Life on a ship

Atom_breaker · 01-10-2014, 06:30 PM

So I'm wondering about the day to day while on a ship or sub, I watched "carrier" and it seemed like the Nukes were separate from the restof the ship, so that's my question, are there some seperate barracks close to the reactor for Nukes? Do you go to the mess hall like normal? Is there anything different or is life very similar to other sailors?

TrustnDatThrust · 01-11-2014, 11:27 AM

Yes, you all work in your own Nuke Cave apart from the rest of us. As for everything else you are asking I am not sure.

marzack · 01-11-2014, 12:03 PM

The recruiters are pushing/leaning my son towards nuke do to his scores.. Me being a mother and very concerned with other things that may not be brought up ahead of time to dissuade from taking the position. I have heard that they are pretty much alienated from the rest of the crew and on the small confines of a sub I worry stress and close confines being new to the whole deployment thing... or am i just be an overwrought overbearing mother.. if you can help settle my nerves in any way it would be greatly appreciated... BTW he hasn't picked his job yet so the field is wide open... he scored really well so they say he can have his pick... i swear i think it would be less stressful if he had less choices... thanks in advance for any help/ advice you can offer.

jzhaun · 01-11-2014, 12:51 PM

Well, I started Carrier and never finished it awhile ago, and I haven't lived on ships yet but didn't it focus mostly on junior enlisted, officers and some of the leadership?

The great majority of Nukes are going to be petty officers by the time they hit the fleet, which may explain why you didn't see many of them. As far as I know there aren't separate barracks for different rates, although they might try to put you close to where you work during the day.

Diesirae27 · 01-11-2014, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by marzack

The recruiters are pushing/leaning my son towards nuke do to his scores.. Me being a mother and very concerned with other things that may not be brought up ahead of time to dissuade from taking the position. I have heard that they are pretty much alienated from the rest of the crew and on the small confines of a sub I worry stress and close confines being new to the whole deployment thing... or am i just be an overwrought overbearing mother.. if you can help settle my nerves in any way it would be greatly appreciated... BTW he hasn't picked his job yet so the field is wide open... he scored really well so they say he can have his pick... i swear i think it would be less stressful if he had less choices... thanks in advance for any help/ advice you can offer.

I think you should encourage your son to go Nuke. It's one of the best career paths the Navy has to offer. Whether your son will be alienated from the rest of the crew will depend entirely on how social he is. He will naturally fall into a brotherhood with his Nuke buddies at the very least.

TrustnDatThrust · 01-11-2014, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesirae27

I think you should encourage your son to go Nuke. It's one of the best career paths the Navy has to offer.

Debatable. AVIATION RULES!!! Represent.

LT Guppy · 01-11-2014, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesirae27

I think you should encourage your son to go Nuke. It's one of the best career paths the Navy has to offer. Whether your son will be alienated from the rest of the crew will depend entirely on how social he is. He will naturally fall into a brotherhood with his Nuke buddies at the very least.

Ehhhh.....

He should go nuke if it something he is truly interested in.
Recruiters push nuke on EVERYONE who has decent scores, because the dropout rate is so high, they always need more people.
Nuke school is hard, and nukes work very long hours. It's something you need to be truly interested in to be successful.

Diesirae27 · 01-11-2014, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Guppy2010

He should go nuke if it something he is truly interested in..

absolutely! I thought added that tidbit... been chasing 2 toddlers around all day/evening.

Atom_breaker · 07-08-2014, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Atom_breaker

So I'm wondering about the day to day while on a ship or sub, I watched "carrier" and it seemed like the Nukes were separate from the restof the ship, so that's my question, are there some seperate barracks close to the reactor for Nukes? Do you go to the mess hall like normal? Is there anything different or is life very similar to other sailors?

They do stay in there own berthing, I spoke with a chief wire biter today. I actually found out what deck and side of the ship they are on, but I don't think I'm going to share that publicly for SEC reasons. Wouldn't want anyone to know where to aim missiles..

01-10-2014, 06:30 PM	#1
Atom_breaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 411 Rep Power: 49	Life on a ship So I'm wondering about the day to day while on a ship or sub, I watched "carrier" and it seemed like the Nukes were separate from the restof the ship, so that's my question, are there some seperate barracks close to the reactor for Nukes? Do you go to the mess hall like normal? Is there anything different or is life very similar to other sailors?

01-11-2014, 12:03 PM	#3
marzack Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: pa Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	same question The recruiters are pushing/leaning my son towards nuke do to his scores.. Me being a mother and very concerned with other things that may not be brought up ahead of time to dissuade from taking the position. I have heard that they are pretty much alienated from the rest of the crew and on the small confines of a sub I worry stress and close confines being new to the whole deployment thing... or am i just be an overwrought overbearing mother.. if you can help settle my nerves in any way it would be greatly appreciated... BTW he hasn't picked his job yet so the field is wide open... he scored really well so they say he can have his pick... i swear i think it would be less stressful if he had less choices... thanks in advance for any help/ advice you can offer.

01-11-2014, 11:27 AM	#2
TrustnDatThrust Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 9	Yes, you all work in your own Nuke Cave apart from the rest of us. As for everything else you are asking I am not sure.

01-11-2014, 12:51 PM	#4
jzhaun Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 627 Rep Power: 127	Well, I started Carrier and never finished it awhile ago, and I haven't lived on ships yet but didn't it focus mostly on junior enlisted, officers and some of the leadership? The great majority of Nukes are going to be petty officers by the time they hit the fleet, which may explain why you didn't see many of them. As far as I know there aren't separate barracks for different rates, although they might try to put you close to where you work during the day.