Assume you were born with a medical disability that prevents you from serving in the military but doesn’t typically interfere with physical fitness/ability, are in it purely for the money/connections, are in your early-mid 20’s, have a practical STEM degree, and have meaningful experience in genuinely hazardous work environments.
Where to start?
It seems with the contractor route, they pick you. And from my distant observations they only pick people that have zero interest and zero belief. Total squares that don’t ask a lot of questions.