Hello All!
I am new to the site, and thought I'd start with a post on something I'm looking forward to in a couple of years.
I'm a nuke ET, and at my EAOS I'll have roughly 12 years in. I'm on a tour of recruiting duty at the moment, and am detaching from that in about a month. At my first command I qualified RO/SRO and RT (surface guy). My contract is up in late 2008.
As I contemplate my future options, there are a few variables that come to mind that could effect those plans. One, I still need to finish my degree, and am leaning towards the Thomas Edison route. Second, I need to finish my Watch Supervisor quals at my new command. Neither of these should pose much of a problem. Third, while en route to my new command, I'm being sent to "Planner School", supposedly to learn the intricacies of preparing and writing maintenance plans and procedures.
The one thing that makes me most nervous, is committing to civilian life, and finding the job market not what I'm hoping it could, or should be. Because of this, I'm looking at being very flexible in the type of job I'd be looking for down the road, as well as the location of that job.
For those "in the know", am I better off using the training to get into "planner" type jobs, or go with my experience base, and go "operator"? Since my family's livelihood is my highest priority; moreso than my work preference or work location, I would like advice on job direction as it pertains to job security and pay.
What do you think? Thanks for putting on a GREAT site guys, I really enjoy it.