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Thank you!

One of my biggest concerns with my combat experience and current occupation being all I've professionally done...

I do. Assuming they are still there; I did some research there as an undergraduate. I was honestly looking at getting away from military research/employment since that's been my whole life. But now I'm beginning to realize it might be my best foot in the door. Thank you!

Wow. Everyone thank you so very much for the advice and help! I'm sure my ignorance is apparent in regards to my possible opportunities, but this forum has helped me so much. I will continue to reach out to various defense companies in hopes if discovering research opportunities is physics.

If that's the case then looks like going back to school for the PhD is the best bet for me.

I suppose one of the main points I'm trying to understand is: Will such a typical military background and education hinder me in pursing non-military physics research employment?

Thank you for the suggestion about Weapons. I was aiming for leadership opportunities in research too. I'm an 1130. Any big difference between opportunities for EOD vs NSW?

Hey all, I majored in Physics with a solid GPA as an undergrad and then I joined the Navy as an officer and spent all of my time in Special Operations with significant combat leadership experience. During my time in I also earned a masters in Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School where I...