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To: quehubo who wrote (126151)	12/2/2009 9:38:01 PM
From: cosmicforce	Respond to of 543157

You're absolutely right about other ratings. Jet mechanics did well too. I wasn't implying that only avionics paid well. But again, these aren't your "typical" ratings and most guys on the street won't walk into them. The military has what amounts to an IQ test - those that test the highest get the best offers. There we said it! Do well on the selective service exam. If you don't slam dunk it - go off and study because the best score you get determines the offer you're extended. There were a lot of ratings that didn't have a lot of job prospects and the Navy (and other "select" services of Air Force and Coast Guard) tended to be very selective. I feel sorry for the poor guys who enlisted as Corpsman not knowing what Corps they'd be attached to. The medic in every Marine unit has USN on his dog tag. Not USMC. Oh, and he doesn't get a weapon. Some unscrupulous recruiters will get smart guys to select that rating (instead of nuke, or avionics) with promises of hospital duty in some exotic place other than the battlefield. I knew what the forward positions were and took 4 months to decide where I wanted be stationed, how long I'd enlist for, what school I'd get, whether I had sea duty or not, etc. I was quite demanding and eventually we came to agreement. <vbg>