Was also a significant fork in my path! I applied to NUPOC program out of college and was accepted, although for whatever reason chose to work in the startup wo

Was also a significant fork in my path! I applied to NUPOC program out of college and was accepted, although for whatever reason chose to work in the startup world instead. I still wonder what my life would be like if I had taken that path. For those curious about the process, IIRC it goes something like this (feel free to correct me, its been a long time since then): apply (at the time I applied a 3.5 GPA was required from a 4 year college although for some reason they accepted my much lower GPA). If you accept, you enter at the lowest rank (E1) and go through boot camp as any recruit would. Afterwards, you are put through several years of school (3?) to attain a degree in nuclear engineering. After that you sign on for a 5 year contract aboard a sub or aircraft carrier (the only two nuclear-powered ships in the Navy, as far as I know). During my time, pay started at $80k once you became an officer, and then $120k after four years.