Good weekend! Our son is going through RTC now and will be headed to the Nuke pipeline afterward. We have been told by several people that he could be chosen to go to college during the pipeline and be in an ROTC program rather than being sent to his
Read more…There have been two recent publications of biographies of an important figure in the history of nuclear physics. I offer them as suggested reading material for both nukes, and parents of nukes. They're excellent if you've got some background in the
My son is currently half way thru ET A school and is seriously considering subs. When will he need to volunteer? If he dose get excepted dose he get to choose which class of sub he works on? Is prototype different for class of subs and carriers?
Read more…Wife had mentioned while on Navy moms that newly arriving nukes will need a long list of living supplies. Examples given were sheets, can openers and lap tops. Is it best to wait and hear from him when he finds out what he needs or is their a list pr
Read more…There is a good bit of information on this forum about the 3 Nuke ratings and what they do, but there is actually a 4th. The job title is Engineering Laboratory Technician (ELT). It is a branch off of the MM rating.
One of the main functions of ELT's
I originally posted this in an older thread related to preparation for NPS. I have done some minor editing and added a couple additional observations.
My sailor is in phase 2 of nuke school (Prototype is next). He has done well with his grades up until recently. Usually a 3.2 average. The last few weeks he has been struggling with the tests and has been around 2.51-2.8 grades. He doesn't spend time
Read more…My daughter is scared of failing out during nuke school, so I was wondering what we can do to help her prepare before she heads to basic. Is a year of college a good idea first?
I am a chemical engineer/chemist/professional tutor, so I'd love to he
Hey there! Hi there! Ho there!
My son enlisted in October of last year. He was to report to Great Lakes, tomorrow, April 11th. There was an issue with his fingerprints and that finally got straightened out and he was told he could go anytime between
Read more…I originally posted this in a discussion on STAR re-enlistment. It was one of the best pieces of career advice that I received as a young Sailor in the Nuke Program. Here is the original post. (with some minor editing)
[When I was a baby Nuke conside
Read more…Students that are struggling academically through the Nuke Pipeline, at some point, may go in front of an academic board. For NPS this will typically happen during week 12 following the completion of all first half courses and again in week 24 after
Read more…When I was an instructor at NPS, I taught Chemistry, Materials, and Radiological Fundamentals (CMR). If you ask most Sailors who have completed Power School what their least favorite subject was, probably 8 out of 10 would say CMR.
I taught 9 classes
Read more…This is my uncle's account of his time on board USS Nevada (SSBN-733) during a week long tiger cruise from San Diego, CA to Bangor, WA. This also happened to be my last time ever underway on a submarine. It's pretty lengthy, but worth the read.
Hello all, I am new here and I am just looking for some advice on the recruitment process. My daughter is planning on entering the NUKE program. She has been working with a recruiter and went to MEPS today. The recruiter advised her to go ahead and p
Read more…Hello All: My son just completed week 15 of Nuclear Power School...nine weeks to go. This has been the biggest challenge of his life. Thus far he is hanging on by a thread. He has learned what real studying is all about and has been placed on add
Read more…I took the liberty of borrowing this from the Nuke Mom's group. It was originally posted by BunkerQB back in 2011. Great information!
She says:
I posted the following originally in January 2011 and reposted by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on Sept
Read more…As I mentioned in a previous post, my son just graduated from Nuke prototype. He will be headed to his first assignment soon. We are so proud and excited for him. He is looking forward to it also. Finally getting to do something other than school wor
Read more…This was posted by a sailor named "Chris." This is his perspective from Prototype School.
I'd like to preface this by first saying that this is my recount of the pipeline from end of the tunnel. I earned my NEC on 14 AUG 2009. I try to speak strict
Read more…In order to help future Navy Nuke parents, I'm starting this topic on this 'discussion forum' hoping to capture and preserve relative information, as opposed to using the 'comment wall' feature where the information will be more difficult to find and
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