who choose to go ELT and none have taken the bait.
Question 1: Would someone please confirm, deny, or offer any enlightenment on being able to get ELT school after/during a SPU tour
with OR without STAR?
Question 2: Which of the STAR offered schools would be more beneficial to my Naval/post-Naval career?