Hello.
Great site, lots of good info. I don't think the below has been asked, given my (poor?) usage of the 'Search' function. If so, feel free to point me to an existing thread.
My high school senior daughter is an inspiring nuclear engineer and military officer, in that order.
Until recently, we had only tracked . . . shall we say, regular nuke officers (understanding, of course, surface vs. sub).
Only recently did Google suddenly show me a reddit post about an apparent third option: nuclear reactor engineers (NREs). As near as I can tell, NREs appear to be a small unit at Washington Yard, charged with sustainment, procurement, R&D, etc., of navel nuclear reactors, rather than the strict operation thereof (i.e., the surface and sub nuke officers).
This is exactly what she is looking for.
So here is my question:
Can a NROTC midshipmen be selected for NRE or is the NRE pipeline solely NUPOC?
Obviously, we'll bump any answer we get here against the recruiters, etc. But I don't need to tell you that many recruiters aren't . . . great . . . and the few we've talked to are fairly uninformed about special programs, like NUPOC, let alone specific career fields. Even the ROTC O-3 we visited on a recent university visit didn't mention NREs. Nor another officer still in the community! So I'm hoping a specific question asked to this august body will give us enough info to ask more pointed/specific questions.
And if you happen to know anything about becoming an NRE or the 'life and times' of an NRE, that'd be great. We live in Northern VA and could easily visit Washington Yard if we just knew who to call . . . .
Appreciate the help!
Great site, lots of good info. I don't think the below has been asked, given my (poor?) usage of the 'Search' function. If so, feel free to point me to an existing thread.
My high school senior daughter is an inspiring nuclear engineer and military officer, in that order.
Until recently, we had only tracked . . . shall we say, regular nuke officers (understanding, of course, surface vs. sub).
Only recently did Google suddenly show me a reddit post about an apparent third option: nuclear reactor engineers (NREs). As near as I can tell, NREs appear to be a small unit at Washington Yard, charged with sustainment, procurement, R&D, etc., of navel nuclear reactors, rather than the strict operation thereof (i.e., the surface and sub nuke officers).
This is exactly what she is looking for.
So here is my question:
Can a NROTC midshipmen be selected for NRE or is the NRE pipeline solely NUPOC?
Obviously, we'll bump any answer we get here against the recruiters, etc. But I don't need to tell you that many recruiters aren't . . . great . . . and the few we've talked to are fairly uninformed about special programs, like NUPOC, let alone specific career fields. Even the ROTC O-3 we visited on a recent university visit didn't mention NREs. Nor another officer still in the community! So I'm hoping a specific question asked to this august body will give us enough info to ask more pointed/specific questions.
And if you happen to know anything about becoming an NRE or the 'life and times' of an NRE, that'd be great. We live in Northern VA and could easily visit Washington Yard if we just knew who to call . . . .
Appreciate the help!
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