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Rerun:
No it isn't. I am certain you won't get a job in the power plant industry but hey go
for it.  My reply was for the individual claiming knowledge about government jobs. As one who
used to interview potential government employees what he is saying is not true.

Gamecock:

--- Quote from: Mounder on Jun 18, 2015, 06:12 ---Sleep disorders qualify as a disability for the military. If you get out with some level of documented disability (which you will); you're a shoe-in for any government slot you qualify for and you bump out everyone who applies (unless they are also a disabled vet.)  No worries

Lots of other things qualify as disabled (partially disabled) for the military, for example,  carpal tunnel, back pain and 2.5 Rem of dose.

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Your post is filled with half truths.  In order to qualify for preference in hiring for a government job, your disability rating has to be higher then a certain percentage. 

Cheers,

GC

spekkio:

--- Quote from: HeavyD on Jun 18, 2015, 07:55 ---That statement right there should be covered by the Post 9-11 GI Bill, provided you're separated with an Honorable discharge.  Or maybe I'm missing something.
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You only get partial GI bill benefits if you serve fewer than 36 months of active duty time (after any "time owed" for scholarships).


--- Quote from: Ssquid326 on Jun 18, 2015, 02:13 ---stuff
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I think that you are kind of missing the forest for the trees.

Step 1: Stop worrying about what the NNP program qualifies you to do or not do. Truth be told, there are plenty of people who go into commercial nuclear power, trades, and engineering fields without ever serving a day in the Navy. You don't need the nuclear navy to achieve your post-military career goals. There is often another way. Talk to people in those jobs and ask them how they did it, then do what they did.

Step 2: Get healthy. Get the medical care you need, even if it's disqualifying from service. It stinks if you have to separate sooner than planned, but you don't want to be putting yourself and your shipmates at risk because you have a condition that affects your mental alertness.

Step 3: Once you get a proper diagnosis, you can look into whether this is a condition that is disqualifying for future career fields. If it is, then you're young enough to change paths to something else relatively easily. There are plenty of lucrative careers out there where people with sleep disorders or anxiety can make it, so don't give up if the navy or commercial nuclear power isn't in the cards.

Mounder:
I know nothing more about this individual than the rest of you reading the posts.  This is a vet with some level of disability. They know exactly where they stand with the percentage.  I do work in the government sector and I absolutely see the retired vets (who get some level of disability pay after getting out) get preferential hiring for government slots. A vast majority of the Fed military job openings will be written to eliminate the chances for the non-vet.

HydroDave63:

--- Quote from: Mounder on Jun 18, 2015, 06:12 ---Sleep disorders qualify as a disability for the military.

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Probably not for much longer...

http://www.military.com/benefits/2013/06/20/va-reconsiders-disability-ratings-for-apnea.html

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