8904. Funny couldn't remmeber it at first.
Anyway Ponyboy, there are 3 rates for nukes in the navy. MM, EM, and ET. MM can have 3 jobs if they qualify. You can be an ELT(nuke chemist,) an underwater welder, or a MM.
I think you find more MM's because it is the only guaranteed rate in the nuke program, and you always want it in writing from a recruter. If their lips are moving and all ...
And yes I was a MM as well, but a ELT.
Got to be on the USS Texas and the Arkansas.