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Roll Tide:

--- Quote from: ChiefRocscooter on Aug 21, 2006, 09:51 ---How about former Navy guys who were conventional operators, I have met quite a few MM (some not even not former nuc rocks) and BT who were sharp operators.  Ever run into any?

Rob

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One of the sharpest guys I worked with was previously an operator at a trash to energy plant!

But to get back on target, there are many jobs that have some similarity to the Navy experience. That experience will serve you well.

AlmostCivilian:

--- Quote from: ChiefRocscooter on Aug 19, 2006, 01:11 ---As harsh as Mike makes it sound,he is actually a nice guy, when TN has a good football team (which is why he has been grumpy for so long) anyway if you just qualified and then got out then you did not stand the watch and thus really have no experience standing it.  It is going to show to those who know as you got a kiss goodbye from your boat, kind of like they give everyone a early promote on thier transfer eval evne thought they got a promotable on thier last regular eval!! Not that you did not work hard to get the qual and you most likely know your stuff to get it, but I am not sure how much a "paper" qual will carry.  Do you have a degree? What else have you done?

Good Luck
Rob

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No hard feelings taken.  I was fortunate in that I qualified in April and the Chiefs were 3 section, so I did stand both EWS and EDPO.  I learned alot more than I thought there was to everything.  Don't know if this will help in the civilian world or not...  What can I study to get ready for this POSS test everyone is talking about?
And WOW, we got off on a tangent on this post...
Brent

Fermi2:
Get an ASVAB Study Guide, the kind that gives you ten practice tests.

Take the first test

Then take 5 minutes off the time it took you to take that test and take the second test.

Keep shaving time until you feel you can work as quickly and accurately as possible. I've coached 4 guys to ASVAB success using this method, two of whom had failed it multiple times.

Mike

Fermi2:
Ya know, I really made an error in a previous post. Given the choice between just some guy off the street and a Navy Nuke I'd be an idiot not to choose the Navy Nuke.

Given the choice between a Navy Nuke and a person who isn't a Navy nuke but has worked in a commercial facility (deconner, RP, Maintenance, Chem Tec, Fire Protection) I'd say the later has an advantage and ends up paying for him or herself sooner. Mostly this is because what they lack in technical knowledge they more than make up for in their knowledge in how things are done at a commercial plant. Due to the nature of Navy training, much of it is "in rate" the Navy guys usually have a more limited scope and breadth of knowledge, though within their specialities they have a lot of depth. The depth they have in that one area on the bigger scale is small compared with the breadth they have to learn in the commercial world. There is no "in rate" as a commercial operator, it's all in rate.

Keep in mind this only applies in Operations. I can't speak for RP or Maintenance. I was at one time a Maintenance Supervisor at my old station. One thing I did find is dirt burners tended to be better in the maintenance departments than Navy Guys, mostly because in a dirt burner maintenance does a LOT more than the average navy nuke was exposed to. Once the Navy guy gets up and running and becomes a journeyman I doubt there is all that much difference.

I and C. Definitely Ex Navy Nuke. With one notable exception, one of the best I and C guys I ever had work for me was a Non Navy guy who worked as a contractor. At Perry they wanted to make him some sort of I and C Supervisor but he likes playing volleyball full time in the fall so he went the contract route. Most likely the FIRS Team guys at Fermi remember him, his name was Richard an he was African American/Philipino/American Indian and had the wickedest set of tats I've ever seen. Great guy, super I and C tech, Smart as all hell and fun to be around. I can tell you this, whenever he decided to go on the road he'd have a job within a day. As a whole Fermi was blessed with a huge percentage of very good I and C Techs, one thing I've found in the commercial world, there are a LOT of superior instrument people.

I had nothing but Non Navy Wire Biters working for me and I found them to be outstanding and a great bunch of guys. Hard Workers and you didn't have to supervise them a whole lot. ALTHOUGH they were a disrespectful lot.

The thing I think everyone should take away from this, when you get that interview your pedigree DOESN"T matter one bit. You have to sell yourself in that interview. Your resume only opens a door long enough for you to be a guest, if you want to reside in the house you'd best convince the interviewers you'd be a good resident.

Mike

maxparity:
Yes indeed, dividends will be paid sooner or ladder.

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