i qualify for the Nuclear Program... which is what i wanted.. huzah..

any former sailors here... educate me on the way of the navy

I don't think they have girls on the submarines. And if they do it's probably 25 guys to 1 girl. I do wish you luck though.

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Retmil (sp?) is a retired nuke.

I was a conventional steam guy on a surface ship.

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Congrats to you Don...when do you ship off?

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im going for the asvab test again next week and a physical.. im going to talk to others about it before i commit

i know they have a pretty homoerotic crossing-the-equator 'ceremony'...

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That's a myth perpetuated by the Village People.

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In the navy
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Come on, protect the motherland
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Come on people, and make a stand

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Been there, done that, got the proclamation.

To people who look for homoeroticism, most male-male interactions are, by definition, homoerotic. I am no longer certain the term has concrete meaning. If it ever did. In my own experience I did not find any of the horseplay sexually exciting. It was mostly silly and occasionally mildly degrading, like other male rites of passage in which I have been a participant. The outcome is predictable: You can't wait to inflict the humiliation on some other innocent.

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What happened to the college idea? How about going to plumbing school or becoming an electrician? Navy is OK, but a good plumber can buy a new Benz in a year. Right now, I can't even get one to call me back. I want to add a new bathroom. A 3 day $3000 plumbing job ain't worth their time when they can do $5000 or more job in a week.

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plumber... like i want my ass crack hanging out..

im thinking the navy since i do want to work in the nuclear field (it was on my list of careers), get to see the world(typical recruiter bs i know). serve my country, go onto the track of being an officer... and come out and have money saved to buy a house and stuff..

even if i do go to college im joining the military... its in the blood and ive wanted to be in the military since i was like 5

That's probably not going to be the ASVAB again, if you've already taken it. Most likely it's the NFQT, Nuclear Field Qualification Test. Algebra, Calculus, etc, more focused on the type of knowledge and education you'd need to get thru Nuclear Power School. Back in my day, had to score at least a 65 on it to qualify for getting in the program. Just the first of many gates you'll have to meet to successfully complete the program if you commit to it.

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thanks retmin... i do want to do nuclear and do plan on becoming an officer. my uncle that was in the navy lives in chicago but from what hes told me it was the best decision hes ever made.

i know about the 3 choice deal, the recruiter explained that one to me. even in the nuclear field on the outside the pay is great(so ive been told).

the recruiter said i can take the asvab again and if i score an 89 i wont have to take the NFQT, my nuke score right now is 10 points shy of skip the 50 questions.

i know that signing up a nuke is like 3 regulars for the recruiter, reason the look on the marines face lit up in the room.

what would you say to a kid that is highly interested in the military and nuclear field that has such an oppertunity as this, sure a i could be an MM, ET, or EL in the nuke field but what would you say.

coast guard...hmm

I would PM retmil46, and BEG for his time to help you out and use the advice he gives you wisely.

Exactly.

Concerning education, the nuke program is extremely intensive academic training. Two guys who work for me went through the nuke program (both were ET's, not MM's). They are excellent problem solvers and bright as can be. From what they tell me you better have a heck of a memory and understand "attention to detail."

If you get rattled in high-pressure, high-intensity situations where quick and accurate technical analysis are required then you are not going to like propulsion engineering school.

The Navy wants you to succeed, especially in those extraordinarily selective schools, but the wash-out rate is pretty high. IIRC there are benchmarks along the way that if you fail, you go to alternate paths with reduced obligations.

But make no mistake, they have your ass. The Navy's contract will be enforced at their discretion and pleasure, not yours. My experience in the Navy shaped my life in many ways, and not all good. It is the worst nightmare experience of a bureaucracy imaginable because tradition is a second God. But a flexible mind and attention to detail will be the two best tools you have for success.

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http://www.grouchymedia.com/streaming_video/navy_pump_it.cfm

So thats what they do in the Navy!

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