NUKE (ET, EM, MM) rating info sheets...

blakem0127 · 02-16-2012, 06:30 PM

all the information is great, but generally vague...

what are the day to day type things each rate does?
I'm talking layman's terms here

sweetmtn · 02-16-2012, 07:39 PM

According to my son as an MM nuke, lots of scraping with a metal brush(he said when he first got the fleet, if you werent wearing out a brush every day, you werent working hard enough!), then repaint, fix water pumps, fix broken or cracked pipes, in his words, "Mom, I am a glorified plumber with a REALLY big wrench!"

tjsgirl · 02-17-2012, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetmtn

According to my son as an MM nuke, lots of scraping with a metal brush(he said when he first got the fleet, if you werent wearing out a brush every day, you werent working hard enough!), then repaint, fix water pumps, fix broken or cracked pipes, in his words, "Mom, I am a glorified plumber with a REALLY big wrench!"

My husband is hoping to go MM. I'll have to tell him that

blakem0127 · 02-21-2012, 09:29 PM

any descriptions on EM and ET ratings?

prop827 · 02-22-2012, 03:38 PM

EM's deal with all the wiring and electrical work in the power plant. Fixing circuits and breakers, and doing routine maintenance work on the electrical generation systems on Carriers and Subs. On Subs, there are ONLY nuke EM's so you get the added pleasure of fixing ALL the electrical stuff, not just the nuke stuff. EM's are glorified electricians.

ETs on the other hand, sit around and drink energy drinks.... sorry, I'm a little biased. They operate the reactor controls and do maintenance on the control systems. They spend a lot of time sitting at the control panels. They also do maintenance, but its on smaller circuits and solid state circuits, so not nearly as much maintenance as EMs.

As far as Nuke goes, you really don't get to choose which one you'll be, they will tell you. You request your top 2 jobs from the three, but they pick it for you. So be prepared for the worst and hope for the best.

sweetmtn · 02-22-2012, 04:03 PM

Well, my son was an MM, and he really liked his rate and the job he did, he now being out of the navy has found that he is the HIGHEST paid of the 3 rates from the nuclear field. He works in at a chemical plant now and only being there 3 months now, is making $31.05 an hour, while those that were in the electrical field only make about $17 an hour...he was WAY SHOCKED! Plus those that can do his job get way more overtime, as mechanical stuff breaks more often than electrical! Most of those he works with now were all nukes in the navy!

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02-16-2012, 06:30 PM	#1
blakem0127 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	all the information is great, but generally vague... what are the day to day type things each rate does? I'm talking layman's terms here

02-16-2012, 07:39 PM	#2
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	According to my son as an MM nuke, lots of scraping with a metal brush(he said when he first got the fleet, if you werent wearing out a brush every day, you werent working hard enough!), then repaint, fix water pumps, fix broken or cracked pipes, in his words, "Mom, I am a glorified plumber with a REALLY big wrench!"

02-21-2012, 09:29 PM	#4
blakem0127 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	any descriptions on EM and ET ratings?

02-22-2012, 03:38 PM	#5
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	EM's deal with all the wiring and electrical work in the power plant. Fixing circuits and breakers, and doing routine maintenance work on the electrical generation systems on Carriers and Subs. On Subs, there are ONLY nuke EM's so you get the added pleasure of fixing ALL the electrical stuff, not just the nuke stuff. EM's are glorified electricians. ETs on the other hand, sit around and drink energy drinks.... sorry, I'm a little biased. They operate the reactor controls and do maintenance on the control systems. They spend a lot of time sitting at the control panels. They also do maintenance, but its on smaller circuits and solid state circuits, so not nearly as much maintenance as EMs. As far as Nuke goes, you really don't get to choose which one you'll be, they will tell you. You request your top 2 jobs from the three, but they pick it for you. So be prepared for the worst and hope for the best.

02-22-2012, 04:03 PM	#6
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	Well, my son was an MM, and he really liked his rate and the job he did, he now being out of the navy has found that he is the HIGHEST paid of the 3 rates from the nuclear field. He works in at a chemical plant now and only being there 3 months now, is making $31.05 an hour, while those that were in the electrical field only make about $17 an hour...he was WAY SHOCKED! Plus those that can do his job get way more overtime, as mechanical stuff breaks more often than electrical! Most of those he works with now were all nukes in the navy!