Hey Ya'll, I am new the forum

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@"Hawespiper"

I will assume that with 25 years of service you are at least a senior chief with at least 12 years of seatime. If you’re a nuke MM, you’re qualified as EWS and maybe even as EOOW. In any case, with 12 years of seatime the NMC should give you enough credit to sit for your 3rd A/E steam license right away. Then you could take a crossover class to get the 3rd motor endorsement. That would be the quickest way. My recommendation however would be to get your oiler, work for 240 days (which would give you 360 days of seatime because you’d be working 12 hr days in the GOM) THEN apply for your 3rd A/E -motor. This would give you experience on the boats prior to you being assigned as an officer. I was a nuke MM and how they do things on the commercial side is way different than the Navy. Working as an oiler will ease you into it. Just realize as an oiler you are the low man on the totum pole in the engine room so be prepared to clean and paint.

I would recommend getting as much license as they say he’s earned. If he can get a third steam or motor you can still apply for oiler jobs if you want and ‘work up.’ It can be hard enough in this industry without purposefully crippling yourself. I’ve worked with lots of QMEDs with thirds licenses who didn’t want to sail as officers. They were great QMEDs and the companies doing the hiring look at it as getting more for their money.