My son volunteered for sub and is super excited about it. I think he prefers the smaller group of sailors. And he heard the food is better. He also feels it will be safer (harder target to find). I hope everyone stays safe!! He mentioned that he has heard a story of a sailor in the pipeline that was touring the sub at (patriots point I think) that had signs of claustrophobia. Apparently it got back to someone on base and he was reassigned. My son also said he heard a history of kidney stones disqualifies sailors from sub duty. I heard it used to be limited to males. Don’t know if they have changed the rules to allow females. If so, I’m sure pregnancy wouldn’t be a disqualified. Just guessing.
Dsmom2020, they do allow females on Virginia Class subs as they are larger and can better accommodate a mixed gender population.
My SIL is on a sub. He says that the food is pretty good since they are preparing for a smaller group of people. Also, the officers eat the same food. On a carrier there is an enlisted mess, a chiefs mess and an officers. The food quality increases as rank goes up.
Also since subs don't replenish at sea, the quality and variety can go down on a long deployment. My SIL was deployed during the height of covid and port calls were not happening. He was happy to get home and eat veggies!
Oh and if they are on a sub they have to crank. My SIL said that the advantages of kp were that he had his own, roomier rack and he did did not have to hot rack.
Thank you BSNukeMom and JayDee. JayDee - what is kp? Can you tell me how often you got to speak with and see your sailor during his sea duty? Thx for all the info.
DsMom2020, kp is kitchen patrol, aka working the mess. Cranking is doing any work in the galley. My son never talked about that. He was on a carrier so now I need to ask him.
I spoke with my son less once he got married. He married before he ever deployed but things decreased right away and when he was deployed, the wife & kids always got first dibs which put me farther down the totem pole but that's ok. There are different ways sailors can prepare for going overseas and maintaining the ability to make phone calls and Facetime. My son got some kind of card from the phone company. I don't understand it so I can't say but he could call. Others have said WhatsApp is the way to go. All I know for sure is that carriers afford you a much better chance of hearing from your sailor. Subs run silent so much of the time.
NancyJo - Oh I still have so much to learn! I thought by crank you meant really work hard!! Silly me. I heard somewhere that they put in long Nuke job hours on a sub. I guess I did not realize Nukes had to do anything besides Nuke jobs. Thank you for the info.
NancyJo - I do hope that when my son gets married (or even a girlfriend) to have a close relationship with her as I can certainly see where she would get the phone calls mom used to get. I hope that’s the case for you. Right now, covid is preventing our Nuke sons from even being allowed to meet girls!
Thank you all so much for all the info and bringing up the sub and carrier topic. I am learning
Moms - I know we chatted about this here before but please tell me again the kind of vitamins and supplements you bought for your Nuke? If it’s okay to ask the particular brand as well.
TIA
My son started T Track today (and will be for 2 months) - talked to him last night said his crazy schedule and night shifts too. He did not say specific time or days but told me, might answer my texts or calls will unpredictable. Starting to feel fleet schedule this early ..
DsMom2020 - Nukes on a carrier do not have to crank. Nukes on a sub do have to crank. My guess is that they have enough manpower on the carrier to cover it. Also on a sub they have to learn all the jobs since the crew is so small. My SIL's sub is a Los Angles Class and they have 129 crew members, approx 10 are officers.
As far as communication, since he's my SIL I didn't hear from him much. He answered one of my emails and snap chatted me when he was in port (which due to COVID was very rarely). My daughter heard from him a little more. She did say that the email thing is chaos. They will hold all emails until they reach a depth where they can transmit, then they are sent and received in a batch. So my daughter would send him an email telling him something and would get an email from him asking about something she'd already told him. Like boot camp, it's important to date correspondence.
Another thing is that they cannot get packages like they can on a carrier. The Family Readiness Group (FRG) attached to your sons sub will send out info on how prepare a half-way package for your sailor. My SIL's sub also allowed us to "buy" (yep pay for) a "day" for your sailor. They got special dessert or privileges or something on their day. I bought a day and my daughter bought one for our guy. Since my daughter is on a carrier, she called me at least once a week from the ships phones and daily when they were in port. Not to mention the emails when she was just plain old bored as the Nukes have access to computers (on a carrier) that the rest of the sailors don't.
My daughters life on a carrier is very different. She and her hubby have the same job yet not the same.
