Which Navy ratings would look best on a resume for a teaching job later on in the civilian life?
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Which Navy ratings would look best on a resume for a teaching job later on in the civilian life?
Which Navy ratings would look best on a resume for a teaching job later on in the civilian life? Which will also give me the best experience in the teaching and counseling field? I'm not sure which contract would be the best for me because I'm not even sure which rating would fit my interests most. Any advice will be very much appreciated :)
Which Navy ratings would look best on a resume for a teaching job later on in the civilian life? Which will also give me the best experience in the teaching and counseling field? I'm not sure which contract would be the best for me because I'm not even sure which rating would fit my interests most. Any advice will be very much appreciated :)
Really depends what you want to teach doesnt it? Regardless of what rating you choose, there are plenty of ways to work on your degree while on active duty. If you want guaranteed job security after you get out, and don't mind living in suburban Maryland, sign up as a CT(I) - Farsi, and request a VQ Aircrew billet. Navy vet here, feel free to MeMail if you have more specific questions.
posted by timsteil at 1:28 PM on July 12, 2010
posted by timsteil at 1:28 PM on July 12, 2010
Navy vet here - In my experience, most civilians do not know what a rating is to begin with. That said, I can't think of any ratings that would deal with that directly. There is an option around your first shore tour to roll back to the school house and teach there, whether it be communications, damage control, or any other rating. There are master instructior certifications, but I don't know if the outside world respects them.
Some areas, like nuclear power, will roll some of their most successful students dirctly to intructor roles. I know people that spent 4 years in nuclear power without ever being sent off to a ship or sub.
There is a career counselor rating (NC) but it is not direct accession, you have to be a PO1 to transfer into it.
A common joke about Navy instructor training is that they teach you to erase the chalkboard in a vertical pattern instead of horizontal to keep your butt from shaking. That's about all you will get out of it. Most of it is about how to teach the NAVY way with a standard format that leaves no room for personal interpretations.
A teaching job is most likely going to require a college degree and I think that your academic record would carry far more weight than what you had done at least 4 years earlier.
posted by Crashback at 5:14 PM on July 12, 2010
Some areas, like nuclear power, will roll some of their most successful students dirctly to intructor roles. I know people that spent 4 years in nuclear power without ever being sent off to a ship or sub.
There is a career counselor rating (NC) but it is not direct accession, you have to be a PO1 to transfer into it.
A common joke about Navy instructor training is that they teach you to erase the chalkboard in a vertical pattern instead of horizontal to keep your butt from shaking. That's about all you will get out of it. Most of it is about how to teach the NAVY way with a standard format that leaves no room for personal interpretations.
A teaching job is most likely going to require a college degree and I think that your academic record would carry far more weight than what you had done at least 4 years earlier.
posted by Crashback at 5:14 PM on July 12, 2010
Which Navy ratings would look best on a resume for a teaching job later on in the civilian life?
Whichever you can best elucidate the value of with very concise explanation. We civilians have nooooo idea what ratings mean unless we have family or close friends in the military.
posted by desuetude at 9:16 PM on July 12, 2010
Whichever you can best elucidate the value of with very concise explanation. We civilians have nooooo idea what ratings mean unless we have family or close friends in the military.
posted by desuetude at 9:16 PM on July 12, 2010
Sorry I missed this question; I hope it isn't too late.
If you want to become a teacher after the Navy, you want to do several things:
1) Get your bachelor's degree while you're in the navy. The tuition assistance program is awesome, you can even "borrow" from your GI bill money while you're still active-duty. It's possible to get your degree without paying a dime. It should be just that simple, but it turns out there's always a reason to put it off until later. After this deployment, once I get on shore duty, etc. etc. You have to set the goal and then do it no matter how inconvenient.
2) For your shore duty tour (which means you're looking at a second enlistment, most likely,) go to a training command and be an instructor for your rating (whatever it is.) Instructors are experienced technicians drawn from the fleet, not dedicated professors. To get this as your shore duty, you have to have your Commanding Officer's recommendation. That practically means, you need to work hard during your sea tour to become a knowledgeable, good-attitude, hard worker. Volunteer for the leadership opportunities like work center supervisor. Every division of every navy command has a Training Petty Officer. This person is responsible for the training administration for their division. Try to do that; it's good experience.
At your training command, you will be able to qualify as Master Training Specialist. In my experience, lots of civilian places know what that is. More importantly, your training command will send you to instructor school to get the knowledge you need to succeed as an instructor, which is everything from teaching technology, classroom management, curriculum development... basically all the things that college professors seem to learn (or not) from trial and error. It's really a good deal.
All the ratings are pretty much equally able to do these steps. That said, certain ratings make #1 easier. As a nuclear-trained operator, the majority of your training counts toward a degree plan at many colleges. Boatswain's mate, not so much. Have your recruiter hop on NKO for you, and see how much college credit is recommended for whatever ratings you're interested in.
posted by ctmf at 11:58 AM on July 20, 2010
If you want to become a teacher after the Navy, you want to do several things:
1) Get your bachelor's degree while you're in the navy. The tuition assistance program is awesome, you can even "borrow" from your GI bill money while you're still active-duty. It's possible to get your degree without paying a dime. It should be just that simple, but it turns out there's always a reason to put it off until later. After this deployment, once I get on shore duty, etc. etc. You have to set the goal and then do it no matter how inconvenient.
2) For your shore duty tour (which means you're looking at a second enlistment, most likely,) go to a training command and be an instructor for your rating (whatever it is.) Instructors are experienced technicians drawn from the fleet, not dedicated professors. To get this as your shore duty, you have to have your Commanding Officer's recommendation. That practically means, you need to work hard during your sea tour to become a knowledgeable, good-attitude, hard worker. Volunteer for the leadership opportunities like work center supervisor. Every division of every navy command has a Training Petty Officer. This person is responsible for the training administration for their division. Try to do that; it's good experience.
At your training command, you will be able to qualify as Master Training Specialist. In my experience, lots of civilian places know what that is. More importantly, your training command will send you to instructor school to get the knowledge you need to succeed as an instructor, which is everything from teaching technology, classroom management, curriculum development... basically all the things that college professors seem to learn (or not) from trial and error. It's really a good deal.
All the ratings are pretty much equally able to do these steps. That said, certain ratings make #1 easier. As a nuclear-trained operator, the majority of your training counts toward a degree plan at many colleges. Boatswain's mate, not so much. Have your recruiter hop on NKO for you, and see how much college credit is recommended for whatever ratings you're interested in.
posted by ctmf at 11:58 AM on July 20, 2010
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Depending on your area of interest, you will still need to go to a school to get appropriate accreditation. Most major schools have Veteran's Affairs offices that specialize in academic counseling. Maybe you could talk to them? Until then, you'll need to be more specific in order to get better advice from us.
posted by Think_Long at 1:26 PM on July 12, 2010