Glad you chimed in here Jerry.
For the record, recruiters are not 100% truthful. They will fill you in with sweet talk and exxagerate the positives but don't even tell you about the negatives. That's how I end up with so many frustrated sailors in the ship once they get shipped out after completing their boot camp. Firewire can be a good recruiter just by reading his post. All positive and no negatives. I just can't do that
. I had talked to many sailors working for me and just get dumbfounded of the misinformation they receive during the recruitment process.
Anyway, talk to one of the recruiters. Contact a ROTC liaison officer in the school of your choice, talk to them, and go from there. Put down in writing all the things they'll tell you and post it here or send me a pm. I'll be more than willing to help you. In the Navy, Chiefs(E-7 to E9s) are the backbone. We train junior officers and enlisted sailors while giving advise to senior officers.