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Comment by AmyS on May 15, 2013 at 10:22am

My son is on track to graduate Prototype on July 12, which is one week before the horse races start. Has anyone been in Ballston Spa this time of year? We are planning on attending his graduation but I'm wondering if all the campgrounds and hotels will already be filled up the week beforehand.

Comment by Alison on May 12, 2013 at 4:23pm

I'm very happy that I heard from my son this morning.  Last night was his first day of shift work and he had just gotten in.  He sounded pretty tired, but overall really good.  

Comment by HMJ Mom on April 3, 2013 at 2:01am

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Comment by Zazzws on March 5, 2013 at 12:17am

Here is some general information about prototype:

http://www.squidoo.com/prototypeschool

http://swordvspen.blogspot.com/2009/01/navy-prototype-rundown-balls...

http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Saratoga/

This guy can be a little raw but there is some interesting information:

http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/the-dl-on-the-nuclear-power

If you're a Facebook fan:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/5963911249/

Saratoga Springs newspaper:

http://www.saratogian.com/

Why nukes are special:

http://issuu.com/navydadsadmin/docs/may_2010_brief_for_npc_website/...

Comment by William in Nashua on March 4, 2013 at 5:59pm

People who "go sad" are sent home from the Navy. It was like that before the budget cuts issue too.

Prototype hours are weird like that so they can see how the sailors function on too little sleep. The work hours on an attack sub will be even much longer than they were during prototype. By a lot. Some people seem fine and book smart and good test takers as long as they got a good night's sleep the night before. Once you get that same person all sleep deprived and cranky however, some of them get forgetful or start to lose their sense of judgement, not a safe person to have around a nuclear reactor. At that point it no longer matters how much knowledge they learned in Power School or how well they remembered it when they were well rested.

Comment by Alison on March 4, 2013 at 2:16pm

Jo, Penny, & MomB I had no idea that Prototype would be so intense.  

Comment by Mom B on March 4, 2013 at 9:28am

My son made it home this weekend   and I think he has mixed feelings about being out of the Navy   He told me last night that of the 5 nukes in his house  only one made it all the way through the pipeline and will graduate in March   now that is some stats the Nuke Navy does not tell you about

So remember to talk to and support your nukes they need it, I did not realize how hard that program was  I feel I let him down some times by not being there but tears over spilled milk does no good

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on March 3, 2013 at 8:11pm

And if you think Prototype is worse than the other two, try being an instructor there.  It is a two year assignment where they chose the best of the best and THEN make them stay on a 7-day rotation, along with their student's schedules, for a full two years.  Now talk about that messing with your schedule!!!

Comment by Alison on March 3, 2013 at 5:30pm

Thanks for responding Jo.  We are from Maine, so New York is quite a bit closer than Charleston, SC.  I hope we get to see him more often.  Will your son be graduating soon? 

Comment by Jo1 on March 3, 2013 at 12:33pm

Hi Alison,

My sons an EM in Ballston Spa and he's been up there since the beginning of October.   Hope everything goes well for him.  My son said that part of NY state is very pretty. 

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