I understand this is slightly off of the thread, but...
Eric9dodge, I am curious how you reported to the Naval Academy for class '04, and have already graduated, being that it is still '04.
Back to the thread...
While I was in the pipeline, I followed all (well, almost) of the advice found here about officeer programs. I was not an unlucky one, a close friend was. He was picked up to become a pilot. Fighter planes were his dream. Mail planes were the reality. The one piece of advice that I followed with no conscience effort, was to go to to the fleet to experience it before saying I was a lifer. Now, that is good advice. The fleet is beyond what you are told. Each person handles it differently. The job and (most) of the people are the greatest you may ever experience. The disappearances, falling off the face of the Earth every three months, well... that sucks. If you can't tell from this description, short though it is, I was on a boomer. It happened to be the only Trident not named after a state. I don't regret one minute of my time in the canoe club, I learned many things about nuclear power, ships, and maybe the most important of all, life. I echo the sentiments here that you should apply for anything that attracts you, however, plan on going to the fleet.
Best of Luck