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Need some advice!!??
My son just signed up last week, he chose AECF. He went yesterday to take the nuc test and passed so they want him to switch to the nuc program. I have read some about both and alittle scared of him doing the nuc just because of the difficulty of school, hours, drop out rate, etc. so just wanted some advice if she should switch?
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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He should switch ONLY if he has the desire to work with nuke power plants on carriers or submarines. It is a very difficult program, many do flunk out or lose their school for disciplinary reasons. My nephew is a nuke on a sub, works long hours, and loves it. I was an ET, and truly enjoyed that. So many more options for duty stations! Either school will end up sending him to sea.
What does he want to do? He should choose what he wants to do, and not just in the Navy, in the future. Choose your rate, choose your fate. The recruiter has a nuke quota to fill, so will talk it up. If he wants AECF, he should take that. Nuke is considered "better", but if that is not what he wants to do, then it is not.
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Permalink Reply by Navy Nates Mom on
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Thanks for the help. They also told him that if he drops out of nucs he could go back to AECF. Is that correct or is it whatever is available at the time?
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Depends on why he was dropped. Usually, if he has gotten through A school (ET, EM or MM), he becomes the surface equivalent of that. If before A school is complete, they try to reclassify them, and it is a potluck of what school is open. They don't want to waste the potential. If he really messes up, he could be scraping the bottom of the barrel. Or literally scraping the hulls of ships.
Do NOT count on AECF as a fallback. It is a little bit true in a way (he may end up as an ET), but the recruiter is REAAAAALLLLLLY stretching the truth of it. He MIGHT be sent to Great Lakes for FC school, but I doubt it so much I would put money on no way (never seen it happen). They will say just about anything to snag a nuke.
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