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New Nuke Mom
My son just went back to MEPS to sign a new contract for the Nuke Program (I am crazy proud of him!)
They moved his BC date from May 15th to October 3rd, 2013. The recruiter said they will request early enlistment, but that he needs to cross his fingers people mess up so he can get a spot.
My question is- how likely is it that he will get to BC sooner than October? Has anyone else had this happen and got moved up, and if so was there any sort of notice or will they call and say we need you here tomorrow?
I know he is disappointed because he was getting ready to go this
Spring and another 5 months seems so long to him....
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Permalink Reply by Binker & Bro: 2X Nuke Mom on
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I sent you a friend message and forgot to write before I sent the invite so it wont let me send a message to give you contact info until you accept my friending. I would be happy to share all the info I have with you!
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You will discover that Nuke is a long program that is dictated, many times, by the status of the reactors in Prototype. When they are up, Nukes move a little more quickly. When they are down, Nukes sit and wait. They get paid well while they wait.
My first Nuke left for BC in May 2010, graduated in July with one evening off. Reported to Charleston. Finished A school at the beginning of Nov and did not start Power until after the new year. When he finished Power, he worked at the VA hospital for two or three months before moving to Ballston Spa in Oct 2011. He finished Proto in May 2012 and was on a ship headed for the Persian Gulf by August.
Things go fast; things go slow.
Nuke 2 is in Charleston now.
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Permalink Reply by motherofasailor on
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My sailor is at prototype and it is all about the reactors.
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Permalink Reply by NF Mom on
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And every extra month they are in training - is one less month - out of the total of 72 months - that they are on Sea Duty.
If they only stay in 6-years - they will spend the rest of their six years on Sea Duty.
On the other hand, prototype is very stressful until they pass the oral board and are qualified.
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Permalink Reply by ArizonaNavyMom on
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My son originally was scheduled for BC on December 10, and recently was told he'll be going Aug 14, so it was pretty shocking fo me! He's excited.
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Permalink Reply by bhbqxe on
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My son's original date to leave for bootcamp was in April then when he signed his Nuke contract it changed to August 21st. He requested to go early if they had a spot but none opened. He is still set to leave on August 21st. He went into the DEP program in September 2012. I am also crazy proud of him and can't believe it is so close!
My son was the same way, so excited to get started and the wait seemed so long. Hang in there, the time goes really fast!
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Enjoy and treasure these moments. They will be few and far between in the years to come. I talked with number one last night for the first time since April. Once they get into school--and even more so into the fleet, they seldom have time, energy or ability to talk often.
hugs.
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