Navy Nuclear Instructor

[@JurassicGecko]

My buddy was a nuke and we both joined at the same time. I swear, what he went through (from a curriculum perspective) blows my mind. I literally watched him go crazy and become a genius at the same time. Set for a lifelong promising career. Not the case for my rate lol

[@kcinnaibafangalan7918]

Whats your rate

[@JurassicGecko]

I was an MA and he was an MM

[@blitzandchitzgaming2584]

Particle acceleration rate 1 gigavolt lightspeed, metal- underunubtanium 986, energy expulsion = 900 Teravolts, waste 9,000,000,000,000 mcs, technology type- primitive, Kardashev scale- 2, information type- common, information correct? -_adminanswer?, information source- created via neuron CPU, curious about this information? Ask me, _admin

[@johnleeson6946]

@@blitzandchitzgaming2584 1.21 Gigawatts into the Flux Capacitor?! Great Scott!!!

[@blitzandchitzgaming2584]

@@johnleeson6946 121 Gigawatts inefficient for time travel. 500 Geopwatts needed. 125 ounces Anti - Pu 44 necessary for required energy output.

[@Rancher1911]

Did they really just film NOFORN?

[@alexstacks8819]

Quick! we don't want the russians learning math.

[@RustCakes]

Sloan the mythic gamer basically it’s like papers with restrictions ig like no foreign nationals can see it. I forget like the specific term but all of our papers are stamped top and bottom front and back and it means we cannot take it out of the school and in a school it isn’t real no form but in power school some is legit no forn

[@joshuavoss4354]

@@blitzandchitzgaming2584 no, all papers are required to be stamped with their appropriate classification, but nothing can at any point leave the building. The schooling requires a lot of study time and since you can't take anything you need to study out of the building, we basically live in the building.

[@joshuavoss4354]

@@blitzandchitzgaming2584 as far as taking things out of the building, to the best of my knowledge, those people have faced non judicial punishment aka mast. It's a breach of security and is taken seriously.

[@SaltiDawg2008]

@@blitzandchitzgaming2584 The theory is not the issue... it is the specifics of implementing the technologies!

[@danielchoi1838]

1:15 No you didn't. You reenlisted cause of that 100k bonus

[@kotori87gaming89]

Anyone who re-enlisted without expecting to end up doing rotating shift work at prototype is an idiot. If money is what you want, then get out of the navy and take a sweet job at a civilian plant, the pay is much higher and the quality of life is better too.

[@Daniel_Grgic]

Yep

[@splitatom6217]

The course is miserable

[@kevincrumlish3777]

MY FAVORITE PART: “I can’t wait to take apart a Reactor.” 😂😂😂😂

[@jp22344]

That does not happen. Shipyard workers are the ones who may do anything like that. Nukes just stand boring fire watches while the shipyard workers do the real work.

[@fencserx9423]

Got me laughing too😂 Your recruiter is a liar bud

[@johnleeson6946]

Just hang those red tags, sit back, and watch those Shipyard Bubbas do the work! I was stationed in Charleston from '83-'91.

[@wes4557]

It’s always fun to watch bubbas run when you blow down condensate from rb piping and experience water hammer for the first time haha.

[@Brent0285]

remember kids if the bonus is good the job sucks.

[@jp22344]

You got that right.

[@bryoncovell6325]

Joined 30 years ago for that job. 5K signing bonus. Two full years of school, 4 years in the fleet. We did one "exciting" maintenance evolution in my 4 years. The rest of the time was the military standard of "hurry up and wait". Could have had a 45k reenlistment bonus in 2000, but the boredom and long hours killed that idea. I learned a lot of useful things that I still use today in my job, so I'm not bitter that I joined. Would I do it again? Probably because I believe that the skills I learned there helped forge my employable work skills.

[@relli7495]

