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Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 01-23-2016, 12:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,553
Posted By drego86
Once you get to Prototype the process to become a...

Once you get to Prototype the process to become a staff pickup will begin once you get through "off crew" and are assigned to a crew. You will then let your staff adviser know that you want to be...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 10-27-2015, 05:21 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 46,269
Posted By drego86
As long as you're not getting items that are...

As long as you're not getting items that are banned from the BEQ rooms, no one will care what you get shipped to you. You get a closet and other furniture that should be able to fit a suitcase worth...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 05-12-2015, 10:43 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,405
Posted By drego86
Just make sure if he is getting a tv that he...

Just make sure if he is getting a tv that he realizes that not all the BEQ are the same. So one might fight in his BEQ that he first gets, but when he gets moved to a different one it still has to...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 02-21-2015, 06:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 13,365
Posted By drego86
You won't be given the option to live outside the...

You won't be given the option to live outside the barracks while you are there for A school and PowerSchool as a single sailor. At Prototype,you have to live out on town because there are no barracks...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 02-20-2015, 03:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,518
Posted By drego86
Right, but at NNPTC it is not allowed. Everything...

Right, but at NNPTC it is not allowed. Everything has to be locked up.
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 02-17-2015, 07:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,518
Posted By drego86
I would just hold off on bringing them down. Wait...

I would just hold off on bringing them down. Wait till you have your own place at prototype. Yes you can have them, but your roommates and suite mates will not appreciate it. Your roommates and...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 01-14-2015, 08:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,605
Posted By drego86
I'm in prototype in Goose Creek right now. Where...

I'm in prototype in Goose Creek right now. Where they send you is not based on you being surface or sub. You'll fill out your preference when you are in Power school. Its really just a matter of...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 08-31-2014, 07:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,747
Posted By drego86
You'll go through indoc first. Which can be...

You'll go through indoc first. Which can be anywhere from a week to a few weeks depending on how many other nukes they have yet to class up. You'll PT at least three times a week and depending on the...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 08-30-2014, 07:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,747
Posted By drego86
Your question is very vague. You can expect...

Your question is very vague. You can expect schooling to take a good portion of your time. You'll have required study hours to complete.

There are plenty of things to do here. I'm sure you'll...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 08-25-2014, 08:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 21,036
Posted By drego86
I know a nuke currently in the training pipeline...

I know a nuke currently in the training pipeline with me whose STA-21 package was denied solely on the basis of this person choosing to apply to anything but Nuke officer.

So they will tell you...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 08-13-2014, 02:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,188
Posted By drego86
Take this with a grain of salt because I did. I...

Take this with a grain of salt because I did. I was told that the instructor positions in A school and power school go to the top performers returning from the fleet.
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 08-12-2014, 07:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,188
Posted By drego86
While I haven't reached that point in my career...

While I haven't reached that point in my career yet, I can tell what some chiefs and first classes have told us regarding shore duty.

Actually, rather then speculating I'll mention what I do...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 08-12-2014, 07:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 18,188
Posted By drego86
Power/A school instructor, Prototype instructor,...

Power/A school instructor, Prototype instructor, Power/A school SLPO, and depending on the job you end up getting, working in a shipyard fixing things. There are other opportunities, but those are...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 07-25-2014, 11:20 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 29,122
Posted By drego86
I never got a security clearance interview... I...

I never got a security clearance interview... I mean if it was at MEPS along with all the other stuff then maybe I guess. But we have guys that have to wait extra time after A school because they...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 07-24-2014, 10:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 29,122
Posted By drego86
Yes, you can bring it to the smoke pit and join...

Yes, you can bring it to the smoke pit and join everyone else who was a guitar...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 07-17-2014, 08:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,141
Posted By drego86
Okay then the second thing I'll add is that if...

Okay then the second thing I'll add is that if you want to go officer then get your degree first and then get accepted. If you go enlisted and want to bank on getting picked up for sta-21 or the...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 07-15-2014, 07:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,141
Posted By drego86
They have told us that getting into the naval...

They have told us that getting into the naval academy is at about 80% acceptance for us. However, no one I know has been picked up for it yet. The STA 21 is a little more competitive they say. A lot...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 06-23-2014, 03:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,204
Posted By drego86
It's not part of the standard pipeline. I...

It's not part of the standard pipeline. I wouldn't expect it till you get to your boat. Like i said earlier, there's a remote chance that it will be possible to do it on grad hold. I wouldn't hold my...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 06-22-2014, 04:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,204
Posted By drego86
There's some very basic stuff they teach through...

There's some very basic stuff they teach through the pipeline. Also, there's a very remote possibility that some select nukes can go to kings bay to take a damage control class while on grad hold...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 06-10-2014, 06:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,857
Posted By drego86
Yes you give them a set of preferences and they...

Yes you give them a set of preferences and they choose which one you get. Based off your asvab score and the needs of the navy you are given a rating. EM deals with motors and generators, MM is pumps...
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 06-06-2014, 10:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,435
Posted By drego86
Ok, yeah I wouldn't worry about that. Even if you...

Ok, yeah I wouldn't worry about that. Even if you have to get a waiver it should get approved. Mine was for way more than that and it got approved.
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 06-06-2014, 01:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,435
Posted By drego86
Your recruiter will probably have to submit a...

Your recruiter will probably have to submit a waiver for you. I wouldn't worry about it unless it's an insane amount in collections.
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 06-02-2014, 02:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,524
Posted By drego86
The waiver will get approved and you'll get...

The waiver will get approved and you'll get switched to nuke. I wouldn't worry too much about it. As long as your ship date is not sometime soon, you'll be fine.
Forum: NUKE = NUCLEAR POWER FIELD 05-27-2014, 09:44 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 14,572
Posted By drego86
In my experience it was normal as well. He would...

In my experience it was normal as well. He would call every once and awhile and ask how things were going and ask the usual stuff. I talked to him on the phone right before I shipped to boot and that...
Forum: Nuclear Program (NUC) 05-26-2014, 07:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 23,644
Posted By drego86
Yes this is the truth. We can't switch between...

Yes this is the truth. We can't switch between the nuke ratings and can't switch to a new rate without failing out of A school. But even then you'll be given a job that you'll be forced to take.
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