Long hours are also the case on a carrier. I know my sailor put in 14-16 hr days. They keep them busy. Also graduating from prototype doesn't mean you get to coast. Every reactor on every vessel is unique. The science is basically the same but it's like an oven. They all bake just fine but you sometimes need to figure out which buttons to push to make it heat up. Our sailors have to do quals all the time. When my son got assigned to NNPTC after almost 10 yrs in, he had to qual again for his new boat, which is what they call the reactor the sailors in prototype train on. It's from a decommissioned vessel but they retain that vessel's name on the reactor, if that makes sense.
There are still big differences in carrier vs sub. For me a big one was the hot rack. My sailor had his own rack and never had to share. Subs have hot racks, which means you have to share that rack with others. Much less room on a sub so no private racks unless you are a higher rank. And my son said the only time they got really good food on the carrier was when they had a Tiger cruise and they brought good food in for the people doing the cruise.
NancyJo, my daughter told me the same thing about the food! My comment to her was that the food seemed "okay". She told me that they were doing better since we Tigers were on board. When they docked at Mayport to pick us up, there was a huge spread of food that had been put our for us Tigers while we waited. My daughter hit that food bar hard.
This is not the most flattering picture of her, but it shows how important that food was. I lost 9 # and I was only on the ship 3 days.
Good morning Ladies! My son is currently deployed on a sub. He has been gone since late summer and I have only heard from him 3 times by phone and nothing by email. I did hear him mention having to "crank". He very much misses fresh veggies and fruit for sure! Even though he has earned his dolphins, he says he is continuously having to do lots of studying. The shift work sounds grueling with no real time off, and he definitely has to hot rack. His boat is actually over capacity. He is working hard and sounds exhausted. Covid has really limited and changed the port calls which is a real bummer.
Yes, the limited port calls sort of diminishes that "get to travel" appeal that the recruiters use a lot.
The Hammer - that is funny!! It is a good thing my Nuke doesn't have to wash dishes on the ship as his gf is quite happy to cook for him when they are in port and quite happy for him to wash the dishes. She even texted me a photo of my sailor washing a pot out and thanking me for training him so well!!
As for communication - just remember that your sailor will communicate when and what they want to with you. You can be in the same group with another Navy Mom for your sailor's ship or boat and one of you will still have a lot more communication from your sailor than another!
Oh and food on the carrier - well I found out the menu from my sailors when they were home to visit. Sounded more like a school lunch or day camp menu!! So much for all those pictures of food, we first saw posted on their web page.
Did anyone purchase the Submarine Community cookbook (Best Fed in the Fleet)? I bought one in December and it has lots of tasty recipes from the various subs out there. My sailor got a kick out of seeing recipes that he had eaten on deployments too.
Come on Chipmunk, I am a school lunch head cook and my students just love and devour my lunches, especially the homemade stuff like Lasagna, Shepherds Pie and Chicken Alfredo. We also have fresh salads and fruit. My son would love if they could cook that stuff on board. He would also love to crank, on like my husband he is a good cook.
Northwoodsmom - May I say that your lunch menu sounds like a one in a million of what most school lunches are like. At least from my experience and my children's. I would come eat lunch at your school!!
They shared a same daily rotation of meals that are what I consider my non-fast food meal, but at home fast food meal! If that makes any sense at all. Not sure what I can actually share - so staying vague. Sorry.
School lunches have come a long way. Our school district also prides itself on the healthy lunches we serve. Not so much on board a navy vessel. But to give them their credit, getting supplies, especially on a sub, can be a problem. My sailor was on a carrier which feeds thousands daily so I cut them some slack. Having said that, the best thing to put in the care packages we send might be condiments that improve the food they get. Hot sauce is a hot item (pardon the pun) and my sailor loved getting BBQ sauce. Dry seasoning can be good too. Also the water additives like Mi0 are good. They drink desalinated water which is kind of icky. It's hot in the engine room so they drink a lot.
I meant to say, love that picture, JayDee! I'm so happy you got to go on a Tiger cruise! Everyone who I have ever heard went on one just loved it. Your daughter is a cutie.
Chipmunk I totally understand, I do a rotation as well. The older students eat better than the younger ones except for 1st thru 4th can't seem to fill that group up and they love everything.
