Personally, my 3 or 4 data points with Navy Intel folks left me with the impression that actual Navy Intel was not what those folks thought it would be, but I do think there's some momentum in glamorizing Navy Intel in the public's eye as well.
Tempting, but I don't qualify.Why go Intel when you can become a Nuke? Please see your OR for details.
Tempting, but I don't qualify.
Are Nuke accession rates below the manning need?
Personal bias aside (!), it seems that within the intel community, Naval intelligence is accorded the highest regard within the US military. Obviously, exceptions will exist among individual leaders, sailors, etc. But on aggregate, it seems to be held in very high esteem. I was speaking with a friend the other day who mentioned that her Army recruiter had told her to go Navy if she wanted to do intel.
This made me curious as to what factors have shaped this perception within the intel community. Is it the selection process, the assignments, the history...? Curious to hear from those who've been in the community a while.
Tempting, but I don't qualify.
Are Nuke accession rates below the manning need?
land, sea ,and air, underwater.....and space!!.....the NAVY has its feelers EVERYWHERE!! the other services are specialists in their own AOR's.....only the NAVY sees it ALL.
to be a nuke , I think you just have to like fission.
I think things may have changed since your time in the service. I've never seen anything particularly unusual, or even "special" about Naval Intelligence compared to the other services, and the title of this thread itself is laughable.
Intel types are intel types. Their usefulness or uselessness has everything to do with the person wearing the uniform (or the civvies), and nothing to do with the uniform itself. Each service's intel component, and the IC's civilians, have brilliance and Big Bang Theory-esque clueless nerdery in equal measure. All else is high school and undergrad wannabes' wanking. Get a commission somewhere in the IC, and earn your credibility from the green-suiters you support. In the words of the Red Baron, "all else is rubbish."