Any tips on making it through all the schooling and training?

sweetmtn · 11-12-2012, 08:04 PM

My son said that nuke school is all on how you approach it...if you are really good in math, physics and such..A school is a breeze. Power school he found much harder as the formulas they had them use were WAY different than what he was taught. Prototype was hard, but my son was one of those that is a perfectionist...so he graduated 2nd in the class from Prototype. Remember, the wash out rate is VERY HIGH! You are basically being taught 3 years of college level math, physics, calculus and other stuff in 18 months of actual schooling time..3 months less if you get MM rating.
I know many people play it down and recruiters will not tell you this..YES..there ARE suicide attempts and actual suicides at nuke school. My sons best friends room mate committed suicide over one weekend while he was gone. It is very stressful as you really need to study a lot and often..BUT do at least take one day off each weekend to decompress! Get into a really good study group while there and make friends. If you can keep that up with all the other crap that goes on, deal with the stress, study, lack of sleep, standing watch duty, inspections and pass your tests the first time around...you should be ok.
The stress does not stop once you get to your ship...FIVE sailors from my sons ship in his nuke department attempted suicide all in one week when they returned from deployment....it truly is one of the hardest and most stressful jobs in the navy...

LT Guppy · 11-12-2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetmtn

I know many people play it down and recruiters will not tell you this..YES..there ARE suicide attempts and actual suicides at nuke school.

While more common in the Nuke field, this happens in the other schools as well. And continues into the "real" navy.

LSsquillace · 11-12-2012, 09:34 PM

What could push a person to take their own life while in a school? Did meps not catch the fact that they were suicidal?

stevebw · 11-12-2012, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LSsquillace

What could push a person to take their own life while in a school? Did meps not catch the fact that they were suicidal?

Different people take different amount of stress and it happens in the civilian side as well. The military is no exception as we're "trained" under an intensive amount of stress while striving to work effectively and provide positive results. Those who are not familiar with handling stress may have a harder time coping with it and consequently push the person downwards.

kforbs126 · 11-12-2012, 10:51 PM

Actually lately it's an easy way to get out of the Navy if you threaten to commit suicide. Since my ship got back from deployment in March I wanna say around 7 people have claimed to want to kill themselves. 1 being in my division. They've all been seperated from the Navy. I know the guy in my division got to keep all his GI Bill benefits.

Not saying that people aren't actually stressed and do need help but it seems a trend anymore to get out of things such as deployment or the Navy in general.

LSsquillace · 11-13-2012, 12:15 PM

Wow, people joined knowing they were doin at least 4 years... Why fake being suicidal? That's just sad

LT Guppy · 11-13-2012, 01:14 PM

Everyone reacts to stress different. It can be a lot harder than people realize.

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11-12-2012, 08:04 PM	#1
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	My son said that nuke school is all on how you approach it...if you are really good in math, physics and such..A school is a breeze. Power school he found much harder as the formulas they had them use were WAY different than what he was taught. Prototype was hard, but my son was one of those that is a perfectionist...so he graduated 2nd in the class from Prototype. Remember, the wash out rate is VERY HIGH! You are basically being taught 3 years of college level math, physics, calculus and other stuff in 18 months of actual schooling time..3 months less if you get MM rating. I know many people play it down and recruiters will not tell you this..YES..there ARE suicide attempts and actual suicides at nuke school. My sons best friends room mate committed suicide over one weekend while he was gone. It is very stressful as you really need to study a lot and often..BUT do at least take one day off each weekend to decompress! Get into a really good study group while there and make friends. If you can keep that up with all the other crap that goes on, deal with the stress, study, lack of sleep, standing watch duty, inspections and pass your tests the first time around...you should be ok. The stress does not stop once you get to your ship...FIVE sailors from my sons ship in his nuke department attempted suicide all in one week when they returned from deployment....it truly is one of the hardest and most stressful jobs in the navy...

11-12-2012, 09:34 PM	#3
LSsquillace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: phoenix arizona Posts: 199 Rep Power: 0	What could push a person to take their own life while in a school? Did meps not catch the fact that they were suicidal?

11-12-2012, 10:51 PM	#5
kforbs126 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 943 Rep Power: 0	Actually lately it's an easy way to get out of the Navy if you threaten to commit suicide. Since my ship got back from deployment in March I wanna say around 7 people have claimed to want to kill themselves. 1 being in my division. They've all been seperated from the Navy. I know the guy in my division got to keep all his GI Bill benefits. Not saying that people aren't actually stressed and do need help but it seems a trend anymore to get out of things such as deployment or the Navy in general.

11-13-2012, 12:15 PM	#6
LSsquillace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: phoenix arizona Posts: 199 Rep Power: 0	Wow, people joined knowing they were doin at least 4 years... Why fake being suicidal? That's just sad

11-13-2012, 01:14 PM	#7
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 0	Everyone reacts to stress different. It can be a lot harder than people realize.