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re: Navy dudes: My son is considering the Navy as a “nuke.”
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:03 pm to SuperSaint
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:03 pm to SuperSaint
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Please don’t allow your kid to be anything like Terd
But I've never been to prison or sucked dick for crack... can you say the same?
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Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:04 pm to BOHICAMAN
Not a Nuke. Was offered that when I signed up but went another route. In my 20+ years I deployed on both. Was not a fan of the bird farms aka carriers. While submarine duty is a hard life I enjoyed it for the most part . I have to say I was only along when the boats I deployed on were doing spec ops. I was what they affectionately referred to as a “frickin rider” lol. I didn’t have the pleasure of ORSE prep, and all the other things that go into everyday sub life. I was on them for 70-90 days and off. I rode 12 different boats in the 80,s and 90’s. All that said boat crews are pretty close knit and are well trained , they have to be . As far as Nukes go, first on the ship and last ones off. It’s a grind. Best of luck to him in whatever he chooses. I’d be happy to give him more details if he would like .
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:04 pm to DoUrden
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Carriers are nuclear
My SIL was an officer who went nuke. He had a seafood allergy that kept him out of submarines and made him have to serve on the USS Ronald Reagan carrier. He was so crushed and disappointed that he could not work on subs. I had a talk with him about it and I kept asking him what was better about subs. ANSWER: Not one thing. Icould not understand his disappointment. I’d have been celebrating.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:10 pm to BOHICAMAN
Terd?
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:10 pm to Penrod
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ANSWER: Not one thing. Icould not understand his disappointment. I’d have been celebrating.
You have no clue
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:10 pm to DoUrden
The Great White Ghost!
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:22 pm to mcpotiger
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The Great White Ghost!
The Great White Whore of the Arabian Shore
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:27 pm to BOHICAMAN
I was Navy… never on a nuke powered ship so I didn’t really know any nukes, but I know several that went to nuke power school and failed out. This was 20 years ago. From what I understand, the school is no joke.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:29 pm to BOHICAMAN
I live in the Bainbridge Island area. There is a massive sub base nearby. Most of the Uber drivers around here are Navy guys making money in their spare time. I've talked to several "nukes" and they all hate it.I was surprised by this...it always sounded like an interesting gig to me.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 7:43 pm to BOHICAMAN
I have two sons currently serving in the Navy and another who did 7 years and left. Two of the three had asvab scores that qualified. I encouraged them both, they both declined. He is what they told me based on their research. It’s hard and you better like school. The washout rate is very high and then you are “needs of the Navy”. After school and you go to the fleet, it’s hard work. First one on, last one off. All that said. The bonuses are fabulous and prospects when you get out are very good.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:11 pm to BOHICAMAN
Worked with 2 guys that served on subs. Later on the nuke plant in St Francisville...nice level headed.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:15 pm to BOHICAMAN
I did it. Was an MM2/SS nuke billet, ‘77-‘83.
Someone posted earlier, as was at the time I was in, you could go the machinists, electrician or control tech route. Nuke school was in Orlando at the time, either 6 or nine months think 6. In that timeframe you pretty much get 4 years of core college degree education. After classroom, did my prototype phase in wonderful Idaho Falls, ID. Rhen onto SS new construction. After getting out I worked nuc generating stations around the country for years and made excellent money. The education is top notch, the food is fantastic.
High asvab scores and college prep hs courses - calc, physics, chemistry- are very beneficial to getting accepted.
Edit: spelling
Someone posted earlier, as was at the time I was in, you could go the machinists, electrician or control tech route. Nuke school was in Orlando at the time, either 6 or nine months think 6. In that timeframe you pretty much get 4 years of core college degree education. After classroom, did my prototype phase in wonderful Idaho Falls, ID. Rhen onto SS new construction. After getting out I worked nuc generating stations around the country for years and made excellent money. The education is top notch, the food is fantastic.
High asvab scores and college prep hs courses - calc, physics, chemistry- are very beneficial to getting accepted.
Edit: spelling
This post was edited on 3/3/26 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:30 pm to ValZacs
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High asvab scores and college prep hs courses - calc, physics, chemistry- are very beneficial to getting accepted.
He got a 99 overall on his ASVAB(I’m not sure about the individual line scores) and he’s taking some AP and DE level maths and sciences.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:41 pm to BOHICAMAN
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He got a 99 overall on his ASVAB
Then he is well on his way, just keep the hs gpa up, too. All that said, don’t discount the common sense as well. You have classroom first, where some don’t make it. But then you have the prototype phase, and this requires the ability to actually use the a-school(elect/mech) and nuke school training in a hnds-on application.
I am 67 now so I know things have changed, but I give 100% credit to my time in as to who I am today. The training alone opens up so many possibilities.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 8:45 pm to BOHICAMAN
I always heard depression was an issue for a lot of them but maybe things have changed
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:12 pm to BOHICAMAN
If by "Navy Nuke" you mean someone who maintains the reactors on Navy nuclear powers vessels(subs or carriers), he will get an unmatched education. When he gets out, he will start at 6 figures at a civilian job, and that was true 20 years ago. I have no idea what that pay is like today, but I imagine it has grown quite a bit. The rub is, he had better be smart and really good at advanced math.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:19 pm to BOHICAMAN
Make sure he understands what he getting into if he goes from basic straight to school for 2+-years.
Ain't nothing wrong with going out into the fleet for a year two as a non rate in the engineering department of an operational unit.
That way when you get to school the shite ain't just theoretical. Will have some idea of what’s the point of it all.
Would probably be a recommended path if feasable.
Kids come out of HS full of piss and vinegar wanting to do shite. A couple years underway will fix that and school will be a break.
Ain't nothing wrong with going out into the fleet for a year two as a non rate in the engineering department of an operational unit.
That way when you get to school the shite ain't just theoretical. Will have some idea of what’s the point of it all.
Would probably be a recommended path if feasable.
Kids come out of HS full of piss and vinegar wanting to do shite. A couple years underway will fix that and school will be a break.
This post was edited on 3/3/26 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:24 pm to Stat M Repairman
When I did it, it didn’t work that way. You went from boot camp to a-school to nuke school to prototype. The path is clear-cut, or was. I did get a break between nuke and prototype for a month, got to work at the recruiter office in Bon Marche while waiting on class in ID to start.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:37 pm to BOHICAMAN
Friends don't let friends be squids... Devil Dawgs is the way to go if your testosterone isn't low. 
Posted on 3/3/26 at 9:41 pm to BOHICAMAN
I used to work with several Navy Nucs. Most were good guys and all intelligent. All of them told me they hated it so much that they gladly turned down $60k+ reenlistment bonuses. The reenlistment bonus is so high because they can't keep people in, a very high percentage gets out after their 6 years.
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