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Originally Posted by SpyderMike

As a slightly different approach, I used my Math/Physics degree to become a Navy Sub Nuke guy...as a civilian. I was "stationed" at Pearl Harbor working maintenance and testing of the power plants. Got my qual on two Nuke plants happened at Pearl and Bremerton. Excellent pay (plus 20%plus COLA), Hawaii, civilian, some Officer's privileges without a military commitment. They had a fast track program from GS 7 to GS 11/13 within a few years. It was a great job right out of school.

Good deal. Have several friends who are/were Navy nukes that say the same thing...when I was a Naval officer I was stationed on a sub tender, full of submarine Nuke LDOs. Many I still keep in touch with today and have helped us along this path. Also a friend in our Boy Scout troop's son just finished Nuclear Power school after graduating from Notre Dame on NROTC. Lots of good info from there too. My son is very excited about this path. Math/physics would be good for him too, he is incredible at both math and physics, he blows the curve in high school AP classes.