how long is sub school and is it before A-school

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Permalink Reply by lauren on August 27, 2011 at 10:15pm

It all depends on what type of sub and what his job is going to be

Permalink Reply by Darryl K on August 28, 2011 at 1:24pm

If he's in the nuclear power program, he doesn't go to sub school even though he's going on a sub.

Permalink Reply by Pete Ziolkowski on August 29, 2011 at 5:53am

It all depends on what rate he is assigned to.  There are seperate pipelines for nuclear and  for the operational side of the boat (weapons, navigation, culinary, machinists, radio etc.).  Nuclear does not go through Groton.  They, as other replies indicate, go through Nuke school.  If someone doesn't make it through Nuke school and he volunteered for subs, they may send him to BESS and then A school for a different rate.  My son just finished FT A school which is part of the SCEF.  With class forming, he was therefrom November to the end of August.  I know machinist mates have a shorter period and one of his friends who is in communication is staying longer because he picked up a "C" school.  If he is a Nuke, there is actually a whole website on submarine nukes run by a former submarine nuke officer with great insight into the world of submarines and nukes.  Website is called "And the stupid shall be punished".  If you type that into google, you will find it.  

Permalink Reply by harry robert mesick on November 21, 2011 at 7:21pm

I work at the nuclear training unit in ny all the sailors who go to subs go to sub school first groton ct 

 

Permalink Reply by robert maurice - pierre trudeau on June 6, 2013 at 1:48am

no a school always follows boot then groton conn for a month of sub school