SSBN. ETV. Will not respond to questions about sensitive or classified subjects. My views are my own and I do not represent anyone.
Hi there!
Edit: since this has been asked several times:
SSBN stands for “submersible ship, ballistic missile, nuclear powered”. That is, the same overall type of ship as the Red October.
ETV stands for “Electronics Technican, Navigation”, because N was already taken by Nuclear Electronics Technicians. I work with everything from interior communications and announcing circuits to Electronics, shipwide atmospheric monitoring, navigational inertial gyroscopes, strategic nuclear missile navigation, and tank level indicators to basic underwater submarine navigation using the voyage management system and even helming the ship itself.
Speaking of ratings; Are you looking ahead at the civilian side of the industry (like MSC) to do when, or if, you get out of the Navy? Is that even a desirable life to a Submariner?
Honestly I’m just trying to apply to OCS. Failing that, I’d ideally find a decently paying job with similar benefits and coworkers that are motivated and driven to learn and succeed on their own without the threat of petty firing looming overhead. Just a dream, but who knows.