The work you put is directly proportional the the success you get out. Currently 11 months into the program as a Electricians Mate Nuclear and its not getting any easier. This is not a deterrent to join if your interested just know what you have signed up for. Many of my shipmates having higher asvab scores than myself not able to make it past the first school. That high test scores doest define ones self. Be prepared to start school with 3-6 textbooks depending on your rate and being able to learn a normal weeks worth of material a day. Then having to regurgitate all that information on a test a week later. Finally taking a final test that is a mile wide but a inch deep. Class starts at 0645 and ends at 1615 then to have mandatory study hours up to 4 extra hours and Pt totaling your average workday to about 10-14 hours 5 days a week. Graduating A-school leads to T-track which is a holding period waiting to class up to the next school where you stand 3-6 hour watches port and starboard every other day. Powerschool is where you apply all the knowledge you have learned in A-school but on steroids and instead of one class at a time it is 3-4. Increasing stress that many times over. Life in South Carolina Charleston is kinda trash not much to do. The base is pretty nice and the food isn’t terrible. The barracks are small and consist of conjoining rooms that hold 2 sailors each 4 total. There are vending machines in the school house where many of my shipmate spend hundreds of dollars on them. Don’t be that person. Its super easy to get out of shape here and have a semi unhealthy life style. The staff is great but like any other place you have your few bad apples. MAKE SURE YOU READ YOUR CONTRACT before signing up because 95% of us junior nukes don’t like the program due to its hardships but 99% put forth that effort and commitment to reap the benefits afterwards.

[@rileyberget6704]

I leave for boot camp next week how are things going for you now?

[@musicpatron1693]

if you're young and horny..don't join...get your party days out of the way.

[@JohnSmith-xm4dk]

For anyone reading this comment in the future, this is an accurate account of what the pipeline is like (For "A" school and power school at least), prototype is different in that you live off base (Unless you're married and have on base housing) and you do rotating shift work ( 12 hours days, 7 days a week followed by 2 or so days off before to change sleep schedules for the next shift.)

[@johnk860]

got 23 college credits from NPS when I went civilian in 1973, a few upper level which got me my degree. I think the most of that came from NPS and not Prototype training. But Prototype got me through Sub School without much effort (we'd spent a year studying. The only Sub School training that challenged us was the "Tower" and damage control). One regret, I seem to have lost my "Sourcebook on Atomic Energy", one of the most informative tomes I've ever read, although I used it to put me out when I had trouble sleeping. I'd love to have the updated version.

[@Hunter82747]

Officer Class 2001 in PowerSchool and prototype down at Charleston. Overall an experience i wouldn't give up for the world

[@swankyluchador]

Enlisted class 2001 would definitely give up the world to not have experienced that

[@musicpatron1693]

@@swankyluchador you both joined right after i quit..became a linguist instead...i do miss the camaraderie nukes have...i miss their work ethic...but man nerds can make you feel really bad for not being as smart as them.

[@my72dart]

A four year degree in twelve months is more than a small exaggeration. It is worth an associates of science at best. If you hope to use your time as a nuke for college credit at any engineering school you'll be disappointed in the transfer credits you get. However I am not to say the nuke experience isn't valuable and opens a lot of doors.

[@Michaeldugue]

no college accepts all the credits youve earned at nnptc, however, there are some that will accept most and you can earn your degree in about 2 semesters of college

[@sparkadventures3369]

Or just become a comercial drone pilot it does take work but it’s very awesome when you get to do something that not a lot of people so and also doing it in a new i industry

[@braddawson4496]

It means its a 4 years degree worth if information in 12 months. Not that you will get a 4 year degree for completing it. But yeah it is confusing the way they talk about it.

[@wes4557]

I am a pharmacist now but I will tell you it is still the most valuable education I’ve had yet and before anyone says anything I was enlisted mm.

[@ng3069]

What they learn in 18 months is equal to 4 years of college. It's just way more demanding and difficult!

[@NauticalPappyStu]

Last class of Nuclear Power School at Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland (1956-1976)... Pappy MMC(SS)

[@miholju]

Last class at NNPTU, Idaho Falls, ID. Left in the Spring of 1995.

[@NauticalPappyStu]

@@miholju On enlistment with family in that region I requested the West Coast and Idaho Falls, I suppose that's why they gave me Great Lakes and Bainbridge... *chuckle*

[@miholju]

@@NauticalPappyStu God times... Take care.

[@SaltiDawg2008]

Bainbridge 1966. A1W Idaho 1966

[@twostep1953]

My son just completed his second week of Prototype school. A-School, and (nuclear) Power School were both 6 months of 60 to 90 hour weeks. It's basically 2 years of college crammed into 1 year.

[@scarfabledscar]

Nice, Senior Chief.

[@redacted9990]

Senior chief Lowman? Great man, he was my SLPO during A-school.

[@shemsnow3711]

1:00 I bet these guys spent months waiting to film this portion of the video.

[@mikehopkins5584]

Lowman, he was my chief on the enterprise! A great guy no doubt!

[@annabellemoden8653]

This is what my dad was. Me however failed chemistry and dropped out of physics. I suck wow.

