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Thinking about joining NUKES
Hello Everyone,
I am currently panning to be a Nuke. I was wondering if anyone could give me information about life as a Nuke. Where would I be located after all the school? I have two kids they are 2 and 4. I know that there is always a possibility well guarantee that I will get deployed but I keep hearing the longest out at see unless deployed is 6 months. Could I be gone longer than 6 months?? Are ships or Subs better to be on?
Thank you very much for information in advance!
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Permalink Reply by tina41 on
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hello!
I dont have much info. I think that boomers(sub) are more family oriented. Of course you wont be garantee anything. My son is stationed on a fast attact sub. His first deployment was to be six months and turned into eight months. Good luck!!
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Permalink Reply by stormwarning92 on
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Thank you. I am okay with smaller deployments like that. I have been hearing you could be away your entire enlistment. That bothers me. Did he pick sub or is that where they put him.
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Permalink Reply by Mark on
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There's only one scenario where you would be out of the States for your enlistment (after completing two+ years in the nuclear training pipeline, that is) - that is if you are assigned to the aircraft carrier that is home-ported (or "forward-deployed") in Japan. This is one carrier only - for several years, it has been the USS George Washington, which typically has spent several months of each year at sea, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. That carrier is now due for refueling in Newport News, VA, and will be replaced this spring by the USS Ronald Reagan, which has been home-ported in San Diego. The RR will then be the carrier forward-deployed to Japan. Note that in the case of the forward-deployed carrier, the Navy does move the sailor's dependents to Japan. I understand that most sailors enjoy being based in Japan.
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Permalink Reply by NancyJo (NNPTC) on
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Subs are volunteer only. But there are a lot of volunteers and it always boils down to the needs of the navy so nothing is guaranteed. My son is carrier and is on a 10-month deployment. He is married so tough on the family. But they are weathering it so far so good. There is a lot of support for military families out there.
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