u/Difficult-Noise8877

Happy Sunday everyone, ever since working in the trade I have been leaning more towards becoming an Operator or Relay Technician (however operator sounds more appealing). I stay on the west coast in California and am wondering what can I do to better my chances? I’d love to get onto a utility in California but I am also very open to BPA or WAPA, but it seems they haven’t been posting any listings.

Background info on me:
I’m a navy veteran, I was an operations specialist. Nothing electrical but I was in the combat information center operating and tracking air & surface contacts with rotating shifts on a 24 hour schedule. The job seems similar environment wise so I think it would be a perfect fit.
I am about to graduate with an A.A.S. In Electric Power Technology from Bismarck State College, have my OSHA 10 ET&D, First Aid & CPR, and Class A CDL. I know the next thing to get would be my NERC cert from power4vets and I am about to enroll but is there anything else I can do? I recently also applied to City of Burbank Power System Operator Trainee position and am awaiting results.

Any guidance or insight on positions would be greatly appreciated thank you!

Started the trade as an infrastructure technician under Local 47 and was there for roughly 5-6 months before I was able to become a Groundman. Left that company and started a new one as a Groundman and was there for about 4 months, due to unfortunate circumstances I had to move and drag up. Took a new call as a Groundman not too long ago and tbh I am not enjoying this company. Is it wrong to drag up and find something different with a different company?

Anybody know where I can find some good study material for city of Burbank Power System Operator Trainee? Can anyone also tell me how the program is and what’re some good things to know beforehand? Any help is appreciated thank you!