[@Bojackseason6]

You don't suck, and you can't compare yourself to your father. Chemistry and physics are very hard subjects, and, as long as you gave it your best shot, you have nothing to feel ashamed about. You still have so much to offer this world, even if you don't have a knack for science. Keep your head up!!

[@kotori87gaming89]

It's such a pity that the whole first year of schooling is taught by butterbars with just an english major and a couple months of training on how to teach their specific class. No real nuclear experience until they get to prototype.

[@redacted9990]

All of my A-school instructors aside from one were First classes and chiefs who had just recently left the boat. I got plenty of Navy advice from them.

[@lanceleonard5578]

0:37 was my senior chief at the start of A-school

[@osirisjunk3604]

Knowing a majority of the staff here is weird

[@cesarreyes8320]

My son just sign with the NAVY as a nuclear engineer. He us only 17 he will go serve right after high school... We are in SAN Diego CA I believe he will go to south Carolina for his school and then im.not sure what's next... I'm so proud of my baby boy taking on this big responsibility of serving his Nation and building his future.

[@americasnavy]

HOOYAH ⚓️

[@NugicusStreetPhotography]

our Chelsea is the lady instructor we are proud

[@justinbywater9944]

Are you talking about petty officer Nugent lmao

[@oliverkyurem1598]

Nah ain't that Lieutenant Wodell

[@carawells3658]

Me in high school: I will never choose a career that has to do with math the money: you sure about that buddy?

[@alttab3694]

I'm on that boat too buddy 🤧

[@carawells3658]

@@alttab3694 I just got a 95 on my asvab so now I kinda feel like I have to 😬

[@yenice3652]

@@carawells3658 nah, literally same here

[@americasnavy]

😂😂😂

[@Tinker_Balambao]

This looks awesome! Great motivation for me to drop these lbs. I want to be in NF, my current job is Technical Training Developer in aviation manufacturing. So if I get into NF, and re-enlist a few times... maybe a portion of my service will be doing this. That would look great on my resume to go back into technical training development. I love instructing people and that moment when everything snaps together in their head. I live for that spark of understanding. 😁

[@goblin4714]

Rarely anyone goes into nuke from outside and once you're in nuke you never leave. It's 2 years of training total (3-6 months a-school, 6 months powerschool, 6 months prototype. Not counting hold and wait periods) so it's a huge investment.

[@justinbywater9944]

Also it sucks go cti

[@gwhitty12]

@@goblin4714 It not that Nukes don't leave they will not let you. It either out or stay Nuke. When I was getting out I wanted to switch over to Navy Data Processing Technician (DP) because I was into computers but was told I could not.

[@jp22344]

Being a Nuke will not get you in shape. Quite the opposite, it will probably make you gain weight, as what you most often do is sit around staring a meters and gauges. It is not an exciting field. Don’t buy into the deception.

[@isaiah1931]

I got a 95 on the ASVAB and I keep getting calls about how I qualify for this program but I wonder about is the quality of life? Like I know I’ll be on a carrier or submarine but I’ve heard that I’ll be working 12-18 hours a day in a bad work environment, and that’s why the retention rate for nukes is so poor. I’m interested because I’m very gifted academically and I like working hands on but I’d like clarification on the quality of life.

[@goblin4714]

DON'T DO IT

[@isaiah1931]

GraveLord Nito why not exactly???

[@goblin4714]

@@isaiah1931 high suicide rates, they don't take care of their sailors, stigma preventing those with mental health issues from seeking help

[@michaelvon5001]

@@isaiah1931 He's talking about the subs. All of the aircraft carriers and destroyers have nuclear engines, you dont have to be a sub.

[@isaiah1931]

Mikyl VonLydick But can you choose? I heard on the carriers the hours are very similar. Overall I think the experience would be very beneficial but I’d want to be sure of everything before considering.

[@Ouiun]

Cant believe they filmed NOFORN

[@zwoosh2288]

It was math lol

[@Ouiun]

@@zwoosh2288 Do you go to NNPTC? If you do then you understand how dumb "NOFORN" is in A school. Its all to prepare you when you actually do learn confidential information in powerschool.

[@joshwallis4626]

@@zwoosh2288 literally everything in that school building is classified NOFORN

[@zwoosh2288]

@@Ouiun yeah, I went there. I just graduated prototype.

[@zwoosh2288]

@@joshwallis4626 it sure is, so is a piece of paper in my car.