Happy Friday Nuke Moms. It's been awhile since I've been here. I hope you all had a great holiday and you and your families are staying well. I hope some of you got to see your soldiers too. Mine wasn't able to come home. It was the first Christmas without him.
However, he was busting his butt to get through A-School and he is graduating today. YAY! Also he becomes a Petty Officer. So proud of him, but bummed I can't be there to cheer him on. He told me they would be taking pictures and what not. He's isnt one to want me to see pictures if he doesn't like them.
So anyone know what they do in Goose Creek for these occasions?
The command post pics on their official Facebook page. It will be a week or so from today. Kind of like the ones high schools take when they hand out diplomas.
Hi all - Happy Friday! Today is C's 30th birthday. They would have have been flying to Hawaii today to celebrate their honeymoon, graduating from MSU and her birthday. Unfortunately that trip didn't happen......On a positive note she started grad school this week and they are completely moved in to their new house. Now if we can just figure out when we can visit them in MI!
BZ to your son Okkaye303! Definitely watch the FB pages for pictures.
B'sNuke, congrats on C's birthday! Things may seem like they're at a standstill yet those 2 crazy kids have managed to cram an awful lot into a relatively short period of time. I'm confident all will turn out well for them. After all, they are both former Navy nukes!
I was just looking at my sailor's BC photo last week. He sure has changed in the last 10 years. I also re-read his letters from BC. I'll admit to getting emotional. I'm so proud of him but boy do I miss him. Life goes on.
B'sNukeMom, you might want to wait for winter in MI to pass. It's cold there and if you fly through Chicago or another northern city the possibility of plane delays and hold overs increases. Nobody wants to spend any more time than necessary in an airport these days.
Okkaye303 - Good to hear from you! Congratulations to your sailor!! I hope you can find some pictures online!!
B'sNukeMom - Happy Birthday to C!
Hi everyone!! I hope you are having a wonderful day!! I managed to utilize some of my sunshine today before a morning appointment. Time to get back at things after my lunch break!
My son's 6 year Navy anniversary is this month, and he is finally heading out on his first underway. He is both excited and trepidatious. As he put it, "Mom, 6 years in, I'm finally going to find out if I get seasick".
PacNWmom - C did her 6 years and never once went to sea. Not even an underway! She was on the Lincoln and they were in for refueling during her service time. I hope your son enjoys his underway and finds his sea legs quickly!
Okkaye - congratulations on your son’s accomplishment!
PacNWMom & B’sNukeMom - wow 6 years. That’s is a long time to wait to go to sea. What did they do to keep their knowledge fresh. I would think they need to USE what they learned in the nuke pipeline.... am I misunderstanding something?
Hoping to go visit my son for Presidents weekend. Got my first covid vaccine today (i’m a nurse) and hope that increases his chances of getting the chit approved! Everything is booked but can be cancelled.
In my son's case he's essentially been in training this whole time. He was in the STA-21 program, and is now an officer, so just over half of that time he spent going to college. Before that he was in the nuke pipeline, and since then he's been in officer training, with still more to go. At some point he has to go back to GC and do the nuke pipeline again, on the officer side.
Good Morning Everyone!! May you have a great day!!
Saturday mornings during A school and PS usually meant a Skype call between my boys. I would stick my face into the camera to say hi, but it was just great to see my sailor's face.
PacNWmom - "Fair winds and following seas" to your sailor! I continue to look forward to you sharing about your sons journey as an officer.
DsMom - when the ships are in port, they still have to do maintenance on them. And even currently my Nuke has a busier schedule than a lot of the crew while they are in port. Not every ship or boat that a sailor gets assigned to is out to sea all the time. But the sailors are still working on their qualifications, especially the Nukes.
D'sMom - in C's case it was because of the refueling of the Lincoln. It can take upwards of 3 years for a complete refuel of a carrier. Add that on to the schooling time and that was 5 years there - then I guess the Lincoln wasn't scheduled to go out so she stayed put. She still continued to qualify and they are always learning but just no sea time for her.
Please be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page. Lots of good info there. Also take a look at the Pages (20) to the right under the member profiles - be sure to hit "view all". And the discussion forum above has some good info too - be sure to read Chipmunks "Nuke A School Daily Schedule". And of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have.
I don’t post much, but I try to keep up with your messages.
congrats 4kdsforfun. My son is in your son’s class I just got the call as well. I want to thank you ladies for getting me thru. Your prayers help more than you know.
