when will my son need to volenteer for subs.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Bates on September 20, 2017 at 10:53am

Your son has to finish A then move on to C school then onto to prototype school. Prototype school usually involves the same kind of working reactors that will be found in either subs/carriers. At that point, sub school in Groton/ New London.  He has a lot of steps before becoming a submariner.

Permalink Reply by 1tsmwmr83h05r on September 20, 2017 at 12:55pm

I'm pretty sure they can volunteer for subs at any point in the pipeline. They will definitely need to do it before orders are drawn up near the end of prototype. He can specify his preference for which class of sub he wants when he fills out his "dream sheet." However, "needs of the navy" will usually prevail and they'll end up sending him where they have a slot to fill, which may or may not be on a sub. The only certainty is that they won't send personnel to a sub unless they volunteer for it.

Permalink Reply by 1tsmwmr83h05r on September 20, 2017 at 12:59pm

Prototype training is the same for carriers or subs.

Permalink Reply by Scott Henry on September 20, 2017 at 7:03pm

He can, indeed volunteer at any time. There will be a cut off at some point in Prototype when the detailers have to start cutting orders but he can volunteer any time up to that point. I didn't actually volunteer until I was in Prototype. Nukes do not attend Sub School.

Permalink Reply by Tim Bates on September 20, 2017 at 10:36pm

I did not realize that nukes do not attend sub school. Can they get their dolphins on board?

Permalink Reply by Scott Henry on September 21, 2017 at 2:45am

Absolutely. They are required to. The reason Nukes don't go to Sub School is because they get most of the training that they would get in Sub School in Prototype. The Sub school curriculum places a pretty heavy focus on damage control (DC) (combating fires, flooding and other casualties). Part of the Prototype training also concentrates on DC. Students are required to participate in casualty drills at every watch station during the course of their Prototype training and are quizzed pretty heavily on casualty control in their oral and written exams.

Permalink Reply by Scott Henry on September 28, 2017 at 12:21pm

To clarify my comment that Nukes do not attend Sub School, Enlisted Nukes do not attend Sub School. Officers will attend the Submarine Officer Basic Course (SOBC) in route to their first boat following completion of Prototype.