re: Calling BTHog to the flight deck.

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really, so you don't suppose that say naval nuclear engineers are receiving hands on training on top of their college education.

come on man, i get it, you don't like the military, but let's not be unrealistic.

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Do you even think before you type shite? Does it cross your mind to simply google this stuff so it doesn't make you look stupid?

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The American Council of Education recommends an average of 60-80 semester-hours of college credit, in the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, for completion of the entire curriculum including both Nuclear Field "A" School and Naval Nuclear Power School. The variation in total amount depends on the specific pipeline completed — MM, EM, or ET. Further, under the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges degree program for the Navy (SOCNAV), the residency requirements at these civilian institutions are reduced to only 10-25%, allowing a student to take as little as 9 units of coursework (typically 3 courses) through the degree-granting institution to complete their Associate in Applied Science degree in nuclear engineering technology or as much as 40 units to complete a Bachelor in Nuclear Engineering Technology degree.

Their "training" entails working towards a bachelor in "Nuclear Engineering Technology", whatever the frick that is. The hilarious part? They can't even finish it in the military! They have to go BACK to a university that offers this curriculum (which there are all of FOUR) and finish their degree there.

And what is their "hands on training" good for after they leave the military? Do you even know anything about engineering degrees? Engineering technology degrees are essentially a joke. They are watered down, simplified, and less technical. Technical positions, firms, academia, etc. prefer and look for conventional Bachelors/Masters/etc of Science in Engineering degrees. You could have all the hands on training in the world but when you apply for that job and are competing against people with actual BSNE degrees at the minimum.

I don't dislike the military and I agree that it is a good way to acquire and improve teamwork skills, problem-solving skills, etc., but when it comes to finding work after the military a degree is a degree.