nukes in boot camp

[prop827]

That is a somewhat true statement, when you get to the fleet, you aren't treated the same as the other E4, E5, E6's as a nuke at first, at least not until after you're qualified to stand watches and have your warfare qualifications. Once you have your Cutlasses or Dolphins and you are fully qualified to stand watch (ie, after about a year) you'll get respect, but not until then. The bottom line though, in my humble opinion, is that you're getting the E4 E5 E6 pay. Its the money that really matters at that point, the respect and quals will come, its the dollars and cents that matter.

[sweetmtn]

Originally Posted by prop827

That is a somewhat true statement, when you get to the fleet, you aren't treated the same as the other E4, E5, E6's as a nuke at first, at least not until after you're qualified to stand watches and have your warfare qualifications. Once you have your Cutlasses or Dolphins and you are fully qualified to stand watch (ie, after about a year) you'll get respect, but not until then. The bottom line though, in my humble opinion, is that you're getting the E4 E5 E6 pay. Its the money that really matters at that point, the respect and quals will come, its the dollars and cents that matter.

I would disagree, as the money cant make up for having a real hard time. Stress can really be hard on nukes, and getting someone to sign off on your quals becomes another matter, generally nukes get their quals done in 18 months, longer in some cases as some quals cannot be done unless you are on deployment. So if you get to a ship that has just returned, you are screwed til it goes again in about 18 to 24 months later, longer if it has to go into docks for major maintenance.