PacNWMom and BsNukeMom - thanks for explaining. My son is thinking about the STA pathway too. It makes sense that would delay getting to sea. For ships that must “refuel”, I can’t even begin to imagine why it would take three years or what our nuke sailors learn during qualifications while in port. But I will take your word for it that they continue their educational journey.
Congratulations to 4Kids and Maggie (and Gigi?)!!! How much time will your sailors have between A school and Power School? Do they know now what their power school start date is? How many weeks inbetween? I am trying to figure out if my son will be between classes during a trip we have booked to Hawaii to our timeshare this summer (dates are in stone).... sure would be great if he could join us....
Welcome Rakenstor. This is a great place to learn the ropes as your sailor advances through the nuke pipeline.
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Jan 18, 2021
DsMom2020
My son volunteered for sub and is super excited about it. I think he prefers the smaller group of sailors. And he heard the food is better. He also feels it will be safer (harder target to find). I hope everyone stays safe!! He mentioned that he has heard a story of a sailor in the pipeline that was touring the sub at (patriots point I think) that had signs of claustrophobia. Apparently it got back to someone on base and he was reassigned. My son also said he heard a history of kidney stones disqualifies sailors from sub duty. I heard it used to be limited to males. Don’t know if they have changed the rules to allow females. If so, I’m sure pregnancy wouldn’t be a disqualified. Just guessing.
Jan 18, 2021
DsMom2020
Typo. Meant to say IF females allowed on sub, I would guess that pregnancy would be a disqualify condition.
Jan 18, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Hi all - Happy Tuesday! Windy as all get out here in the SoCal.
DsMom2020 - women are allowed on subs.
Jan 19, 2021
JayDee659
Dsmom2020, they do allow females on Virginia Class subs as they are larger and can better accommodate a mixed gender population.
My SIL is on a sub. He says that the food is pretty good since they are preparing for a smaller group of people. Also, the officers eat the same food. On a carrier there is an enlisted mess, a chiefs mess and an officers. The food quality increases as rank goes up.
Also since subs don't replenish at sea, the quality and variety can go down on a long deployment. My SIL was deployed during the height of covid and port calls were not happening. He was happy to get home and eat veggies!
Oh and if they are on a sub they have to crank. My SIL said that the advantages of kp were that he had his own, roomier rack and he did did not have to hot rack.
Jan 19, 2021
DsMom2020
Jan 20, 2021
NancyJo (NNPTC)
DsMom2020, kp is kitchen patrol, aka working the mess. Cranking is doing any work in the galley. My son never talked about that. He was on a carrier so now I need to ask him.
I spoke with my son less once he got married. He married before he ever deployed but things decreased right away and when he was deployed, the wife & kids always got first dibs which put me farther down the totem pole but that's ok. There are different ways sailors can prepare for going overseas and maintaining the ability to make phone calls and Facetime. My son got some kind of card from the phone company. I don't understand it so I can't say but he could call. Others have said WhatsApp is the way to go. All I know for sure is that carriers afford you a much better chance of hearing from your sailor. Subs run silent so much of the time.
Jan 20, 2021
DsMom2020
Jan 20, 2021
DsMom2020
Jan 20, 2021
Gigi
Thank you all so much for all the info and bringing up the sub and carrier topic. I am learning
Moms - I know we chatted about this here before but please tell me again the kind of vitamins and supplements you bought for your Nuke? If it’s okay to ask the particular brand as well.
TIA
My son started T Track today (and will be for 2 months) - talked to him last night said his crazy schedule and night shifts too. He did not say specific time or days but told me, might answer my texts or calls will unpredictable. Starting to feel fleet schedule this early ..
Jan 20, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Jan 20, 2021
JayDee659
DsMom2020 - Nukes on a carrier do not have to crank. Nukes on a sub do have to crank. My guess is that they have enough manpower on the carrier to cover it. Also on a sub they have to learn all the jobs since the crew is so small. My SIL's sub is a Los Angles Class and they have 129 crew members, approx 10 are officers.
As far as communication, since he's my SIL I didn't hear from him much. He answered one of my emails and snap chatted me when he was in port (which due to COVID was very rarely). My daughter heard from him a little more. She did say that the email thing is chaos. They will hold all emails until they reach a depth where they can transmit, then they are sent and received in a batch. So my daughter would send him an email telling him something and would get an email from him asking about something she'd already told him. Like boot camp, it's important to date correspondence.
