Gee.......I don't know?
In this case I vote who gives a s%*t? your not helping, to be honest my language is exactly that....mine. I'm not an english major for a reason. I will try to speak more clearly for you
Actually, I did know that ELTs are pulled from a pool of MMs for another "C" school. I saw it in another post but Its still up for consideration I just don't want be a regular MM. I'm not very good with mechnical repair at least with no formal training I'm not...
Let's pretend for a second that Mr. Broadzilla has influenced multiple nuclear careers post-Navy, and that Mr. Gamecock is a prior-enlisted Officer working with the nuclear big-wigs in the Navy. I know that
www.nukeworker.com is kind of a whimsical name for a website, and that an internet forum seems like a place that you can respond however you want to whomever you want; but just might be responding to people who will control your destiny (directly or indirectly) in a short while.
If you have ELT (spoken "best of the best of the best") on your mind, or really if you're planning on being any sort of Navy Nuke, you need to understand that an Enlisted Nuke's job involves a good deal of respectful disagreement with people above you. After a few short years you'll be answering to Officers fresh out of college who may have little understanding of your equipment, and you're in one of very few enlisted positions in the U.S. Military to shut down an order if that order will take you (and the plant) down the wrong path. You can actually be removed from watchstanding or lose your nuclear NEC for failure to decline orders that put the plant in jeopardy. Believe it or not, the plant is too complex for just the guy in the box to understand everything that's going on, and it takes the whole team to keep the place running safely.
You can't provide forceful backup to superiors when you come across as having a punk attitude (whether or not you intend to sound snippy, you just might). Even if you're right, your advice will get shot down if you can't respectfully present your position to the folks in charge. Take now as a time to learn to think on your toes while keeping your end of the conversation respectful.
The folks on a forum can't hear your tone, so sometimes it's best to take a second look at what you've typed prior to hitting 'post.' You'd never know, you might just wind up working directly for some folks who read/post on this very forum.
Good luck with your Navy Adventure there, cowpoke.