Getting out of Navy, best options?

ashr0286 · May 01, 2009, 08:48

So I'm getting out of the Navy as a nuclear electrician's mate with six years and out. I qualified all the way through Load Dispatcher and Shutdown Reactor Operator. I finished my BSAST in Nuclear Engineering Technology. I'm looking at getting into a job as a nuclear training instructor or nuclear plant operator. What are my best options and what kind of starting salary should I expect? I'm looking at something in either Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, or Tennessee. Does anyone have any input?

HydroDave63 · May 01, 2009, 09:01

http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,16184.msg93171.html#msg93171

93-383 · May 01, 2009, 11:10

Stay in.

Some will disagree with this but unless they are job hunting in this current market they don't know.

I've been out for about two and a half months now the only job I have been able to land involves saying "hi welcome to Walmart".... I'm not kidding. I had interviews with four different utilities before I got out, no offers. I currently have around 30 applications out across the country in various industries power, gas, medical repair, field tech support, wind farms , and ethanol plants. So far one interview. I have headhunters from Orion and Lucas group. So far the only things that have come up are field tech jobs with nearly 100% travel.

At this point I now on the verge of bankruptcy have contacted a recruiter and started getting the paperwork together to get back in before I destroy my credit and can't. And from the sound of it I'm not only going to loose rank but also possibly my zone B SRB.

If you can live poor for a while until things get better they maybe getting out will be fine, but don't plan on the typical nuke dream "everything will be better out of the navy"

JustinHEMI05 · May 02, 2009, 10:55

Quote from: 93-383 on May 01, 2009, 11:10
Stay in.

Some will disagree with this but unless they are job hunting in this current market they don't know.

I've been out for about two and a half months now the only job I have been able to land involves saying "hi welcome to Walmart".... I'm not kidding. I had interviews with four different utilities before I got out, no offers. I currently have around 30 applications out across the country in various industries power, gas, medical repair, field tech support, wind farms , and ethanol plants. So far one interview. I have headhunters from Orion and Lucas group. So far the only things that have come up are field tech jobs with nearly 100% travel.

At this point I now on the verge of bankruptcy have contacted a recruiter and started getting the paperwork together to get back in before I destroy my credit and can't. And from the sound of it I'm not only going to loose rank but also possibly my zone B SRB.

If you can live poor for a while until things get better they maybe getting out will be fine, but don't plan on the typical nuke dream "everything will be better out of the navy"

Sorry to hear about your troubles. Have you thought about having someone here, like Broadzilla, look at your resume? Perhaps they can tell you what is wrong with it, if anything. Not that I am saying anything is wrong with your resume or your interviews, but something isn't working somewhere because your experience is the opposite of what I see all the time. Good luck to you and I hope something works out for your soon!

Justin

x633ro · May 03, 2009, 03:43

Sorry you feel that way, we are hiring all the time. Starting a new AO class this summer. If you can't find a permanent OPs position you need to take a deeper look at something beside the economy......

ashr0286 · May 04, 2009, 05:56

I've made my resume and posted it but can't do anything until less than 90 days out. I've had head hunters and jobs contact me but I have to wait to do interviews until less than 90 again. I'm confident that I'll be able to get a job, just a question of where. Any good plants out there or are they all the same?

Fermi2 · May 04, 2009, 06:36

Honestly,

If you had a halfway decent Navy background, with the amount of people everyone is hiring as of late, and you can't get a job maybe you gotta look within.

Mike

DDMurray · May 05, 2009, 05:59

Quote from: ashr0286 on May 04, 2009, 05:56
I've made my resume and posted it but can't do anything until less than 90 days out. I've had head hunters and jobs contact me but I have to wait to do interviews until less than 90 again. I'm confident that I'll be able to get a job, just a question of where. Any good plants out there or are they all the same?

I (and many others I work with) were hired 4-12 months before EAOS. Are you deployed?

Don't get pissed, re-enlist

DM

slarmox2 · May 14, 2009, 09:16

4-12 months before EAOS? Please, tell us more!

HydroDave63 · May 14, 2009, 11:58

Quote from: DDMurray on May 05, 2009, 05:59
I (and many others I work with) were hired 4-12 months before EAOS. Are you deployed?

DM,
Just for clarification (my spider sense is tingling that some posters on this thread are skeptical regarding job offers months prior to EAOS ), do you know of any AO or other entry-level hires pre-EAOS? The Instant SRO path is Management at most plants, so HR has more discretion on holding a spot open for an extended length of time.

Thanks!

Fermi2 · May 15, 2009, 01:11

Actually TVA did that. We didn't do it for any AUOs, at least at Sequoyah but since we planned our SRO classes out through 2011 we hired some Navy individuals quite awhile prior to their EAOS. I know of one individual who we hired at least 6 months prior to his EAOS. If you're gonna get some T Ballers you might as well lock them in early.

xforcehunter · May 15, 2009, 10:34

One guy I worked with got an offer in April 2008, from WBN, to start in January 2010.

Fermi2 · May 15, 2009, 10:51

Quote from: xforcehunter on May 15, 2009, 10:34
One guy I worked with got an offer in April 2008, from WBN, to start in January 2010.

No he didn't, but nice try.

Jimmykroffa · May 15, 2009, 10:58

It's definitely not uncommon for people getting out of the Navy to have a job offer before they get out months in advance. I know a guy who had offers from 2 plants, six months from EAOS, one for an instant SRO and the other for an engineering job. Personally, I had an offer 3 months from EAOS for a non-licensed position

xforcehunter · May 15, 2009, 11:07

Quote from: Broadzilla on May 15, 2009, 10:51
No he didn't, but nice try.

Yes he did. You should talk to some of the SRO candidates at your plant. A couple of them know him too.

Fermi2 · May 15, 2009, 11:10

He lied.

xforcehunter · May 15, 2009, 11:24

You crack me up. hehe. You don't even know the guy, but hey....if you wanna call him a liar, I guess you can do that.

HydroDave63 · May 15, 2009, 01:11

Quote from: xforcehunter on May 15, 2009, 10:34
One guy I worked with got an offer in April 2008, from WBN, to start in January 2010.

did he end up hiring on, or ?

Fermi2 · May 15, 2009, 01:14

I know he didn't get a job offer, And by the way, the new hires are not SRO Candidates.

xforcehunter · May 15, 2009, 01:15

Quote from: HydroDave63 on May 15, 2009, 01:11
did he end up hiring on, or ?

he accepted the offer

Fermi2 · May 15, 2009, 01:16

Which plant?

HydroDave63 · May 15, 2009, 01:20

Quote from: Broadzilla on May 15, 2009, 01:16
Which plant?

Now, now, using your super powers and a Search feature I'm sure you can determine that

Fermi2 · May 15, 2009, 01:22

LOL I wish Dave but without a name or a plant...

xforcehunter · May 15, 2009, 01:23

Watts Bar

Fermi2 · May 15, 2009, 01:26

Thank you !
See my niceness today, I even thanked a T Baller.

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