Journeyman's Certification???

[usmarine0614]

I'm wanting to know if there is a way for military personel to track thier hours towards certification and apprenticeship in the respective fields of communications and wiring. If you have any suggestions of how to go about it I'd be pleased to read them.

 

[rcarroll]

I would check with the state you plan on working in to see what their rules are. If they allow your military time to count, then I would think your supervisor & you need to document your time. Good luck & thanks for your service.

 

[e57]

I would also say the same... I would also say that 'in and out of the suck' - 'apples can be oranges'. Meaning what you might be doing at the Comm Shack may be a far cry from what you might be doing in the Civ Div. I would see if you can expand your education in a way that will make the transistion easier. While you may have the fundementals, and they will be simular, the processes and products will be much different. I suggest looking into some off-base courses well before they hand you the DD-214's. Or seeing if you can get on Base Maint, I did that before I got out for a while, and it helped a lot.

Mark E3/1142
Semper Fi

(edit to correct rank, my finger promoted myself...)

 

[Rockyd]

Contact the state you plan on moving to upon discharge. Alaska allowed me a certain percent on being an Electrician's Mate (Navy) as hours towards my state license.

If you are so inclined to consider entering an IBEW program. They have a Helmets to Hardhats program. Click here for further information.

Perhaps some of the merit shop members would be able to provide information as to EIC, or other schools.

This website has some of the finest material available as far as electrical education goes.

Thank you Marine for your service!

 

[ECALEXANDER]

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

I know this post is a month old but I have the info you seek. Maybe some other Marine of Sailor can use the info.

Sailor Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript or SMART

PURPOSE OF SMART?
"To provide recommended college credit for military occupational experience and training. The recommendations are made by the American Council on Education (ACE), which publishes a reference entitled Guide to the Evaluation of Learning Experiences in the Armed Services, used by colleges and universities around the country. The ACE Guide is available on-line at http://www.militaryguides.acenet.edu."

https://smart.navy.mil

https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/faqs.html

Semper Fi
erik
3/8 Weapons 22nd MEU

 

[khixxx]

I would look into hooking up with a power plant. I just interviewed for FPL they have by far the best LOOKING training program for their employees I have seen. Not sure if that just something that looks good on paper. They would start you out at 18 and based on your job performance they bump you up. they maxed out at $35/hr. They told me in the interview they don't care what I know, they are just looking for someone that has a good personality, they will do the rest as far as training. LOL I was pasted up on that job. maybe I should have brought some donuts, or chicken in, What do they like in TX? My buddy works in the Washington DC area for MC Dean. they do allot of government work. MC dean has office a crossed the east coast. good luck man I would seriously look at power plants. the one I was working an outage at had extremely older guys than me. They told me when you get hired you go to 2 years of training before you can even do work in the plant. Those are nukes. I had a list of new plants that are in the works one is in the Raleigh area but it won't see start up till 2014 lol if they can make it happen

 

[tom baker]

Regaring SMART, I got quite a bit of credit for my military experience towards my electrical certification.
In washington state, we'll give up to 1/2 the required hours for a speciality electrician for military experience. The military has the best training for electronics and that background is valuable for electricians.
I was a nuke mechanic in the Navy and got a lot of electrical training.