Navy Nukes

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Comment by lsdemme2001 on June 17, 2015 at 11:58am

Rocco- Keep encouraging your son.  It is a very very long haul getting through each of the schools.  A-school, Power school, Prototype, they are all progressively tougher.  Your job will be to keep your son focused and motivated when the going gets to tough.  He will get discouraged at some point.  He will question if he made the right decision to become a nuke.  He will be assigned additional mandatory study hours.  He will need your support.  The instructors are there to give as much support as possible and they do not want to see good sailors fail, so make sue your son goes to them whenever he needs clarification or assistance.  From my experience with my son I know that the instructors respect those that are truly trying their best and will give them all of the help that they need.  They do not like slacking or excuses and will allow sailors to wash out if they don't show the proper motivation needed in the demanding nuclear field. 

Even after getting through prototype and going to the fleet it doesn't get any easier for awhile.  Your sailor will be so occupied with qualifications that he wont have much time for anything else while deployed.  At least for the first cruise.  Once qualified things do get a bit easier.  

My son has been a Nuke for almost nine years now.  He has done two Persian gulf deployments on the now retired Big -E.  He did those during the Iraq war and it was a bit scary for me and the deployments were for 7 or 8 months each.  He now is on the decommissioning team for the Enterprise and is preparing for his second re-enlistment and will be thirty years old next year.  

I have watched him go from a very smart but lazy, non motivated, distracted kid into a proud disciplined Navy man.  I could not be more proud and happy for him. 

Getting my son through the two plus years of Nuke training was a tougher experience than getting myself through college many years ago. Way tougher.  You and your son are in for a very long hard road, but it is worth it in the end.

Best of luck to both of you.    

Comment by Rocco A Cavallo on June 17, 2015 at 11:27am

In communicating with my son he has told me that it is a tough school but he seems to be catching on better by scoring some 3.37's on his tests. I just try to keep encouraging him whenever we speak to keep his goals in sight and work hard for what he want's with congrats along the way!

Comment by LukeH on June 17, 2015 at 8:47am

It is generally "2.5 to stay alive", but the grading philosophy isn't really like college. The program itself is pass/fail: the GPA doesn't matter afterwards. Grades are used to track progress and assign number of required study hours. IIRC, there is a point system too, with a certain number needed to graduate.

Comment by Ken Drewenski on June 17, 2015 at 8:44am

I agree with Grant, Rocco and Ric! I was looking for some positivism's  to pass to sailor considering the rough times at A school lately!

Comment by Rocco A Cavallo on June 17, 2015 at 6:31am

Yes thumbs up to all who fight to make the grade!

Comment by Ric Pallson on June 17, 2015 at 5:13am

Quote Grant

"Personally, I respect any student who successfully graduates. "

Yes.

Comment by Grant Miller on June 16, 2015 at 10:34pm

I believe anything 3.0 or above is considered respectable. 2.5 and above is passing.  Some graduate with a gpa in the 3.7 to 3.8 range. But those are the brighter, motivated students. Personally, I respect any student who successfully graduates. 

Comment by Ken Drewenski on June 16, 2015 at 10:25pm

What is considered a good GPA in A school?

Comment by Grant Miller on June 12, 2015 at 6:28pm

Our nuke son was able to leave right after PIR and spend the afternoon with us. He had to be back at RTC at 6pm, I think. Some Sailors have to stand Watch and do not get to leave immediately after PIR, I think. He flew out of O'Hare and yes they all have to take the very early bus to the airport. We went to O'Hare in the morning, got the family Gate passes and spent the day with our Sailor until his flight time late that afternoon. O'Hare is a huge airport and has many restaurants and shops inside the gate for you to peruse. Only thing missing was a movie theater, imo. I enjoyed the whole experience. Watch how the new Sailors make sure their official packets are never out of their sight. He got to Charleston late that night and all has been well and exciting since those days a year and half ago.

Comment by Ron Fordham on June 12, 2015 at 1:22pm

James, i guess all of this will depend on that time our sailor's flight out to Charleston is, but I REALLY like this Hilton idea a lot if that's the airport she's flying out of (will remember the valet parking issue :-). Guess we won't know about the airport till we see her at PIR. I assume we could make the quick reservation for the Hilton then. Once again, you guys are awesome. 

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