<p>If I were enamored with the opportunity to interact with technology, I would think being at the controls of an F/A-18 would fit the bill much more so than to be on a submarine. Flying modern, high-performance aircraft and making it do EXACTLY as you command is infinitely a more rewarding experience than the dull maintenance of a nuclear power plant.</p>
<p>Of course, that’s just my extremely biased opinion. :)</p>
<p>I’m an old A-7 Corsair driver.</p>
<p>Even some of the equipment the Marines use, these days, is very high tech. Monitoring, managing, overseeing a nuclear reactor is something that might SOUND exciting (although, it doesn’t to me), but I would guess it is actually quite boring. And how could it be more exciting and invigorating to be locked in a tin can beneath the ocean surface than it would be to soar amongst the clouds and look down upon the world?</p>
<p>It’s not an accident that “Air” is, by far, the most popular choice amongst midshipmen.</p>
<p>My Naval Academy roommate wanted to fly so bad that he got a commission into the Air Force, because the Air Force would give waivers for correctable vision that the Navy would not budge on. Unfortunately, he flunked the Air Force’s hearing test and never flew but he still went ahead and got his commission in the Air Force.</p>