9 month wait?????

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Permalink Reply by Bill on May 6, 2013 at 7:31am

Last Sept. that happened to some of my sons friends.  Seemed if you were slated to be BSpa, off ya went.  I do not know if the hold continued there or if they dove straight in.

Permalink Reply by KTR on May 15, 2013 at 6:31am

Just drove 2200 miles to help my sailor move from Charleston to BSpa - still had his car at home. He is still on grad hold, but now living off base and boy, is that a beautiful part of the country.  Scuttlebut is he classes up in 8 weeks.  The class in front of him started Monday.

Permalink Reply by Bill on September 5, 2013 at 4:24am

And We are DONE!!!
Boards and Comps finished yesterday!
From June of 2011 to this week is how long it took to make my nuke.

Permalink Reply by Sherman Smith on September 14, 2013 at 8:26am

Oh The Navy! Don't worry Dad's The Men you are talking about are becoming Nukes. The Navy is a 'HURRY UP and wait' business. You have all just described what life will be like after Prototype. 12 on 12 off is training, Cleaning is training, It had to be done yesterday! is training, Not Knowing...Training. The most laid back, hardest working, flexible,ordered minds I have ever come across in life is the Nuke. Believe it or not the life of a Nuke is like no other. I really can't explain it. If you are one,you know if you are not one you are a Cone-er. (that would be any one forward of the power plant.) And they do not know much about what being a Nuke is about except that they are there when the rest of the Crew arrives and they are there when the rest of the Crew departs. They are the heart of the boat and it must keep beating. Like the heart it doesn't decide to go bungee jumping in to battle with tomahawks and take life to the extreme limits when a few more turns and a bit more steam will make the difference btwn victory and defeat. Read This for Boost.

CDR. Dealey, MOH recipient.

 For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Harder (SS-257) during her 5th War Patrol in Japanese-controlled waters. Floodlighted by a bright moon and disclosed to an enemy destroyer escort which bore down with intent to attack, CDR Dealey quickly dived to periscope depth and waited for the pursuer to close range, then opened fire, sending the target and all aboard down in flames with his third torpedo. Plunging deep to avoid fierce depth charges, he again surfaced and, within 9 minutes after sighting another destroyer, had sent the enemy down tail first with a hit directly amidship. Evading detection, he penetrated the confined waters off Tawi Tawi with the Japanese Fleet base 6 miles away and scored death blows on 2 patrolling destroyers in quick succession. With his ship heeled over by concussion from the first exploding target and the second vessel nose-diving in a blinding detonation, he cleared the area at high speed. Sighted by a large hostile fleet force on the following day, he swung his bow toward the lead destroyer for another "down-the-throat" shot, fired 3 bow tubes and promptly crash-dived to be terrifically rocked seconds later by the exploding ship as the Harder passed beneath. This remarkable record of 5 vital Japanese destroyers sunk in 5 short-range torpedo attacks attests the valiant fighting spirit of CDR Dealey and his indomitable command.

When a CO like this makes these kind of decisions the heart of the boat must be ready to supply the juice. What this citation dose not tell us is the focused hard work of the men in the ER, who provided the power to make the moves that saved the day and many a Sailors life. Nore dose it tell us about the many long hours in transit and on station waiting on the enemy. The "Unknown, Unknown!" Patience is the Virtue and the POD is to be prepared! This is the Silent Service, and for the success of the Men who have chosen this path it is in their best interest that you not know or even understand what they do.

The "Need to Know" is in effect from now on.

Permalink Reply by Bill on September 19, 2013 at 7:32am

BTW on topic...
My son's group that just finished was double the normal size/close to 250 students being jammed through at once.  It worked.  The prototype grad percentages stayed just about the same as traditional prototype.
The Navy may have just solved the prototype block...
I feel for the instructors, and my son said it was obvious at times during checkoffs that they wanted to hit more, but had time constraints.
Off to the fleet for us now, so best to the Dads and
Fair winds and following seas to my Pat.

Permalink Reply by NukeDad on October 23, 2013 at 12:48pm

Got word late yesterday that my nukeson Trevor passed his boards and is now a fully qualified nuclear mechanical operator, and awaiting  graduation and orders to his first duty station.  Possibly nuclear welding school.  It's been a long haul; a mere 719 days since  PIR.  I am sure there is 9 months of waiting in there somewhere between A-school and Power School and then Prototype.  Thanks to this group, which really is a support group for all parents who must endure bits and pieces of this journey and may never know the full story in our kids lives  as much as we would like to.  Got him one of those uniform utility tools on sale in the Navy Dads store to line up all those ribbons on his inspection uniform.

Permalink Reply by B'sNukemom&dad⚓️MM on October 23, 2013 at 4:06pm

NukeDad - that is AWESOME!!  Congrats to your son and to your family.  What a tremendous accomplishment!  Bravo Zulu Trevor!

NukeDad said:

Got word late yesterday that my nukeson Trevor passed his boards and is now a fully qualified nuclear mechanical operator, and awaiting  graduation and orders to his first duty station.  Possibly nuclear welding school.  It's been a long haul; a mere 719 days since  PIR.  I am sure there is 9 months of waiting in there somewhere between A-school and Power School and then Prototype.  Thanks to this group, which really is a support group for all parents who must endure bits and pieces of this journey and may never know the full story in our kids lives  as much as we would like to.  Got him one of those uniform utility tools on sale in the Navy Dads store to line up all those ribbons on his inspection uniform.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Cratsley on November 5, 2013 at 7:10am

Congratulations NukeDad!!! My son just started boot camp on the 21st on his way to be a Nuke Mechanical Operator!  719 days is a long time to wait after boot camp but I am sure the reward is going to be so much better.  

NukeDad said:

Got word late yesterday that my nukeson Trevor passed his boards and is now a fully qualified nuclear mechanical operator, and awaiting  graduation and orders to his first duty station.  Possibly nuclear welding school.  It's been a long haul; a mere 719 days since  PIR.  I am sure there is 9 months of waiting in there somewhere between A-school and Power School and then Prototype.  Thanks to this group, which really is a support group for all parents who must endure bits and pieces of this journey and may never know the full story in our kids lives  as much as we would like to.  Got him one of those uniform utility tools on sale in the Navy Dads store to line up all those ribbons on his inspection uniform.

Permalink Reply by NukeDad on November 5, 2013 at 9:01pm

Thanks Kevin and B'snukemom.  I know you are so proud of your sons  too.  Know that there will be many challenges ahead, but it is worth it, and the instructors are there to help him (or  her, for the parents with daughters in the program) succeed.  Each School is a step forward, and there is the bonus money at the end Power School and Prototype as further incentive.  Trev is still awaiting orders, the rumor is that the government shutdown has delayed the order writing process, so now there is more waiting to find out where he will spend the next four years. The 719 days turned into 2 full years at Goose Creek yesterday.  He finished third in his class and received a Personal Excellence Award .  Not bad for a kid who never had a physics or chemistry class in his life, but we did use to make him fold all the  laundry, and  would talk to him about my interest in science and quantum mechanics.  I guess he was listening.

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