My son should be leaving for GL on Aug. 24th but...

[Kathy - Daniel's Biggest Fan]

Now he wants to switch jobs and become a SEAL...  Any other son's/daughter's change their mind in the end?  How that work for them?  He's scared of being stuck behind a desk for the rest of his life.

[^proud dad of nuke sailor]

My son just finished his A school for Nukes, A good part of the Seal training is done at Coronado in California.
I did some active duty there, The number of SEALS that drop out is somewhere over 90%.
I used to see the BUDS as they were called carrying telephone poles to chow, I could stand on the deck and watch the seals swimming at night in the ocean. At chow time the buds were eating in a segregated area and if they had brought weapons they would have to be watched outside of the chow hall while the other buds ate. The Seals are usually gifted so many of them ring the bell. You can usually strike to become a seal later if you want but a plan B should always be there, just because you ring the bell and drop out of the seal program doesn't mean you are out of the Navy. My son qualified for the nuke program because of his high ASVAB score, but he had originally sighed up to be a Marine witch is also a part of the Navy. I had one of those father son talks with him and ask my son why he was making the choice. My son stated that he wanted some discipline in his life, I shared my thoughts with my son and told him I was honored that he had chosen to serve our country. I also suggested that he consider a field were he could get an education that could be used when his enlistment is complete. The nuke program fit into that category, I told my son that he may love the military and chose to be a lifer but to put himself in a position were the choice was his. So far my son is loving the Navy, he is scoring high on training but he still has a way to go. The best choice is for your son to have the right match for his skills and keep in mind there is life after the Navy. I see my son has matured a great deal sense joining he has put on 35 pounds he can run over 30 minuets non stop. Good luck to you and your son and tell your son take advantage of the schooling and thanks for choosing to serve our country

[Kathy - Daniel's Biggest Fan]

My son's biggest concern is he won't be active enough, not physically challenged enough after bootcamp. Does the Nuke program allow them to have some time to be athletic? My husband was a Seabee and enjoyed collateral duties like range coach and armory react team... are those things available to Nuke's?

I appreciate all of your answers...we live on an island without a recruiting office and have to take a ferry for all of Daniel's DEP meetings. There never seems to be enough time to ask the recruiter questions while he's there in his meetings and it's difficult to go off and make time just for questions.