Another thing is that they cannot get packages like they can on a carrier. The Family Readiness Group (FRG) attached to your sons sub will send out info on how prepare a half-way package for your sailor. My SIL's sub also allowed us to "buy" (yep pay for) a "day" for your sailor. They got special dessert or privileges or something on their day. I bought a day and my daughter bought one for our guy. Since my daughter is on a carrier, she called me at least once a week from the ships phones and daily when they were in port. Not to mention the emails when she was just plain old bored as the Nukes have access to computers (on a carrier) that the rest of the sailors don't.
My daughters life on a carrier is very different. She and her hubby have the same job yet not the same.
Jan 20, 2021
NancyJo (NNPTC)
Long hours are also the case on a carrier. I know my sailor put in 14-16 hr days. They keep them busy. Also graduating from prototype doesn't mean you get to coast. Every reactor on every vessel is unique. The science is basically the same but it's like an oven. They all bake just fine but you sometimes need to figure out which buttons to push to make it heat up. Our sailors have to do quals all the time. When my son got assigned to NNPTC after almost 10 yrs in, he had to qual again for his new boat, which is what they call the reactor the sailors in prototype train on. It's from a decommissioned vessel but they retain that vessel's name on the reactor, if that makes sense.
There are still big differences in carrier vs sub. For me a big one was the hot rack. My sailor had his own rack and never had to share. Subs have hot racks, which means you have to share that rack with others. Much less room on a sub so no private racks unless you are a higher rank. And my son said the only time they got really good food on the carrier was when they had a Tiger cruise and they brought good food in for the people doing the cruise.
Jan 20, 2021
JayDee659
NancyJo, my daughter told me the same thing about the food! My comment to her was that the food seemed "okay". She told me that they were doing better since we Tigers were on board. When they docked at Mayport to pick us up, there was a huge spread of food that had been put our for us Tigers while we waited. My daughter hit that food bar hard.
This is not the most flattering picture of her, but it shows how important that food was. I lost 9 # and I was only on the ship 3 days.
Jan 20, 2021
The Hammer
My Nuke was a "crank" on his last deployment on a sub and swears that he'll never wash a dish again!!!
Jan 20, 2021
KayCee
Good morning Ladies! My son is currently deployed on a sub. He has been gone since late summer and I have only heard from him 3 times by phone and nothing by email. I did hear him mention having to "crank". He very much misses fresh veggies and fruit for sure! Even though he has earned his dolphins, he says he is continuously having to do lots of studying. The shift work sounds grueling with no real time off, and he definitely has to hot rack. His boat is actually over capacity. He is working hard and sounds exhausted. Covid has really limited and changed the port calls which is a real bummer.
Jan 20, 2021
Chipmunk
Hi KayCee!! So good to hear from you!
Yes, the limited port calls sort of diminishes that "get to travel" appeal that the recruiters use a lot.
The Hammer - that is funny!! It is a good thing my Nuke doesn't have to wash dishes on the ship as his gf is quite happy to cook for him when they are in port and quite happy for him to wash the dishes. She even texted me a photo of my sailor washing a pot out and thanking me for training him so well!!
As for communication - just remember that your sailor will communicate when and what they want to with you. You can be in the same group with another Navy Mom for your sailor's ship or boat and one of you will still have a lot more communication from your sailor than another!
Jan 20, 2021
Chipmunk
Oh and food on the carrier - well I found out the menu from my sailors when they were home to visit. Sounded more like a school lunch or day camp menu!! So much for all those pictures of food, we first saw posted on their web page.
Jan 20, 2021
The Hammer
Did anyone purchase the Submarine Community cookbook (Best Fed in the Fleet)? I bought one in December and it has lots of tasty recipes from the various subs out there. My sailor got a kick out of seeing recipes that he had eaten on deployments too.
Jan 20, 2021
DsMom2020
Jan 20, 2021
Northwoodsmom
Come on Chipmunk, I am a school lunch head cook and my students just love and devour my lunches, especially the homemade stuff like Lasagna, Shepherds Pie and Chicken Alfredo. We also have fresh salads and fruit. My son would love if they could cook that stuff on board. He would also love to crank, on like my husband he is a good cook.
