Navy Nukes

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Comment by Mike K on July 5, 2011 at 10:27am

As I understand it, yes, if you are let go because of behavior or misconduct, you are out of the Navy.  My son knew of a class honorman who was booted out of the Navy because of a really stupid act.  As for underperformance, once they make it through A school they have earned their rating(EM, ET, MM).  If they fail after that they generally are assigned according to their rating in the non nuke Navy.  I am not sure as to how much choice they really have.

Comment by lsdemme2001 on July 5, 2011 at 10:02am

My son tells me that anyone who is involuntarily removed from the Nuclear Training Program due to under performance (as opposed to misconduct or other behavior of that nature) pretty much has their pick of other fields to enter. If one qualifies for the Nuclear program they qualify for almost every other area offered in the Navy, so their choices are generally pretty good.

On the other hand, If a sailor is removed due to lack of effort or other poor conduct, they can count on some pretty undesirable assignments.

Things would have to be pretty bad for them to completely wash out of the Navy.

Comment by Michael E. on July 1, 2011 at 9:21pm

My son and Daughter in law told me that they are re-assigned to another job, unless they are really bad the navy still wants them in some capacity

Comment by Steve Goben on July 1, 2011 at 6:55pm

Dose anyone known what happen when a nuke flunk out school? Do they resign to another job, or wash out of the Navy?

Comment by Tom McConnell on July 1, 2011 at 5:43pm

Our son Kevin (one of identical twins, both of whom are in the Navy) finished up in Goose Creek, graduating honor student, is now a "nuke" aboard the USS Reagan. He is working his tail off and doesn't have much time to call or e-mail. When we do get to talk he says he works long hours and is so tired after his shift that he just wants to sleep! His twin brother is a Flight Engineer on the P-3 with VP-40 out of Whidbey Island but is stationed at Kadena now. They both love what they are doing but is sounds like Kevin works physically harder.

Comment by John J on July 1, 2011 at 12:42pm

My daughter grad Power School Jun has a 4/6 month hold for prototype to start has been in Navy 13.5 months of hard school and still about a year to go before she hits the fleet so yes its hard and you need to be dedicated to the program

 

Comment by lsdemme2001 on July 1, 2011 at 12:15pm

I want to reiterate what KS Dad mentioned in his last post...my son had a room mate who failed out of the program with less than two weeks to go!  The poor kid worked hard and really wanted to be a nuke, but it wasn't enough and they determined that he simply wasn't nuke material.  It is too bad that he went through all of the schooling and then they made that decision.  I guess it just proves that the Navy is very selective when it comes to the Nuke Program. Funny thing is that my son hated Nuke school and would have loved to be washed out, while the poor kid that was washed out had his lifes dream crushed.  Hard work and perseverance is the only way to be successful in the Nuke program.

Comment by KS Dad on June 30, 2011 at 9:12am

     My son finished prototype in March at MARF in BS. He's a MM & applied for ELT school but was assigned the USS Ronald Reagan instead and is now deployed with the 5 fleet in the Arabian Sea. lsdemme2001 more or less says what we also experienced.

     I truly believe that it's only hard work (plus family support) that gets you through this VERY tough school. My Sailor barely qualified on his entrance exam but was always in the top third of his class in A, Power, and Prototype schools. And yes you can fail at any time in this school. I know of one Sailor who failed out of nuke school in the last week of Prototype.

     I'm very proud of him. He entered the Navy as a DEP at age 17, eight days after graduating from his Jr. year of HS. He went to BC a few weeks after his 18th birthday and he hasn't look back.

     He's 20 now but at least five years older than his high school classmates.

 

 

Comment by lsdemme2001 on June 28, 2011 at 3:32pm

Congratulations to you and your son Ernie! You have both earned the right to be very proud. It takes a special person to complete this training, and it takes a special dad to support his sailor through the very long and tough Nuclear Training process! I wish you both the very best.

Comment by Ernie on June 28, 2011 at 3:26pm

My son Will be done with Prototype July 22nd. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. What a long haul it was. I am a Proud Proud Proud Dad.

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