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Forum: Bootcamp 05-15-2012, 09:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,292
Posted By Nuke Guy
You can be put in what is called a "push"...

You can be put in what is called a "push" division. In that case, you will only be at great lakes for 8 weeks, which translates to about 1 1/2 weeks of p-days and 6 1/2 weeks of training. These...
Forum: Bootcamp 05-08-2012, 08:52 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 23,312
Posted By Nuke Guy
It should. Just remember that you need to pass...

It should. Just remember that you need to pass your initial PFA as well to get that advancement!
Forum: Bootcamp 05-02-2012, 07:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 23,138
Posted By Nuke Guy
I can't say for absolute sure, but you almost...

I can't say for absolute sure, but you almost definitely have to go back at night. I'm 9 weeks into A school in South Carolina, and I'm just now earning overnight liberty on the weekends
Forum: Bootcamp 05-02-2012, 04:02 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 23,138
Posted By Nuke Guy
After graduation, you will have to go back to y...

After graduation, you will have to go back to y your compartment, pack your sea bag, and catch a bus over to your A school. After you check in there, you will have liberty for the remainder of...
Forum: Bootcamp 04-29-2012, 03:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,251
Posted By Nuke Guy
Just about everyone qualifies to be in a 900...

Just about everyone qualifies to be in a 900 division in one way or another, but DO NOT VOLUNTEER TO BE IN ONE! 900 divisions do all the work a normal division does, but their Saturdays are spent...
Forum: Bootcamp 04-27-2012, 08:29 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 2,265,979
Posted By Nuke Guy
Live fire is a mandatory activity at bootcamp. ...

Live fire is a mandatory activity at bootcamp. We also had someone miss it due to pink eye. He had to make it up after he was cleared as FFD (Fit for Full Duty) from medical. You can not graduate...
Forum: Bootcamp 04-26-2012, 02:25 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 2,265,979
Posted By Nuke Guy
It will be done when you go to take your swim...

It will be done when you go to take your swim test, about 1-3 day
Forum: Bootcamp 04-25-2012, 02:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 11,480
Posted By Nuke Guy
Nope, you will quit cold turkey. The only things...

Nope, you will quit cold turkey. The only things you will be able to have are things that medical gives you. After you get out of bootcamp, you can get nicotine gum from medical, but not while you...
Forum: Bootcamp 04-23-2012, 08:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 31,112
Posted By Nuke Guy
Our RDC's decided to have some fun and made us...

Our RDC's decided to have some fun and made us march a mock drill inspection the day afterward before our phonecall. Everyone sleep walked all the way from the JFK to Pac Fleet. We have absolutely...
Forum: Bootcamp 04-20-2012, 01:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 31,112
Posted By Nuke Guy
In part 2, theres a picture of a recruit handling...

In part 2, theres a picture of a recruit handling ammunition while straddling a knife-edge....
Forum: Bootcamp 04-16-2012, 02:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 27,948
Posted By Nuke Guy
The machine will measure the height of your arch...

The machine will measure the height of your arch and proper shoe size. You will receive that size in either low, medium, or high arch shoes. If you go to medical for foot pain, they MIGHT give you...
Forum: Bootcamp 04-09-2012, 06:52 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 197,158
Posted By Nuke Guy
Takes about 3 seconds for them to inject...

Takes about 3 seconds for them to inject everything. However, you are bent over a gurney with 5 of your shipmates, so you try to ignore the pain to avoid embarrassing yourself. Not going to lie, it...
Forum: Bootcamp 04-05-2012, 08:00 PM
Replies: 14
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Posted By Nuke Guy
Yes, you will get an ankle strap that is hooked...

Yes, you will get an ankle strap that is hooked to a computer, so it counts your laps as you run them.
Forum: Bootcamp 04-03-2012, 07:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,508
Posted By Nuke Guy
There's honestly no good way to say for sure, as...

There's honestly no good way to say for sure, as you may be a push division, might not start P-days until that Monday, or might not even get put into a division immediately. My best guess would be...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 04-01-2012, 09:27 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 34,600
Posted By Nuke Guy
after A school, you make third class. During...

after A school, you make third class. During power school, you are required to take the second class exam, which will potentially put you in power school as a second class. However, since we...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 03-29-2012, 08:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 34,600
Posted By Nuke Guy
More than anything, prepare to have your RDC's...

More than anything, prepare to have your RDC's break everything down "Barney style" for you. The nukes in our division always had to sit in the front of classes, as we supposedly have no common...
Forum: Bootcamp 03-28-2012, 09:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 43,442
Posted By Nuke Guy
Religious PO is nice because almost all of them...

Religious PO is nice because almost all of them get a BZ at the end of bootcamp. However, as Religious PO, you will get up at 5:15 on Sundays (instead of 6:00), go to early chow, go to the chapel,...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 03-27-2012, 09:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 34,600
Posted By Nuke Guy
I am a sub vol, and I have yet to take any psych...

I am a sub vol, and I have yet to take any psych eval's as far as I know. I believe you take those sometime while you are in Prototype before you receive your first set of real orders. As far as I...
Forum: Hospital Corpsmen G000, L500 03-27-2012, 02:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,585
Posted By Nuke Guy
Not with the Navy. You will not know what jobs...

Not with the Navy. You will not know what jobs are open until you sit down with the classifier at MEPS.

Also note that having an exceptionally high ASVAB score (95+) may help your chances of...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 03-27-2012, 02:18 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 34,600
Posted By Nuke Guy
Yes, you receive extra medical screening during...

Yes, you receive extra medical screening during bootcamp. Sometime during week 1, and again in week 3, you will go over to the clinic to receive a special physical. They x-ray your chest and check...
Forum: Bootcamp 03-24-2012, 09:23 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 2,265,979
Posted By Nuke Guy
Just a note. As of sometime in October,...

Just a note.

As of sometime in October, recruits are no longer issued guardbelts and canteens. Instead, they are issued a black (extremely durable and good quality) backpack and a 32 oz. Nalgene...
Forum: IT = INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IT, ITS) 03-24-2012, 09:17 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 77,192
Posted By Nuke Guy
My LES's from bootcamp are at E-3 pay, as I had...

My LES's from bootcamp are at E-3 pay, as I had an automatic advancement upon enlisting. However, there are rates which have an automatic advancement to E-2 upon completion of Recruit Training. ...
Forum: Bootcamp 03-23-2012, 11:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 22,053
Posted By Nuke Guy
They actually don't check what you have any more,...

They actually don't check what you have any more, they just line you up behind your boxes and tell you what to put in your sea bag and what to put in the box you ship home. However, be aware that...
Forum: Hospital Corpsmen G000, L500 03-17-2012, 08:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 27,585
Posted By Nuke Guy
Jobs are assigned based on the needs of the Navy....

Jobs are assigned based on the needs of the Navy. When I was in bootcamp, the Navy had already assigned all HM orders through October.

What you DO NOT WANT to do is sign up with another job in...
Forum: Bootcamp 03-03-2012, 02:23 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 30,502
Posted By Nuke Guy
Honestly, don't worry about it. I just graduated...

Honestly, don't worry about it. I just graduated yesterday, so it's pretty fresh in my mind. It burns while you're in there, your sinuses clear out, but not much more. You only get exposed to the...
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