I don't know how much this affects you but the Naval Acadamy this year has a thirty percent increase in volunteers for submarines. Normally they provide about a hundred middies to the boats but this year will be over 130. The only officers that do not go through the nuke pipeline for subs are the supply officers and doctors. This may not mean anything but it would seem to imply that there will be a lower need for nuke officers from other sources. If you haven't been told, the ring knockers from the academy will generally get preference throughout thier careers, this isn't a written rule but it still exists in a heavliy traditional Navy.