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when your sailor is burnt out....
My son is in prototype with about three months to go. He is so very frustrated and stressed out. He wants out of the program completely, but wants to stay in the Navy. Has anyone whose sailor completed the program offer any advise or words of wisdom? He is an ET. He does pray about it everyday, and of course, I am praying for him, too.
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Permalink Reply by nukesma on
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Thank you bethr311! Not knowing what his future holds is the hardest part.
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Permalink Reply by ChuckG on
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How is your son doing? What is his status at this point in time? My Son is going through a very similar situation as your son....although perhaps a bit further along--he is separated from the Nuke program and just waiting now to see if he will be re-rated or separated from the Navy. Best of luck and prayers for him and you.
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He completed prototype in January and just arrived yesterday in Norfolk and wants out in the worst way. He is pretty depressed. He doesn't like his job at all. The recruiters totally misled him as to what the job was- guess I shouldn't be surprised by that...
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Permalink Reply by William in Nashua on
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How can your son decide yet he already doesn't like it if he just reported to Norfolk yesterday? That means at this point he has spent at most one day on his ship and zero days at sea. I can understand if he did not enjoy the nuclear training pipeline and congratulations for completing it successfully - but he hates his job after what, one day on the job? What could he possibly have accomplished or failed to accomplish even, in the fleet so far.
How about give it a couple of months to form an informed opinion and meet the people he will be working with.
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I told him the same thing- give it time, see what it is all about. He is basing his opinion on what instructors at Goose Creek have told him the job entails. He wanted out of it in prototype, but was discouraged from doing so by someone in charge.
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Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on
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Socalnavymom - I'm in Riverside. If you would like to get together anytime just let me know. I'd be happy to meet with you & chat.
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