[sweetmtn]

Depends on what you want as far as a job/career as a civilian. My son was a nuke and as a civilian he now makes a great income doing pretty much what he did as a nukeMM, but not on a nuclear reactor. He just bought his first house and new truck. He is a plant mechanic for Owens/Corning in TX, has regular hours, overtime if he wants it, weekends off, great benefits, paid vacation and a retirement plan. He is actually very happy now..he wasnt while active duty nuke. He did however meet his future bride while serving, she was navy also as a MA. He is taking more college now to finish getting his engineering degree so he can become the plant manager.