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Just trying to get information
Hello everyone! My boyfriend will be started A school in the nuke program in February. I'm just trying to get some information on it. Like how much freedom he will have. Really any information will help! Also what is prototype? Does that come after A school? Or is it part of A school??
Again any information will help me. :) Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by mmatthews911 on
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I think that the degree of difficulty in power school is different for each person. Some people don't have to put in much effort in order to learn certain things, while others have to put in extra effort. Power school was very tough for my son. He's likes jands on learning.
He had a friend, who was also a machinists mate, who did great in A-school, but really struggled through Power School, but gave it 110%. He didn't make the grades needed to pass, so he was separated from the Nuke program and put into a conventional machinist job. He was able to keep his crows and is now very happy.
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Permalink Reply by William in Nashua on
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Prototype is a lot tougher than power school though. We just had 5 minutes ago, over in the Ballston Spa prototype forum, a mom saying goodbye, whose son made it all the way through prototype but failed his oral boards: well he is being separated from the Navy. It is possible to wash out of prototype even during graduation week. There have been people who were their class honorman in power school, yet who failed out of prototype. It can be a very sad situation. It is dangerous to assume prototype will be easier, or that if you managed to pass power school then you have it made. There are plenty of people dropped in prototype, and all of them were power school graduates.
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Permalink Reply by panthers18957 on
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Wow, that's some crazy hours! Do a lot of people drop out or fail this program? I'm worried for my boyfriend though! I'm not going to let him know though. I'm going to support him 100% through all this and just have faith. Thanks for the info tho!
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A big percentage of people will fail to complete the nuclear power program. Each school is harder than the one that came before it and will flunk out people who managed to graduate the previous school. Tell him to STUDY STUDY STUDY there is no shortcut. Good luck.
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Thank you :) I'll let him know!
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Permalink Reply by Jo1 on
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William you are right about Power school being a walk in the park compared to prototype. My son started the 12 hour shifts 3 weeks ago and we hear from him only when he has a day off.
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So it's like basic training all over again as far as the communication with them. Haha.
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Permalink Reply by Sunshine66 on
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My son is won't PIR BC until 3/08 and then heads to GC. Thanks for all the information about the NUKE program...it scares the crap out of me!!!! I think I've asked this before but if they fail anywhere along the way, do they get reassigned to another job? Do they get a choice in what that job will be? Thanks again.
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Thanks for the info and support. I really appreciate it!
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Permalink Reply by JLMom on
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Great information! My daughter just arrived and is in InDoc for two weeks are so, then starts the tough part - A School. Now I know what to expect.
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Good luck to her :)
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