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My ELT info is old (left the navy in '77)... A sub usually carries about 3 ELTs, but underway, only 1 serves as the ELT. The rest stand regular watches. The on-duty ELT is on duty 24/7 and is responsible for the plant chemistry (both primary and secondary systems) along with radiation monitoring. If the plants are "steady state", then the job is fairly easy. If there a lot of transitions, then the chemistry is harder to monitor and control and the ELT doesn't sleep much.
The ELT is a very important job and the ELT has a fair amount of latitude in getting it done, but it must get done and the reports the ELT makes receive a lot of attention.
Thanks Paul!
I am truely amazed by the help and information I get here.
Daily Life of an ELT ?
I know this is a difficult question but I told my son I would see what I can find out....since I preach about Navydads all the time. I know details are probably not appropriate in this forum so a broad stroke is good. My son is interested in becoming an ELT. Is this job more "hands on" or "admin"? Are there multiple career lines within an ELT?
Thanks for any info or input anyone has.
Bubblehead, I was an MM1(SS) from '84 - '92 and my youngest son just finished prototype and headed to his first command. He is also an MM, but was unfortunate to be sent to a carrier (even though he was a sub vol) and is now stationed on the USS George Washington out of Yokosuka.
I echo your observations re: the support that our young sailors get today. The Navy is much more focused on recruits and trainees as a valuable resource rather than as a disposable commodity. My son is a very good watchstander, and excellent with hands-on skills but he really struggled with the academics and test taking. In my day, he would have been dropped but they really worked with him and gave him the help he needed to master the theory as well as the practical aspects of his rate. Just wish they could have found a boat for him, so he wouldn't be on a floating target in Japan!
My son will graduate from boot camp on 1/14/11 and just was told his rating: EM, although MM was his first choice & is volunteering for subs. I was an EM1(SS) (nuke) in subs a "few" years ago. Are there any other dads out there who were nukes & their sons going the same path?
The training schedule is better organized than in the early 70's. The schedules are tighter. Graduations that families could attend didn't occur then. The navy is easing the new sailors into their freedoms more gradually -- they don't get full liberty privileges at boot camp graduation like we did. I feel better about the way they handle the new sailors now, although I'd sure like to see my son at home on leave soon. The boats are better, the training is better, the navy is better & civilian support for service men & women is better. A win for everyone.
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