@KPEngineer , I see that Merchant Mariners who commission into the CG from KP have to go to DCS as per MARGRAD, and is it the same for the other branches? For example, if I commission to the AF after KP, will I have to go through some kind of direct commission training similar to the Coast Guard's procedure?
-P.S, may KP offer more standard engineering majors in the future? (Mechanical, Electrical, etc.) If I want to get CG licensure, I kind of want to go to SUNY Maritime for they have an EE program.
-Also, as part of the commitment for the SSOP, it says that I must maintain employment in the Maritime Industry for the duration of my service. I want to do a MS in Information Systems or Technology to get into IT/Business (which has very good career prospects, better than the Maritime industry). How will the Navy handle this? Will they not allow it?