Jan 20, 2021
Chipmunk
Northwoodsmom - May I say that your lunch menu sounds like a one in a million of what most school lunches are like. At least from my experience and my children's. I would come eat lunch at your school!!
They shared a same daily rotation of meals that are what I consider my non-fast food meal, but at home fast food meal! If that makes any sense at all. Not sure what I can actually share - so staying vague. Sorry.
Jan 20, 2021
NancyJo (NNPTC)
School lunches have come a long way. Our school district also prides itself on the healthy lunches we serve. Not so much on board a navy vessel. But to give them their credit, getting supplies, especially on a sub, can be a problem. My sailor was on a carrier which feeds thousands daily so I cut them some slack. Having said that, the best thing to put in the care packages we send might be condiments that improve the food they get. Hot sauce is a hot item (pardon the pun) and my sailor loved getting BBQ sauce. Dry seasoning can be good too. Also the water additives like Mi0 are good. They drink desalinated water which is kind of icky. It's hot in the engine room so they drink a lot.
Jan 20, 2021
NancyJo (NNPTC)
I meant to say, love that picture, JayDee! I'm so happy you got to go on a Tiger cruise! Everyone who I have ever heard went on one just loved it. Your daughter is a cutie.
Jan 20, 2021
Northwoodsmom
Chipmunk I totally understand, I do a rotation as well. The older students eat better than the younger ones except for 1st thru 4th can't seem to fill that group up and they love everything.
Jan 20, 2021
JayDee659
NancyJo, thank you! Everyone calls her my MiniMe. She does look like me, but I don't have a donut stuck in my face at the moment....
Jan 20, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Don't forget to wear your RED tomorrow!
Jan 21, 2021
Okkaye303
Happy Friday Nuke Moms. It's been awhile since I've been here. I hope you all had a great holiday and you and your families are staying well. I hope some of you got to see your soldiers too. Mine wasn't able to come home. It was the first Christmas without him.
However, he was busting his butt to get through A-School and he is graduating today. YAY! Also he becomes a Petty Officer. So proud of him, but bummed I can't be there to cheer him on. He told me they would be taking pictures and what not. He's isnt one to want me to see pictures if he doesn't like them.
So anyone know what they do in Goose Creek for these occasions?
Jan 22, 2021
Okkaye303
@New Adventures Thanks so much. I'm not sure I am a part of the command's FB page. Is that available on the website?
Jan 22, 2021
New Adventures
Hi Okkaye303,
The command post pics on their official Facebook page. It will be a week or so from today. Kind of like the ones high schools take when they hand out diplomas.
Jan 22, 2021
Okkaye303
New Adventures thanks. I will keep my eyes open. He's not a fan of his picture. I didn't get his BC ones. :(
Jan 22, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Jan 22, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Jan 22, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Hi all - Happy Friday! Today is C's 30th birthday. They would have have been flying to Hawaii today to celebrate their honeymoon, graduating from MSU and her birthday. Unfortunately that trip didn't happen......On a positive note she started grad school this week and they are completely moved in to their new house. Now if we can just figure out when we can visit them in MI!
BZ to your son Okkaye303! Definitely watch the FB pages for pictures.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!
Jan 22, 2021
NancyJo (NNPTC)
B'sNuke, congrats on C's birthday! Things may seem like they're at a standstill yet those 2 crazy kids have managed to cram an awful lot into a relatively short period of time. I'm confident all will turn out well for them. After all, they are both former Navy nukes!
I was just looking at my sailor's BC photo last week. He sure has changed in the last 10 years. I also re-read his letters from BC. I'll admit to getting emotional. I'm so proud of him but boy do I miss him. Life goes on.
Jan 22, 2021
JayDee659
B'sNukeMom, you might want to wait for winter in MI to pass. It's cold there and if you fly through Chicago or another northern city the possibility of plane delays and hold overs increases. Nobody wants to spend any more time than necessary in an airport these days.
Jan 22, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
NancyJo - yes, as crazy as 2020 was B&C sure did seem to get a lot accomplished! And I'm right there with you, I sure do miss them.
JayDee - I'm hoping maybe sometime in early summer we can make it out there - it definitely needs to warm up (a lot!) for me lol.
Jan 22, 2021
Chipmunk
Okkaye303 - Good to hear from you! Congratulations to your sailor!! I hope you can find some pictures online!!
