Little more detail on Nukes

[prop827]

Originally Posted by fsRizer

Prop, I have heard that Nukes are more likely to get picked up for STA-21 because of all the credits they essentially have. Is this true and would you recomend it if you were back fresh out of reactor school?

Yes, nukes are more likely to be picked up STA-21. however this is only true while attached to NNPTC or NPTU as a student or instructor AND when applying to be a nuke officer. This has nothing to do with the credits, its really more about keeping nukes as nukes. The nuke community tends to stick to itself. In general, if you decide to apply STA 21 while at the right commands, there's about a 70% pick up rate. Once you go out to the fleet, you are lumped in with the rest of the fleet and the numbers return to normal. This is just one of those things about being a nuke that is unique to our program. This also means the only time you can apply and have the advantage is DURING school (which is the vast majority) or when returning to school as an instructor after your first sea tour.