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PWHoppe:
RHW,

Please try to be respectful in your comments, even if you don't think to highly of their ideas. The guy was just asking about a program he had heard of and apparently knows nothing about. Nobody will accuse you of candy coating it at least ;)

BTW typing in all caps is the internet version of yelling at someone, please try to refrain from that. I'm sure you don't mean to yell at them. Thanks. ;D

Fermi2:

--- Quote from: RHW on May 04, 2006, 11:45 ---INSTANT SRO IS A JOKE. EVERYBODY WHO WORKS AT THE PLANT WILL LAUGH AT YOUR ASS AND MAKE JOKES. YOU DIDN'T EARN THE TITLE, YOU DIDN'T LEARN THE PLANT, YOU DIDN'T PAY YOUR DUES.

THAT'S LIKE AN OFFICER IN THE NUKE NAVY THAT WAS A MUSIC MAJOR IN COLLEGE ,BEING IN CHARGE OF THE ENLISTED MEN IN THE PLANT. SOMEBODY GAVE YOU THE TITLE "WATCH OFFICER". YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE RESPECT OF THE MEN.

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That's not true at all. You earn respect by how you treat people and how you know your limitations and not by your title. Some of the people I've respected most are Instant SROs. The knoweledge they get depends on how much they apply themselves to learning the plant. In todays day and age an SRO doesn't necessarily need the in depth technical knowledge as in the old days because most utulities want a different skill set. One of the very best SROs I ever knew was an Instant SRO.

As for officers in the Navy, most enlisted guys had no idea what their officers majored in or what their degrees were in. The very best officer I ever worked for, and who had the most respect on my boat was a Shakespearean Literature major. He knew how to treat people and knew the plant very well.

Heck by your theory any enlisted guy who shouldn't get respect because many of them had no technical background before enlisting.

BfJohnson, If you get the chance to get asn Instant SRO Job take it. The training program will give you the basic skills you need, the rest all depends on how you apply those skills and how you deal with your fellow operators. I'm not saying it won't be tough and you won't be starting behind the curve, but I assure you, as an Operator for 16 years in this industry RHW has no idea what he's talking about. Yes in my view starting at NLO and working up is the best way to go, however if offered an SRO job I certainly wouldn't turn it down. If you have a good attitude you'll be ok.

Mike

Roll Tide:

--- Quote from: Bfjohnson on May 04, 2006, 02:57 ---
One thing I have noticed in looking at the sites that were recommended, is that I didn't get a whole lot of hits on NLO jobs. Is it just my timing, or is that normal?

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Glad you like the site. If you look at the jobs posted, the vast majority are contract positions. There are probably as many permanent utility NLO jobs posted here as other permanent positions. But, as I found out for a few years, there aren't many opportunities for contract operator.

shayne:
It goes the other way also.  I have worked with some officers with Engineering Degrees that were just as clueless about operating or understand the plant.

Usually NLO jobs are posted and filled every fuel cycle.  So most companies hire about every 18 or 24 months.  So if you are looking at one facility, it could be a while before jobs are posted.  Being flexible will give you the most opportunities for employment.

As far as operator jobs, have you considered fossil plants or hydro?  Many other plants pay just as well without the stress and other headaches as Nuclear.

WIFEY26525:
all i'm saying is that "instant sro" is mostly a mistake unless they are assigned to some other job besides the control room.

as a navy nuke MM1 and then a RO and HP in commercial power plants, i can definitely say i would be "miffed" if some college boy with a liberal arts degree gets six months OJT and then is my boss, when i've been doing the job for 25 years ! they would get no respect from me unless they realized they needed us worker bees to train them alot more.

they can be in charge as long as they admit their ignorance.

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