B'sNukeMom - Happy Birthday to C!
Hi everyone!! I hope you are having a wonderful day!! I managed to utilize some of my sunshine today before a morning appointment. Time to get back at things after my lunch break!
Jan 22, 2021
PacNWmom
My son's 6 year Navy anniversary is this month, and he is finally heading out on his first underway. He is both excited and trepidatious. As he put it, "Mom, 6 years in, I'm finally going to find out if I get seasick".
Hugs to all my sea sisters!
Jan 23, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
PacNWmom - C did her 6 years and never once went to sea. Not even an underway! She was on the Lincoln and they were in for refueling during her service time. I hope your son enjoys his underway and finds his sea legs quickly!
Jan 23, 2021
DsMom2020
Okkaye - congratulations on your son’s accomplishment!
PacNWMom & B’sNukeMom - wow 6 years. That’s is a long time to wait to go to sea. What did they do to keep their knowledge fresh. I would think they need to USE what they learned in the nuke pipeline.... am I misunderstanding something?
Hoping to go visit my son for Presidents weekend. Got my first covid vaccine today (i’m a nurse) and hope that increases his chances of getting the chit approved! Everything is booked but can be cancelled.
Jan 23, 2021
PacNWmom
D's Mom,
In my son's case he's essentially been in training this whole time. He was in the STA-21 program, and is now an officer, so just over half of that time he spent going to college. Before that he was in the nuke pipeline, and since then he's been in officer training, with still more to go. At some point he has to go back to GC and do the nuke pipeline again, on the officer side.
Jan 23, 2021
Chipmunk
Good Morning Everyone!! May you have a great day!!
Saturday mornings during A school and PS usually meant a Skype call between my boys. I would stick my face into the camera to say hi, but it was just great to see my sailor's face.
PacNWmom - "Fair winds and following seas" to your sailor! I continue to look forward to you sharing about your sons journey as an officer.
DsMom - when the ships are in port, they still have to do maintenance on them. And even currently my Nuke has a busier schedule than a lot of the crew while they are in port. Not every ship or boat that a sailor gets assigned to is out to sea all the time. But the sailors are still working on their qualifications, especially the Nukes.
Jan 23, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Happy Monday!
D'sMom - in C's case it was because of the refueling of the Lincoln. It can take upwards of 3 years for a complete refuel of a carrier. Add that on to the schooling time and that was 5 years there - then I guess the Lincoln wasn't scheduled to go out so she stayed put. She still continued to qualify and they are always learning but just no sea time for her.
Jan 25, 2021
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)
Welcome to our newest member ~ Rakenator!
Please be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page. Lots of good info there. Also take a look at the Pages (20) to the right under the member profiles - be sure to hit "view all". And the discussion forum above has some good info too - be sure to read Chipmunks "Nuke A School Daily Schedule". And of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have.
Jan 25, 2021
4kidsforfun
Gigi - Looks like he will be in the same powerschool class as your sailor (your son is an ET also right?)
Jan 25, 2021
CSW
BZ 4kdsforfun!
One step down, just a few more to go!
Jan 25, 2021
Maggie
Good afternoon Ladies,
I don’t post much, but I try to keep up with your messages.
congrats 4kdsforfun. My son is in your son’s class I just got the call as well. I want to thank you ladies for getting me thru. Your prayers help more than you know.
Jan 25, 2021
Northwoodsmom
4kidsforfun and Maggie, congratulations and prayers for your Sailor's success.
Welcome Rakenstor to the Nuke site, we are happy you joined. Let us know if there is anything you need.
Jan 25, 2021
DsMom2020
PacNWMom and BsNukeMom - thanks for explaining. My son is thinking about the STA pathway too. It makes sense that would delay getting to sea. For ships that must “refuel”, I can’t even begin to imagine why it would take three years or what our nuke sailors learn during qualifications while in port. But I will take your word for it that they continue their educational journey.
Congratulations to 4Kids and Maggie (and Gigi?)!!! How much time will your sailors have between A school and Power School? Do they know now what their power school start date is? How many weeks inbetween? I am trying to figure out if my son will be between classes during a trip we have booked to Hawaii to our timeshare this summer (dates are in stone).... sure would be great if he could join us....
Welcome Rakenstor. This is a great place to learn the ropes as your sailor advances through the nuke pipeline.
Jan 25, 2021