i know that this topic is old but I just wanted to put my two cents in...
Im a NPTU student who has been in training for coming close to two years and most of it has been in a hold status.
1) my Prototype class is about 200 or so right now. the class behind me is even bigger and there is talk of increasing the size even more. What i find interesting is that even with an increased student population they haven't really increased the staff which makes it even more difficult to get qualled on a platform that is outdated to that in the fleet. Now, I know that it's our job to get check outs and not go DINQ however even spending more then the required 12 hours it's sometimes impossible to get them.
2) the hours program at NNPTC. I was on 35-5 hours program for most of powerschool. granted i know long hours are part of the package with this pipeline however is forcing a bunch of kids (yes i say kids cause that's effectively what we are, kids right out of high school for the most part... but i digress) to sit in a room for hours just because their test scores show that their ability to memorize and regurgitate 4.0 to a key is lacking? this rolls over to
3) physical fitness. Long hours in the Rickover is hardly conducive to a adequate fitness. maybe it was just me but all i wanted to do after frying my brain trying to memorize that the photon calculations are measured in unicorns and leprechauns. (not really but you get my point) was to go to bed and get ready to go to school the next day and not be tired.
im afraid that if i continue with this it's going to turn more into a rant and not anything positive.
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How would you fix the NNPP, not let me whine about my experiences in the training pipeline.
The fact that you were on 35-5 for the duration of Nuke School tells me a lot about you and your work ethic. 35-5, after the first few weeks, is reserved for people with poor GPA who put forth the minimum effort. I had a friend who graduated with a 2.63 GPA, and he was on voluntary hours from the third week on. He didn't have to be told that if he wanted to succeed that he needed to work harder then the minimum. Sitting in a room for hours is probably a direct result of you wasting your time and not being efficient at studying. Again, your issue. You don't live at home any more and things aren't going to be handed to you. Grow up, and man up.
As far as PT goes, that is part of being in the military. If you aren't meeting the standards by working out on your own, then you get remedial to "help" you. The standards are published for all to see, so you should know whether you need to focus attention on meeting them on your own.