Class 1202 (Graduation date- July 20th)

[CindyLou (Louisville)]

Our sailors will moving on to the 2nd phase of "Nuke" School. Indoc starts on Feb.9th and classes on the 13th. Since we will all be in the "same boat" together, I thought it will be nice to share our experiences.  Lets continue to support our sailors and each other!

[tina41]

have you heard anything about your son starting prototype?  

 

[Betsyleebig]

Yes he  and  everybody else ( pratically) are  starting Monday  AM.   He  says  a very  very  large  class. Some  that  graduated in  Jan from  power school  are  included.

[tina41]

that is what my son told me.    i am wondering if it is going to be harder for them since so many are starting.    please stay in touch! 

[Betsyleebig]

Talked  to  my son  last  night.  They  have  already  had a  test. He  passed. Yeah! He  is  concerned about  how  difficult it  is  going  to  be   to get  checked out with  so  many  kids  in  the  class.  I  guess  it  is  12  hours  days.  I  forget  to  ask  if  they  have  weekends off. He   also   seems  to  be lacking  the  confidence  he  can do  this as  we  got   further  into  the  conversation. I  tried to   assure him he  was  he  was  smart  and  he  will  succeed if  he  organizes  his  time  and  ask  questions.  Funny one  sailor  he  was friends  with  in  power  school  and went  to  BS  has  already  graduated  and  been  assigdd  to  a  boat . I   hadn't  really  realized  how  maqch  time  has  gone  by  since  they  graduated  power  school.

[Shannon]

A lot of time has gone by, my son takes his boards at 14:30 TODAY.  He's already been assigned to a boat.  He'll be moving to his first real duty station next week.  They have come so far since Basic.  Your son will do fine, but will ave to be assertive in getting his quals done as there are always a lot of sailors vying for time for signatures.  As you told him, he just has to organize and ask questions.

[janenrich (1202-4)]

Hi Betsy -- Much time HAS passed since this class graduated power school. I sure hope no one started protoype any later than your son. If my math is correct he should be finishing prototype in a just over a month(?). If I recall, some members of that class actually started last September! Our ET started prototype the first week of February and is on his way home as we speak. Just moved out of his apartment in Charleston and had his items shipped to Pearl Harbor where he'll be stationed on the USS Columbus. In the meantime, son #2 graduated basic training from the Air Force and will be done with his tech school NEXT February. Hope he gets stationed somewhere on the mainland since the tickets to Hawaii and beyond are a bit steep for us. Oh well, we never DID take a honeymoon 30+ years ago ... :-) Maybe we can scrape something up. Have to say, this N4M site is quite a bit classier than the FaceBook site we joined for our airman's basic training.

I hope everyone reading this is enjoying their loved one's stay in the Navy and that your son/daughter/spouse's service plans are going well! Just read on Navy Dads of one poor soul who was dismissed the other day while on hold for Power School for some repeated drinking incidents. Heard of a suicide incident at PS last May as well. How sad, but ALL parents should be eternally proud of their children for signing up to serve our country no matter what the outcome! I sure hope the country holds itself together enough to continue rewarding (financially, socially, and emotionally) our military families well into the future. These Navy Nukes made a big commitment to Uncle Sam and I'd hate to see any of them shortchanged because of continuing economic and political struggles in Washington!

Take care y'all!

[Betsyleebig]

Janenrich,  wish  I  had  good  news. My  sailor started  out  prototype fine then  in  May  it  was  getting  behind a  bit.  The  stress was  really  getting  to  him. although  his  grades were  ok. He  sounded  almost  like  he  was  going  to have  a  nervous  breakdown.  He  was  asking  people   for  help like  he  had  been  instructed  to  do but  was  getting  advise  like  "BUck  up"" Finally  he  got   hold  of  someone   on  the  chain  and  they  both  agreed  that   maybe  the  nuke  program  wasn't    for  him.  Since  then  he  has  been  in  limbo  working  in   an  office. He  didn't  discuss  this  decision   with  us  before  he  made it. I  was  very  disappointed  but  he  sounds   so  much  happier  that  I  have  mixed  feelings.  Apparently  he  wasn't  alone in  the  stress  these  sailors  were  having  in  this  oversized  class. He  would be  near  graduating  if  he  had  stuck  it  out. I  expect  he  and  the  navy  will  be  severing  ties  in  the  near  future. What  the  future  holds is  in  doubt.  Glad  to  hear  your  sailor  is  doing  well.

[haps]

Betsyleebig,

 

I know you must be wondering how this will all work out for your sailor.  My sailor graduated prototype in May and 3 of his good friends from A school and Power School ended up not making it through prototype.  Once  you get behind, it is very difficult to catch up.  They had to wait for a while doing odd jobs down in Groton but now All three of them have been re-rated and have different jobs in the Navy that seem to suit them better.  One is even just a regular electrician rather than an EM for the nuke division.  They ended up being much happier without the stress of being a nuke and are off on ships in different areas of the country.  Hopefully the same thing will happen for your sailor.   

[Betsyleebig]

Son  called yesterday  afternoon  and  he  was in  Iowa.   Apparently  he  severed  ties  with  the  navy on  Thrusday. Funny   for   so  many  years he  discussed decisions  with  us before  he  made  them,  now   we   hear  afterwards.  I  guess  that  is  growing  up..  Keeping  my  fingers  crossed .Wishing  you  all  and  your  sailors the  best.  It  has  been  great  to   have  you  all  to  bounce  things off of  for  the  past  2 years.  I  will  miss navy  moms and  am  not  quite  ready  to  sever  my  ties  but  will  in  the  next  week or  so.  Thanks  again  for  all  your  support. 

[Jo1]

Betsyleebig
I want to wish you and your son all the best! :)

[tina41]

hello all!!

I cant believe it has been over a year since they have graduated from power school.    my son has also married a year already!!  he got married five days after graduation.

jane--glad to hear your son is now done with school and on his way to his next adventure!!

betsy---good luck to your son!!  

my son also has been really stressed out with prototype.   he is close to finishing and I am praying that if it is God's will, he will.   we just have to keep our faith that God knows what is best.