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Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on October 10, 2012 at 6:11pm

Good advice from all:  just follow the rules.  My son (who just finished up in the pipeline and will report to his boat in Nov.) is still under 21, so he has been the official designated driver for his nuke buddies.  Hasn't seemed to keep him from having fun.  Every time I started to give him some sort of lecture he told me they had been talked to and talked to about that subject, so, yup, moms have got nothing on Navy lectures.  Ha ha

The big approach to all of the training is to study, study, study and stay on top of things and ask for help if needed.  My son still put in hours of studying even when he was on voluntary hours, because he knew he needed it.  It paid off!

Comment by southcarolinamom(Nuke MM) on October 10, 2012 at 5:10pm

J's mom....Thank you. That is something I worry about with mine since he is going to be one of the youngest during A school and Power school, his decisions financially, I can just see him shopping for expensive clothes and cars. ugh. I just have to leave him to live his own life. (with a little lecture from mom every once in a while :) Thanks again for the info/help.

Comment by southcarolinamom(Nuke MM) on October 10, 2012 at 4:03pm

Yes, it seems he was misinformed.

Texas nuke mom::::I also am worried about the classes and mine hasnt even gotten to bc yet! lol Good luck to your son, he made it this far, he should do just fine :) update us later when he is in the school and let me know what my boy can expect :) thanks!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on October 10, 2012 at 3:30pm

Welcome TxNukeMom! You are in for one exciting ride with your sailor!  I believe if he volunteers for sub he probably will get it.  Since subs are volunteer only, if there is a spot open, they get it.  The thing to remember is that what the Navy needs supersedes anything requested. If there is nothing open on a sub when he is ready to go, he would get surface.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on October 10, 2012 at 3:24pm

I believe my sailor was also mixed into a Heinz 57 BC group

Comment by tina41 on October 10, 2012 at 2:47pm

hello all!!

southcarolinamom---good luck to your son in bc!!

caryatid----congrats on having a sailor!!

i agree!  the villas are the best place to stay.  they are cheap and clean.   we have stayed at the La Quinta Inn and the Country Hearth Inn.  they were ok.  they are both in north charleston.  they are convenient to restaurants and walmart.

Comment by Pat on October 10, 2012 at 2:38pm

I would doubt that they would have a Nuke only division, unless the divisions have gotten a lot smaller. They may have a group of Nukes in one division, but I don't think it would be reasonable to expect that they would keep them in a Nuke only division. Boot Camp is a team building experience and you need all kinds of skill sets for a team. Nukes advance faster as a rule, but others advance also, so this would not be a reason to keep them separate. All of the recruits need to pass certain criteria and tests...the only division that is separated out is the 900 division which does all of the performance for PIR (Flag Core, Band, Drill Team, Color Guard, the guys 'roaming the floor', honor guard, etc).

Comment by Caryatid on October 10, 2012 at 2:16pm

My son is a nuke--PIR Oct 5.  He definitely was not in a nuke-only division.  He alluded to the fact that nukes had extra paperwork--perhaps some additional medical tests and forms.  But other than that, he was with recruits of every possible post-boot camp rating.

Comment by MOMofDREW2.0 on October 10, 2012 at 2:05pm

They should be kept separate, but they aren't:)

Comment by southcarolinamom(Nuke MM) on October 10, 2012 at 1:06pm

My son leaves for bootcamp Oct 23rd. He has mentioned the Nukes are kept separate from the rest of the sailors during the whole bootcamp. Why is this?

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