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My nephew is wanting to join the Navy (woohoo!) and is looking at being a Nuc. (He didn't say WHICH nuc he wanted to be.) So, of course, he called his Navy Auntie. But here is my problem. I was a brown shoe. We didn't really encounter nucs off ship (ya known, in the wild!). And even then they always seemed kind of a mystery to us. Plus, I got out in '06. I have no recent tales to tell. Can anybody tell me what to tell him about life on board ship & on shore for nucs? THANKS!
EM-Nuclear: Electrician's Mate (Nuclear Power)
MM-Nuclear: Machinist Mate (Nuclear Power)
ET-Nuclear: Electronics Technician (Nuclear Power)
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PO3 Carole Shrontz Smartest People in the Navy, A Little Bit Geeks but Very Smart Sailors. Options? Not a Lot, Since the Nuclear Cruisers that I Served on are No More. Aircraft Carriers, Submarines, Shore Based Flag Offices and Shore Based Instructor Duty. Hopefully Claustrophobia isn't a Problem for Him because My Guess He will be assigned to a Sub after some Extensive Schooling. The Reason the Initial Enlistment is for 6 Years is because of the length of the School. Good Advancement from what I've Seen. You can Make Chief with 2 Hash Marks.
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I have been out of the nuke Navy for more than 40 years so this might not be relevant now. As a Nuke Machinist Mate we were the first onboard before deploying and the last to leave when returning. I was qualified as Chief Machinery Operator. I was an E-4> In general with the Navy we had Cinderella liberty. Now the way I think is if I am responsible to be in charge of the engineroom then I should be responsible enough to be able to come in before we left port as the E-6 and above are. I didn't have any problems with getting aboard when we were supposed to but that Midnight curfew could put a crimp on plans. Why not punish those who need it and not punish those who don't. That is my 2 cents worth.
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