Noob Nuke Navy questions

[Marlin]

If you go to a submarine you'll see what BESS is actually worth.  Nukes are pretty much the only enlisted folk on the boat who actually have some watchstanding experience when they show up.  Our forward bretheren may have trained on some DC gear in BESS, but they pretty much have to learn the whole watchstanding thing (most of your job on a sub) from scratch.  If you go to the Charleston prototypes you will have an opportunity to take part in basic drills (drills are another massive part of your job) revolving around submarine Damage Control (some say DC is the backbone of a good submariner -- very true if the poo hits the fan).

You would just have to talk to a member of the USS San Fransisco about Damage control. They are very lucky to still be with us, the reaction to the collision can be credited with saving the majority of the crew.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_San_Francisco_(SSN-711)

OK I give up I can't seem to get the last parenthesis into the address, you will have to cut and past it to get there.

[bdhoe]

Also got a question about BESS. Since nukes don't go to BESS, do they get trained at some point in the things taught at BESS such as using the SEIE MK-10 escape suit???

Escaping...you should be concentrating on getting propulsion back...escaping is for cones...

[Already Gone]

Escape???  HAH!

[HydroDave63]

thanks gamecock for your response. I've been considering the enlisted route more and more these days.  Also got a question about BESS. Since nukes don't go to BESS, do they get trained at some point in the things taught at BESS such as using the SEIE MK-10 escape suit???

again thanks all for your responses!!!

and how did that work out for the crew of the Kursk ??

[Fermi2]

thanks gamecock for your response. I've been considering the enlisted route more and more these days.  Also got a question about BESS. Since nukes don't go to BESS, do they get trained at some point in the things taught at BESS such as using the SEIE MK-10 escape suit???

again thanks all for your responses!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[PapaBear765]

3.  You can qualify other watch stations, and at some commands it is highly encouraged.  There are two that off limits though, Reactor operator is for ETs only and ELT is for ELTs only.  Just about all others are up for grabs.  

Just to add another specific: anyone can qualify secondary chemist, with some restrictions.  Can't remember what they were exactly, but something like sampling is okay but not allowed to add chemicals.  And only for boiler water, not condensate.

[mishin]

I watched a bit of "carrier" 6 months taping of life on a aircraft carrier by PBS.  How accurate do you believe they portray life on ship? They also say that you never see the Nukes because they are always in the classified personal only room.  Comments? Thanks.

[HydroDave63]

I watched a bit of "carrier" 6 months taping of life on a aircraft carrier by PBS.  How accurate do you believe they portray life on ship? They also say that you never see the Nukes because they are always in the classified personal only room.  Comments? Thanks.

Can't go to the propulsion spaces due to security.

Probably didn't want camera crews showing the nuke's berthing spaces, in order to avoid scenes of: MMs bending the nubs over a trash can with duct tape, EMs using rebel flags as drapes and sharpening knives , and ETs dabbing on some Estee Lauder while speaking Klingon, playing D&D:Servants of Cthulu module in their underwear while they are dink on quals, or painting their nails emo on camera.

[93-383]

I watched a bit of "carrier" 6 months taping of life on a aircraft carrier by PBS.  How accurate do you believe they portray life on ship? They also say that you never see the Nukes because they are always in the classified personal only room.  Comments? Thanks.

As far as how the airdales and topsiders behave it was pretty accurate. The CMC was very acurate. The only segment they had with a nuke was not accurate at all. I don't know what happened with that guy but he was not a accurate representation of the nuclear community on a CVN.

[Preciousblue1965]

It goes along with why dignitaries, both foreign and domestic, don't ever really get to talk to nukes.  Imagine if you were some Senator or Prime Minister and here comes Joe the Nuke.  You proceed to ask him how he likes his job and being in the Navy.  What do you think the response is going to be?   Rated G, PG-13, R, or "unfit for human consumption".  Now take that same rant and broadcast it all over the US to whoever watches PBS.  Now as the Navy you can do a few things, either A.) Allow Joe the Nuke to give his honest opinion, allow PBS to air said opinion, and see how your Nuke Community recruiting does.  B.) Allow Joe the Nuke to give his opinion, then refuse to allow PBS to air said opinion, and then have some goverment coverup conspiracy come out that the Navy is suppressing the sharing of honest opinions of its sailors(this is PBS afterall, fairly liberal to start with so I am sure they would LOVE to have something like that).  or C.) Find one nuke, Joe the Diggit, and let him share his rose colored opinion and keep all the disgruntled types below decks in spaces that they won't be bothered by journalists.

So what do you decide??

[deltarho]

Can't go to the propulsion spaces due to security.

Probably didn't want camera crews showing the nuke's berthing spaces, in order to avoid scenes of: MMs bending the nubs over a trash can with duct tape, EMs using rebel flags as drapes and sharpening knives , and ETs dabbing on some Estee Lauder while speaking Klingon, playing D&D:Servants of Cthulu module in their underwear while they are dink on quals, or painting their nails emo on camera.

And your point is?  Dave, don't be a hater. 

You know that our hygiene and grooming is why we were first to go through the crossing the line ceremony.  Our representative specimen, Bucky, was a demure girl-next-door hottie for the Royal Court's Queen, who was chosen over the Princess Diana look-alike tramp from M-div.  Word has it that the Estee Lauder made all the Master Chief's think back to their exploits in the PI.

[Cycoticpenguin]

As far as how the airdales and topsiders behave it was pretty accurate. The CMC was very acurate. The only segment they had with a nuke was not accurate at all. I don't know what happened with that guy but he was not a accurate representation of the nuclear community on a CVN.

They ACTUALLY put a nuke on that show?! I would LOVE To see that! What did he have to say?

EDIT: http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm

episode 3, "super secrets"

[mishin]

rofl!!! AHHAAHA i've been sold!...if i had read this/checked forum earlier i would've had no worries about life as a nuke..that is soo my style hhaahahha. i do have some lingo to catch though.