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Nuke pipeline
Just wondering if anyone can tell me from their sailor's experience what's the toughest time (school) in the pipeline? He is an MM and said he's not at the top of his class or the bottom! He thinks he's average lol
Thanks,
Maria (Mark's Mom)
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Permalink Reply by NancyJo (NNPTC) on
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It's all tough but I think what's hardest is whatever applies to your sailor. Some people sail through A School and Power School then find Proto a huge challenge, others vice versa. My kiddo liked the hands on part but, again, none of it was easy.
And hey, no matter where in the class your sailor falls, at the end of the day he's a navy nuke. Middle is just fine!
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Permalink Reply by ProudMom on
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Thank you NancyJo!
Yes you are right...at the end of the day he is a navy nuke!!! :) -
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Permalink Reply by DonnaEricsMom on
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I agree with Nancy Jo, in the end they're all Nukes. My son is almost finished with Power School (EM) and is also somewhere in the middle. I think that being in the middle is just fine, the point is to keep moving forward. Everyone of them has there strengths and weaknesses and at difference stages of the process.
I always tell my son that a pass is a pass and keeps you moving to your goal, because when you're out on your assignment the grades you got in school really don't matter. How you perform your duties (job) is what truly matters in the end.
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Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on
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Welcome to our group Maria! That's awesome that your son is home for a week ;-) And BZ to him on finishing A school.
NancyJo & Donna are both right - what's hard for one is easy for another. For my son Power school was the most difficult. There's a saying "2.5 to stay alive". As long as they are at or above that they'll be ok - and like Donna said, once they get to the fleet no one cares about your grades. Continue to encourage him and provide emotional support - that's the best we can do for them. And like we always told our son "At the end of the day whatever happens, it isn't the end of the world!".
Enjoy your time with him!
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Permalink Reply by Cybermama Ship 09, Div 160 on
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Mine is in ET Prototype now. A school was a snap. Power school was rough. Protoype takes a lot of time but he is enjoying it.
They're all different and their experiences in the Nuke pipeline varies as much as them.
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Permalink Reply by BoyWonderMom on
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For My son prototype was a real challenge, he even had to reboard two sections of the orals. But he thinks A school was the worst. He was almost at the bottom and was being so hard on himself. One of the instructors told him at A school graduation that he was one of his best MM nukes. So like everyone says, it doesn't matter were they stand as long as they pass!
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Permalink Reply by CheetoMom on
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Thanks for posting - this is helpful info. I've been following things in N4M site but just starting to post comments. Am so happy to have this venue to share with other Navy Nuke moms! My son is in A school getting ready to graduate next week. its hard but he's been keeping his grades up. He's classleader so i know they have late nights these last couple weeks but hopefully he will perservere and continue to do well.
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