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Career Path => Navy Nuke => Navy:Getting Out => Topic started by: reis_navy_getter_outer on Jan 11, 2007, 09:23

Title: Working in New Nuclear Power Construction Info.
Post by: reis_navy_getter_outer on Jan 11, 2007, 09:23

I'm a Navy Nuke getting out in 2 years. If I want to work on one of these new constructions will a mechanical engineering degree serve me well, or do I need Nuclear engineering degree to get a job?

Title: Working in New Nuclear Power Construction Info.
Post by: SloGlo on Jan 12, 2007, 08:39

Quote from: reis navy getter outer on Jan 11, 2007, 09:23

I'm a Navy Nuke getting out in 2 years. If I want to work on one of these new constructions will a mechanical engineering degree serve me well, or do I need Nuclear engineering degree to get a job?

either one will get you work.  what work you want to do with the degree is more pertinent than what degree will get you work.  nuke eng may give you a more firm toe hold, maybe not.  a mech eng degree will give a larger footprint in the business world. 

Title: Working in New Nuclear Power Construction Info.
Post by: reis_navy_getter_outer on Jan 15, 2007, 01:07

If I get a mech engineering degree will my experience in the navy give me enough credibility to build and work on these new reactors? I know im set if I want to be an operator with just my naval experience. But I'd like to do more. 

Title: Working in New Nuclear Power Construction Info.
Post by: Roll Tide on Jan 16, 2007, 01:13

The mechanical engineering would be as good or better unless your desire is to become a fuel engineer.

Hope you don't have to settle for becoming just an operator (with a six-figure income), but there are worse things that could happen...

Title: Re: Working in New Nuclear Power Construction Info.
Post by: thenuttyneutron on Jan 17, 2007, 04:21

Quote from: Roll Tide on Jan 16, 2007, 01:13

Hope you don't have to settle for becoming just an operator (with a six-figure income), but there are worse things that could happen...

That is funny, I have learned more as an operator than I ever did earning a nuclear engineering degree.  I am way ahead of my college peers in pay too ;D

Title: Re: Working in New Nuclear Power Construction Info.
Post by: Fermi2 on Jan 30, 2007, 02:11

Credibility is earned by the quality of your work not a piece of paper.

Mike

Title: Re: Working in New Nuclear Power Construction Info.
Post by: Charles U Farley on Jan 31, 2007, 02:01

Quote from: Broadzilla on Jan 30, 2007, 02:11

Credibility is earned by the quality of your work not a piece of paper.

Mike

So, when can we expect you to actually be credible?  ;)