[@TexasRoast]

This is one of those schools you go to where you look to your left and then your right and one of those people won't make it. In fact, it's worse than that. It's more like an extension to boot camp until you get to power school. The only reason to go nuke is to burn up some contract time or to milk it for contractor jobs after you get out. Good luck trying to go to school and being a nuke at the same time it's not going to happen before shore duty and if you re-enlist then good luck taking advantage of that degree anytime before 40...

[@sebastianhernandez5064]

When are ya’ll gonna do a video on ABEs?

[@caposolomon8745]

So I have a 3.9 GPA in Physics and already have my BS. I am currently going to a Ph.D. program in nuclear engineering, they decided to disqualifies me because of a college transcript that I have when I was 18 and was in a dark place of my life. I joined the Air Force to turn myself around and get a degree at a different college, resetting my GPA. I never got a grade of under a B since I joined the Air Force 6 years ago but they are going look at my transcript from 10 years ago to tell me that I am a poor student with horrible academic record. I tried explaining it to them that this was a bad time of my life and I have change so much since I enlist in the military and would like to continue serving my country in the Navy. They told me that they will only look at my cumulative GPA and that they are doing me a favor since I would not be able to survive course work at Naval school on my poor academic record. Me having a 3.9 Physics degree knows that these people does not know how to listen.

[@Loquacious_Jackson]

Nobody cares

[@caposolomon8745]

@@Loquacious_Jackson it seems like you care enough to take time out of your day to post a reply. ;)

[@meegz149]

So weird to see those uniforms at that NNPTC

[@tommy2787]

4 year degree in 12 months.......ummm check your joint transcript, you might get a year of credits at like Thomas Edison.

[@ronniegriffin1173]

Cameras in the Rickover?? Whattt

[@lazyidiotofthemonth]

For a While these Instructors were Known as Direct Input Limited Duty Officers. Anyone with a brain can tell you what baby Nucs used to call them.

[@MrMikado282]

Still do behind there backs.

[@FireMedicJason]

@@MrMikado282 dildos then, dildos now

[@jackbowen9602]

They’re still called direct input, idk about the limited duty part tho

[@johnleeson6946]

Hmmm 😳... 8205/S8G

[@wes4557]

Lmao

[@kylekons3672]

Shows the Yorktown Diesel propulsion 😂

[@wisekkracker]

now they fly you to DC to see the Admiral? man things have changed since I was in MM3 #MrRobot

[@marshallsmith619]

That's only for officer candidates.

[@johnleeson6946]

The closest I ever got to an Admiral was when I was the SRO on the MTS Charleston (Sam Rayburn) in '90. McKee (?) visited us one day. Short guy with four-stars on his collars! Actually a cool dude...NOW GO AWAY SO WE CAN DO OUR JOBS!!!!! EM1(SS)

[@AnotherBuddha]

I am a Ex-Nuke Et. (Class of 1989) Lol. I would recommend the officer route. Go to college for 4 years. Study engineering. Enter the Navy as a Nuke Officer. Become a Lieutenant. The Navy will pay you much more and treat you better.

[@wes4557]

Agreed but the hands on stuff you miss out on big time. Never was a good spectator

[@Jesuschristitsjasonbourne3]

Worst job in the entire fleet. Depressing life

[@scorn3835]

So you have this job?

[@musicpatron1693]

geez...NUKE WASTE here...that place has not changed since 1999. i did that program too early...way too much sexual tension as a 19 year old..i could not concentrate...there's 1 girl for every 500 men. sucks. from the podium to the lockers...exactly how it was in 1999...surprised everything still looks as new as it did back then.

[@goblin4714]

They forgot the point where they give sailors 25 additional work hours a week because of poor performance and the suicide rate is absurd.

[@MartinGarcia-fi2is]

Woah wtf😨 how do you know this

[@goblin4714]

@@MartinGarcia-fi2is because I was there in the last 6 years and my friend jumped off a roof to try and kill himself.

[@goblin4714]

@@Dan-ry4gj it's hard to tell. They don't publicize a lot of them but given the fact that I knew a LOT of the survivors and between all of us we knew a good number that actually made it happen? Yeah it's pretty high. I had a stack of papers I found in the little room for the ood on suicides and attempts that was thicker than my wrist.

[@thoughtfulcoyote1832]

As a nuke in alA school, I can confirm this is true

[@braddawson4496]

25 hours?? Only the half way decent students got as few as 25 hours back in the day. What has changed, the tragic level of self absorption of most people today.

[@yas5460]

Wait im confused, you finish nuke school with a bachelor?

