Quote:
Originally Posted by Auridan
While researching ratings, I got the strong impression that the Navy not only doesn't care what you qualify for as a civilian, but in fact actively discourages people with prior experience from taking a similar rating. Doctors, for example, are apparently not allowed to be Corpsmen. I think the theory behind this is that they don't want to have to waste time un-learning you anything before they teach their own way.
I think the only way to get a C school in your contract is to guarantee a rating that requires it. I don't know this, but I guess you're probably right about people who are hot stuff in A getting the opportunity to go to C, if they show an interest.
EDIT: Just realized you're asking specifically about HM...here's a list of NECs available to that rating, if you're interested. A page that links to this says you can request C school training in any of these. I figure if you do that and you beat your competitors for it, there you go, you're in C.
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navynecs/a/hm.-urt.htm |
Haha, thanks. I was wondering because certain NECs like Mortician for HM you have to be certified for beforehand weirdly. I thought it was like that for all of them but my recruiter told me it isn't.