<p>What do you guys think about this field (ie. salary, advancement, difficulty of work, work conditions/environment)? Also, does the Navy's engineering field prepare someone well to get a job as a nuclear power plant operator?</p>
<p>You don’t need to be an engineer.</p>
<p>[U.S</a>. Navy Nuclear Power School](<a href=“http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/l/blnukeschool.htm]U.S”>http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/l/blnukeschool.htm)</p>
<p>I’ve heard mixed reviews about the navy’s nuclear program. Some say it is the best thing that ever happened to them and I have had a few say that they were doing too simple of stuff. </p>
<p>However, either way you look at it, it seems they train well. Either you are trained well and like it or are trained well enough to think you are over qualified for their work.</p>
<p>All in all… I would say the Navy’s nuclear program is one of the bettter options in the world. Throw in the fact that they will pay for your education and the Navy becomes an attractive option.
If your interested in it then go for it.</p>
<p>Is an operator job hard to get at a nuclear power plant after someone comes out of the Navy’s nuclear program with training and experience? I heard this was the case when I was digging around in older threads. They said you need to be the son/daughter of someone already in the plant or give your children to someone in there to land the job.</p>
<p>Not sure how much good my information might be, but my father is a Instrument and Control supervisor and has told me that his company (FirstEnergy) prefers to higher operators and Nuc’s from the Navy because they are better workers and follow security procedure to a tee.</p>