[@gagemartin4681]

No, it’s just the amount of material you learn at Nuke school. I’m at Nuclear Power School right now and it’s not easy. Very fast paced and some colleges accept some credits from this school, getting you closer to a bachelors, but all you really do get is a piece of paper saying you graduated NPS.

[@yas5460]

@@gagemartin4681 okay thanks, i was confused due to the wording of the video but it's clarified now, thank you!

[@jackbowen9602]

Anonymous Anonymous yeah that’s probably not up for debate, just know it’s not basic algebra

[@gagemartin4681]

@Anonymous Anonymous can't really talk about it, especially since your name is Anonymous Anonymous lol. Just know that you'll need a pretty good understanding of math, physics, and chemistry before you should enter the program. You'll need good study habits and trust me, it gets really hard to keep the grind up. You wake up at 430 every morning to PT, get to school at 730, then you just learn stuff until about 4 in the afternoon. Then you go home for a bit, then you have to come right back in to study and get all that info into your head.

[@Cowboycomando54]

@@gagemartin4681 2.5 stay alive bud.

[@tylernguyen4097]

We make Sailors HOOYAH NAVY ⚓⚓⚓⚓⚓

[@BenS65AMG]

Its all just a hype, like everything in the Navy.

[@splitatom6217]

Hooyah hell

[@richardfrench2863]

Word to the wise, if they are promoting it hard and giving you a hard sell, it is for a reason. When you count the hours you work, nukes are the lowest paid rate in the Navy.

[@braddawson4496]

And the highest paid out of the Navy 🤔..

[@richardfrench2863]

@@braddawson4496 because nukes are smart. Navy didn't make them smart,

[@braddawson4496]

@@richardfrench2863 many of them were not as smart they thought they were. Many of my classmates had been thrown out some of the best schools in this country. How smart was that?

[@jp22344]

None of those images on board ship were in actual nuclear propulsion spaces, as cameras, even for Navy propaganda were not allowed in those spaces. And being a Nuke is one of the Navy’s more stressful jobs, yet incredibly boring, staring a meters that barely move for 6 hours or more at a time and having the worst duty rotation of any department on the ship, since Nukes were always short handed. And say goodbye to any meaningful sleep. First ones on board, last ones to leave when it comes to port calls. Nuke field is not glamorous or exciting in any way, shape or form. [former Nuke]

[@Daniel_Grgic]

If you want to take apart reactors, you should have e gotten a job at the shipyard.

[@yuuseph4211]

hi daniel sent me

[@relanded]

#hottubsforfish

[@krisramos407]

And I struggle with algebra

[@bradleykovach8857]

Same

[@superpop8396]

Its not a 4 year degree condensed into 6 months. Its intense, though.

[@thoughtfulcoyote1832]

It's literally worse that a 4 year degree dude

[@richardfrench2863]

@@thoughtfulcoyote1832 Not engineering or the hard sciences

[@Loquacious_Jackson]

@@thoughtfulcoyote1832 ummm, no?

[@braddawson4496]

Imagine a nuke saying he thinks he "excels in his level of knowledge" 🤣🤣. Back in the old days these officer instructors were not qualified themselves (although some of them acted like they thought they should be. Based on this video it seems they actually qualify now a days.

[@JohnSmith-xm4dk]

Shooting for ETN.

[@americasnavy]

You got this 💪💪💪

[@JohnSmith-xm4dk]

@@americasnavy EMN going to guam.

[@zachjones6944]

SPU.

[@Loquacious_Jackson]

Great input buddy 👍

[@K1998Allpp]

Hello my only dream I wish to achieve is joining with the US Navy and being in the service of a country with privileges and intimate veins and deserves to be sacrificed from the answer, I wish I was with you in this room that includes freedom, safety and stability my only dream

[@MRMITYSUPRBEANBOY]

It’s easy AF to join if it’s your dream go for it.

[@K1998Allpp]

MRMITYSUPRBEANBOY Thank you. There are instructions to join and how

[@MRMITYSUPRBEANBOY]

I’m sorry what?ميكانو - Mekano Falah

[@K1998Allpp]

MRMITYSUPRBEANBOY Do you have a link to the site and how to contact them

[@MRMITYSUPRBEANBOY]

If you go onto google and type in “US Navy” the first link is the official website which you can contact a recruiter about what you’re interested in. But I personally would recommend going to a physical recruiter station. That way you can ask your questions to a real person and be more knowledgeable about what it is being offered.

[@jackhowell8749]

#hottubsforfish

[@americomenendez2188]

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[@seapo6938]

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