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Originally Posted by JScones
Because he joined the engineering officer stream, not the line officer stream. Different training, different skills, different duty statement. He's trained as an engineer, not as a leader. The mere fact he signed up in the engineering stream might even imply that he wants nothing to do with commanding a boat, in much the same way that a guy signing up in the line officer stream might want nothing to do with tinkering with boat engines.
He's not just an officer who happens to have an engineering qualification, he's a career engineer.
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It makes more sense now, was thinking about some friends of mine that are on active duty and a couple are specialist in their field (not just someone that's doing that job because they've been assigned to it) and all they do and focus on is their trade/rating. They can still fire a rifle, but would have no clue how to direct artillery fire or some other common position. Just seems strange to go the officer/command route you choose no trade at all and are like a gopher until you get admitted to OCS.