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If your question is directed to me...no, I was not an ET. I was not going to extend for two extra years so that I could attend the ET "A" school. I was pretty ticked that they would not let me be a LI. Come to find out later that the LI rate has a 95%, or something, re-enlistment rate.
You better hope you choose the right one. I got out of the Navy DEP program because of a job I knew I was going to hate. The recruiter was with me at the job center and they let him help me very briefly choose which job I wanted to take. Most of them sucked. Not blaming him for anything but he convinced me to choose machinist mate. I've never been mechanic in the slightest or do well in extreme hot conditions. Most of that consist of what machinist mates do. He told me it would be fixing refrigerators and ac's. I found out months later that's not the truth. And I quit. Make sure you pick a job that is something you will be able to do.
You better hope you choose the right one. I got out of the Navy DEP program because of a job I knew I was going to hate. The recruiter was with me at the job center and they let him help me very briefly choose which job I wanted to take. Most of them sucked. Not blaming him for anything but he convinced me to choose machinist mate. I've never been mechanic in the slightest or do well in extreme hot conditions. Most of that consist of what machinist mates do. He told me it would be fixing refrigerators and ac's. I found out months later that's not the truth. And I quit. Make sure you pick a job that is something you will be able to do.
You have a lot to learn if you feel the only jobs you "will be able to do" are the cushy jobs you think are cool. Maybe it would be good for you to get out and work hard in a job that you find challenging and difficult. You say you "quit" because you didn't want to try something new. I think a Machinist Mate would have been better for you than being a "quitter".
MM's do work on refrigeration and air conditioning, don't know what's "not the truth" about that. It is the military and we have lots of jobs that need accomplished, everyone can't be a fighter pilot.
Good luck in whatever you're doing now that is better than what you could/would have been doing in the military. I know in the civilian world you won't even get the opportunity to start as a refrigeration and air conditioning tech without education and experience. You may be able to find a job washing the trucks that the technicians drive though.
Find out the jobs you qualify for and pick the best one out of what they are offering you and make the best of it while you're in. You'll get a ton of opportunities and benefits from serving in the military regardless of what your job is.
I am thinking about becoming a eod tech. Any advice yall can give me. Ive already decided on navy. My biggest concern is that should I go to college before going to baisic so that I can become an officer. And if so what should I study an what college should I attend
I am thinking about becoming a eod tech. Any advice yall can give me. Ive already decided on navy. My biggest concern is that should I go to college before going to baisic so that I can become an officer. And if so what should I study an what college should I attend
Advice? Go see the recruiters...
You said Navy, why not read through some of service websites:
I am thinking about becoming a eod tech. Any advice yall can give me. Ive already decided on navy. My biggest concern is that should I go to college before going to baisic so that I can become an officer. And if so what should I study an what college should I attend
If you are going to be an EOD tech you'll enlist. I have two who work for me and are former Army EOD techs. They like the weapons range business a lot more than disarming IEDs. The one I was able to talk with concerning the question above about officers stated that the officers go through the same school as the enlisted techs but that's where it stops. They rarely went outside the wire in combat, usually they ran interference with the locals during an op. In a civilian stateside operation they would be the ones talking to Channel 9 and coordinating with the local authorities while the guy in the suit did his business.
What to study and what college to attend should be for another forum.
I am thinking about becoming a eod tech. Any advice yall can give me. Ive already decided on navy. My biggest concern is that should I go to college before going to baisic so that I can become an officer. And if so what should I study an what college should I attend
yah, be in incredible shape and be really really smart.
Becoming an Officer in the EOD community is nearly impossible unless you went to the academy, ROTC or are a prior enlisted tech. They rarely take them from OCS.
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