Going to boot camp in a couple of months. AM SO NERVOUS!

dhmielke · 06-17-2012, 09:50 AM

Congrats! I have a question though. They offered you MM(N) on the spot at MEPS? I signed my NF contract last week but picking MM was not offered...and my DEP is till April 2nd!

cbell88 · 06-17-2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dhmielke

Congrats! I have a question though. They offered you MM(N) on the spot at MEPS? I signed my NF contract last week but picking MM was not offered...and my DEP is till April 2nd!

MEPs cannot and will not offer you ET, EM, or MM.

That selection is done during your 3rd or so week of bootcamp.

It's mostly dependent on your ASVAB scores and the needs of the Navy versus what you want.

With that being said: I got my first pick without a problem =)

maha556677 · 06-17-2012, 09:28 PM

I leave in April also. When I took the ASVAB both of my math scores were perfect so they told me I would be acceptable for MMN. It wasn't set in stone that I would be MMN but they told me that they're 99% sure I'll get that.

sweetmtn · 06-18-2012, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by maha556677

I leave in April also. When I took the ASVAB both of my math scores were perfect so they told me I would be acceptable for MMN. It wasn't set in stone that I would be MMN but they told me that they're 99% sure I'll get that.

You qualified for nuke...period. All nuke rates must be absolute in math and have the high ASVAB scores, in all reality, the MM nukes do not need as much math as the ET's or EM's, that is why the MM(n) A school is 3 months shorter than the others! You MIGHT have a choice when it is offered at boot, then again you might not, just the needs of the navy come first and formost.

prop827 · 06-18-2012, 01:17 PM

They can say that, but you won't know your nuke rate til boot camp is almost over. The thing is that you get to pick your preferences, and then they look at your picks and needs of the navy to assign you a rate as either MM, EM, or ET nuke. In boot, 50% of you will be assigned MM, 30% EM, and 20% ET. If a lot of people want MM, you may not get it. Usually though, most people are gunning for ET (highest reenlistment bonus). When I went through, I requested ET and I got EM. Boy, am I glad to be an EM now in hind sight. Any nuke though is something to be proud of, its a great ride. There's a few of us on here who are nukes, so don't be too shy to ask questions about it, or boot in general. Nukes for some reason love to talk about nuke stuff.

06-17-2012, 09:50 AM	#1
dhmielke Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Congrats! I have a question though. They offered you MM(N) on the spot at MEPS? I signed my NF contract last week but picking MM was not offered...and my DEP is till April 2nd!

06-17-2012, 09:28 PM	#3
maha556677 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	I leave in April also. When I took the ASVAB both of my math scores were perfect so they told me I would be acceptable for MMN. It wasn't set in stone that I would be MMN but they told me that they're 99% sure I'll get that.

06-18-2012, 01:17 PM	#5
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	They can say that, but you won't know your nuke rate til boot camp is almost over. The thing is that you get to pick your preferences, and then they look at your picks and needs of the navy to assign you a rate as either MM, EM, or ET nuke. In boot, 50% of you will be assigned MM, 30% EM, and 20% ET. If a lot of people want MM, you may not get it. Usually though, most people are gunning for ET (highest reenlistment bonus). When I went through, I requested ET and I got EM. Boy, am I glad to be an EM now in hind sight. Any nuke though is something to be proud of, its a great ride. There's a few of us on here who are nukes, so don't be too shy to ask questions about it, or boot in general. Nukes for some reason love to talk about nuke stuff.