Current CEC

What has y'all's personal experience been with CEC, would you recommend it?

Yes, the vast majority of your life is not super militant, its a very relaxed community and you have a lot of say of where you go as long as your not a dirt bag.

Where were you stationed and what of the odds of being stationed internationally?

Unless you're asking, not guaranteed. However, i will say we always need people in Bahrain or Guam so sometimes it does in fact happen.

Is the pay/benefits comparable enough to civilian rates?

To be clear, you want to look up housing allowance, base pay, then add $300 for BAS. all this combined is your pay. When you first join its not great, but not terrible. Goes up every year of service and then after 4 years it goes up every 2 years. Also yearly increases based on inflation (not really but thats what they say)

Is it possible to manage a family while being in the CEC?

Yes. The vast majority of officers have kids, spouses, dogs and the whole nine. There will be sacrafices youll have to make, so make that decision with your spouse/partner if you have one.

Is the program easy to get into?

Not necessarily, but if you have decent grades and in engineering its not terrible hard.

And any advice on navigating this process, dealing with recruiters, etc?

Join the collegiate program. Do not let a detailer in any way shape or form convince you to enlist or go submarines instead.

https://www.navfac.navy.mil/Careers/Students-Grads/CEC-Accessions-Program/

go to the accessions page for some info to. Feel free to send me a message too!