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Taylor Bates<\/h1>\n\n\n

Part-Time MBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe staff and professors all understand that we have full-time jobs and a life outside of class\u2014they\u2019re always supportive and have realistic expectations of the students. For that, I\u2019m very thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When U.S. Naval Officer Taylor Bates applied to the PEMBA program, he was at sea in South America. Somewhere near Guam, he used his phone\u2019s hotspot to fill out the online application. A few weeks later as his ship pulled into Hawaii, from the noisy bridge of his ship, Taylor did a Zoom interview with admissions. Throughout the entire process, he was impressed with how flexible and understanding the staff and advisors were. That\u2019s when he knew Questrom was the right place for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe program has lived up to my expectations, if not exceeded them,\u201d Taylor says. \u201cThe staff and professors all understand that we have full-time jobs and a life outside of class\u2014they\u2019re always supportive and have realistic expectations of the students. For that, I\u2019m very thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a bachelor\u2019s in sociology from Texas A&M University, Taylor went straight into the Navy. Before Questrom, he\u2019d never taken a business class, and for the past five years, had no private sector experience. For him, the PEMBA program has been eye-opening and fascinating. \u201cAll the classes are new to me,\u201d he says.\u201d And the best thing is, I can see the immediate application of everything I\u2019m learning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Surface Warfare Officer, Taylor was deployed twice. The first time, he went to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, where he visited Dubai, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Oman. On his second tour, he traveled to the western pacific and the Caribbean, where because of COVID he wasn\u2019t allowed to leave his ship for 128 days. Since he\u2019s been back on shore, Taylor has been teaching naval science full-time at the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Boston Consortium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, his schedule leaves little time for anything but school, work, and family. But he knows that someday, after his military service, he\u2019ll have plenty of time for a second career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt some point, I will get out of the Navy, and I think an MBA will best help me transition to the civilian workforce and translate my military leadership experience to the private sector,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor isn\u2019t sure what direction his second career will take yet, but he\u2019s enjoying exploring his options. He says he\u2019s learning a lot from the diversity of experiences and backgrounds of his fellow MBA students. \u201cIt\u2019s super cool to learn about the different industries and jobs that are out there,\u201d he says, \u201cand how my classmates approach them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt some point, I will get out of the navy, and I think an MBA will best help me transition to the civilian workforce and translate my military leadership experience to the private sector.\u201d<\/p>– Taylor Bates<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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