nukes in boot camp

newnavydad · 06-19-2012, 08:08 AM

There are 3 nukes from my sons DEP station who shipped together on the 5th. I know my son, and from what he told me about his colleagues, they are all pretty grounded and know what is what. They do not think they are better than the others as a matter of fact, from what my son told me, the others in the division see him as a great resource for all the things they need at the start of boot camp ie Chain of Command, General Orders etc. Seemd to be on a good start with his mates. That may have changed but I hope not. I hope I told him correctly when I said, "if you need help ask for it, if you can give help, do it." I know the Navy can be a competitive place, did I steer him right?

sweetmtn · 06-20-2012, 12:06 AM

The best advise for any new recruit while at boot is to get through it and not be known...best thing is at the end for one of the RDC's to come up and not really know you were in their division. For those that stand out, you must be dang near perfect, if not, you will pay dearly for it. And if you come across as knowing too much, you get the reputaion of being a know it all...also not a good thing at boot. Once you are in fleet, totally a different thing, be a stand out and make your career soar.
Have you seen any of the videos on youtube about boot? Not a pretty thing to watch.

newnavydad · 06-20-2012, 08:57 AM

To late. Just got his first letter and he is Educational PO and Section leader. He also was the only one in the division to pass a knowledge challenge from the PO. Somebody has to shine. I am very proud of him but hope it will not earn him trouble.

sweetmtn · 06-20-2012, 04:21 PM

When my son was at boot many years ago, the only thing he wanted to be a PO for was the religious RPOC..he didnt get it, but was glad later he didnt. He saw several guys become one, then get fired from it later. Apparently it is kind of hard to keep those positions, and if you get fired from it, you then become a stand out and noticed by the RDC's. Now once he got to fleet, and even before while in his A school and all though nuke schools, he was a stand out. Fortunately or not, he was a jock, so they always wanted him for PT instruction. When he graduated from nuke school, he was second in his class. In fleet his annual evals averaged mostly all 5's...not a too easy thing to do as a nuke on a carrier. He managed to get his quals done in under a year...for those going nuke...strive for that if you want to be noticed, it does help.

06-19-2012, 08:08 AM	#1
newnavydad Newbie Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	There are 3 nukes from my sons DEP station who shipped together on the 5th. I know my son, and from what he told me about his colleagues, they are all pretty grounded and know what is what. They do not think they are better than the others as a matter of fact, from what my son told me, the others in the division see him as a great resource for all the things they need at the start of boot camp ie Chain of Command, General Orders etc. Seemd to be on a good start with his mates. That may have changed but I hope not. I hope I told him correctly when I said, "if you need help ask for it, if you can give help, do it." I know the Navy can be a competitive place, did I steer him right?

06-20-2012, 12:06 AM	#2
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	The best advise for any new recruit while at boot is to get through it and not be known...best thing is at the end for one of the RDC's to come up and not really know you were in their division. For those that stand out, you must be dang near perfect, if not, you will pay dearly for it. And if you come across as knowing too much, you get the reputaion of being a know it all...also not a good thing at boot. Once you are in fleet, totally a different thing, be a stand out and make your career soar. Have you seen any of the videos on youtube about boot? Not a pretty thing to watch.

06-20-2012, 08:57 AM	#3
newnavydad Newbie Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	To late. Just got his first letter and he is Educational PO and Section leader. He also was the only one in the division to pass a knowledge challenge from the PO. Somebody has to shine. I am very proud of him but hope it will not earn him trouble.

06-20-2012, 04:21 PM	#4
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	When my son was at boot many years ago, the only thing he wanted to be a PO for was the religious RPOC..he didnt get it, but was glad later he didnt. He saw several guys become one, then get fired from it later. Apparently it is kind of hard to keep those positions, and if you get fired from it, you then become a stand out and noticed by the RDC's. Now once he got to fleet, and even before while in his A school and all though nuke schools, he was a stand out. Fortunately or not, he was a jock, so they always wanted him for PT instruction. When he graduated from nuke school, he was second in his class. In fleet his annual evals averaged mostly all 5's...not a too easy thing to do as a nuke on a carrier. He managed to get his quals done in under a year...for those going nuke...strive for that if you want to be noticed, it does help.