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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Questions for Dev Engrs
Cadets, post questions for Developmntal Engineers here that you'd like to see turned into new threads and discussed. You can ask questions generally of the career feild or specific to a certain type of engineer.
How hard is it to switch to career broaden into Maintenance if I don't like being an Engineer? I'm a ME undergrad, but I am unsure whether I really want to be an engineer b/c I really enjoy the leadership opportunities.
From my personal experience Steve, it's easier to go the other way around (from ops job to engineering). You'll also have invaluable ops experience you can bring to your engineering job. Either way, you shoudl do the switch as an LT or junior Capt. It gets tougher as you get more senior. Any of you other younger admins have any experience with this.
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How hard is it to switch to career broaden into Maintenance if I don't like being an Engineer? I'm a ME undergrad, but I am unsure whether I really want to be an engineer b/c I really enjoy the leadership opportunities.
Check this link for more info: Where can I find information on Acquisition Officer Career/Operational Broadening Tours?
From my personal experience Steve, it's easier to go the other way around (from ops job to engineering). You'll also have invaluable ops experience you can bring to your engineering job. Either way, you shoudl do the switch as an LT or junior Capt. It gets tougher as you get more senior. Any of you other younger admins have any experience with this.
Also check these links:
What are the Acquisition Career Broadening Programs?
and
ALEET talking paper
and Jims96z answer here.
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