After tour of duty - Go for Masters Degree or a Job?

[Franklin Pierce]

I'm just curious for opinions now since this is all 5 years into the future so things will clearly change by then but just gauging the general mood of things.

With the Post 9/11 bill, as all of you know, going for a Masters degree wouldn't be terribly difficult. I do have debts I am helping my family with which will not be paid by then so I'll most likely need to get a side job to supplement the incoming BAH. My undergraduate degree is a BS in Electrical Engineering and if I were to get a masters I am not sure what field I'd be in specifically but as of right now I'd think it would be a communications field (Data transmission and receiving).

My questions a subtle not so subtle probe into how much money people typically make in their first job outside of the Navy Nuke (Going through NUPOC) program, just so I can  have some sort of long term idea of what I'd like to do once I get out.

[HydroDave63]

My undergraduate degree is a BS in Electrical Engineering and if I were to get a masters I am not sure what field I'd be in specifically but as of right now I'd think it would be a communications field (Data transmission and receiving).
I can  have some sort of long term idea of what I'd like to do once I get out.

Go power systems. I know several EE's that used to be low voltage electricians (comms), that now make more money planting transmission towers like asparagus.

[Franklin Pierce]

Go power systems. I know several EE's that used to be low voltage electricians (comms), that now make more money planting transmission towers like asparagus.

My friends had told me the same thing but I never really pursued it, I'll have to learn some power systems with my free time then. No harm in it after all.

Are you aware if Power school/Prototype school help in any way with Masters? In terms of credits or just the knowledge gained from it?