Nuke MM getting out

[Fermi2]

When it gets closer to his time contact me. If I'm still in the industry I'll be glad to help!

[HydroDave63]

If I'm still in the industry I'll be glad to help!

Where else would you be? The Higgs boson hasn't been discovered yet, you have more work to do here! 

[NukeWife]

When it gets closer to his time contact me. If I'm still in the industry I'll be glad to help!

We will.      Thank you!    By the way, where are you?

[Fermi2]

LOL Dave, I'm working on getting out of the operations end of the industry. I'd much prefer instructing. It's the 40 hour week thing and not having to supervise people.

NukeWife. I'm with TVA.

[NukeWife]

LOL Dave, I'm working on getting out of the operations end of the industry. I'd much prefer instructing. It's the 40 hour week thing and not having to supervise people.

NukeWife. I'm with TVA.

TVA?  Awesome!  We would really either like to stay in the Seattle area or live in the Knoxville or Oak Ridge, TN area....so TVA would be good.  We are both originally from Georgia...so TN is nice for us.  We really just want a stable pay (hopefully more than Navy pay), medical insurance for both of us and any future kids we may have, and a safe place that we can put down roots and not move around anymore.   So tired of moving and feeling not permanent.

[Fermi2]

Well there aren't any nukes close to Seattle. If you want a nuclear career with TVA you won't be in Knoxville or Oak Ridge. Closest you'll get is Spring City (Watts Bar) . Is he qualified anything usefull? QA doesn't mean crap.

Mike

[HydroDave63]

Well there aren't any nukes close to Seattle.

Columbia Gen is only a pleasant day trip from Seattle..... gotta love that Ivar's Clam Chowder^TM !

[NukeWife]

Well there aren't any nukes close to Seattle. If you want a nuclear career with TVA you won't be in Knoxville or Oak Ridge. Closest you'll get is Spring City (Watts Bar) . Is he qualified anything usefull? QA doesn't mean crap.

Mike

His qualifications are:    watch standing qualifications, PBO,  SIR, 3M301, QA301.  He is working on getting:  3M302 and 303, QA 302 303 304 and 305, and Advanced PBO.   He is set to become work center soop once he gets the other QA quals.   He has also done over 10 bravo overhauls, over 600 maintenance items in 1 year, and participated in dual media discharge evolution.   

[Fermi2]

His qualifications are:    watch standing qualifications, PBO,  SIR, 3M301, QA301.  He is working on getting:  3M302 and 303, QA 302 303 304 and 305, and Advanced PBO.   He is set to become work center soop once he gets the other QA quals.   He has also done over 10 bravo overhauls, over 600 maintenance items in 1 year, and participated in dual media discharge evolution.   

Lesson 1: Speak English. No one in the real world knows what any of that means and more importantly they won't bother to ask. They'll just say Ho Hum and chunk the resume.

Mike

[JsonD13]

Mike,
   She might not even know what all that means (especially so if she wasn't in the Navy with him).  I would tell the hubby to get that stuff into real world english on the resume though.

NukeWife:  Your hubby is going to learn some stuff at TAP that may not be specifically aimed towards him, but he should use it.  Alot of nukes I went to TAP with basically said "I don't need all that crap, the nuclear industry is going to be begging me for a job!".  Get on his butt and make sure YOU can understand his resume if you aren't familiar with all those acronyms.  If you already are, find someone who has no clue about them to proofread the resume.

Jason

[Preciousblue1965]

His qualifications are:    watch standing qualifications, PBO,  SIR, 3M301, QA301.  He is working on getting:  3M302 and 303, QA 302 303 304 and 305, and Advanced PBO.   He is set to become work center soop once he gets the other QA quals.   He has also done over 10 bravo overhauls, over 600 maintenance items in 1 year, and participated in dual media discharge evolution.   

Yea I am willing to bet a few quatloos that he sent her an email saying "I have done this" and she just copied and pasted a good portion of it on to here. 

[Preciousblue1965]

Perhaps his e-mail combined on-duty accomplishments with post-liberty recuperation drills,...

Good Point........

[Fermi2]

I know, so I figure she'll give him some remedial training!

[NukeWife]

Okay....how the heck was I supposed to know what any of these acronyms mean?!   I apologize but I've never been in the navy.  I'm just giving you what he told me his quals were and he probably figured you would know since you've been in the navy!   I really don't appreciate being made fun of either.  Do you have any idea how hard it is?  I've dealt with 5 years of the navy's BS and I'm tired!   I think I at least deserve some respect for dealing with being a nuke spouse and being supportive of him.  I'm sorry I put acronyms down....this is what he gave me.    We are under enough stress as it is...I don't need people belittling me.

[NukeWife]

Perhaps his e-mail combined on-duty accomplishments with post-liberty recuperation drills,...

And what the hell is that supposed to mean?!

[sovbob]

A "Dual Media Discharge" refers to a maintenance item that is performed usually once every ~10 years.  It involves a lot of training, preparation, setup, and planning (the actual maintenance doesn't take very long, assuming everything goes according to plan).  They replace some very highly radioactive portions of the ship's propulsion system, making it a noteworthy accomplishment.

These guys here are joking about your husband and what he might do after spending a little too much time out drinking on liberty.  (The "dual media discharge" probably refers to the combination of vomiting and urinating that usually follows excessive drinking)

As far as the acronyms are concerned, here's a quick list:

PBO:  Not sure what this is.  He probably meant to say "PVO" which stands for "Primary Valve Operator", which is a qualification necessary to operate any valves on the primary reactor coolant system.

3M301:  The "3M" stands for "Maintenance Material Management", which is the program that the Navy uses for handling all of its scheduled maintenance.  The "301" refers to a particular qualification, in this case "Maintenance Worker", which is necessary to perform maintenance using the 3M system.

QA301: The "QA" stands for "Quality Assurance" and it's another program that the navy uses to ensure that work done on certain vital areas are done correctly, using lots of paperwork, oversight, and careful controls.  The "301" also refers to being a maintenance worker, but within the QA program.

SIR: This stands for "Senior-in-Rate" which refers to the highest qualification he can receive without being a supervisor.  For MM's it is (at least on a submarine) Engineroom Supervisor.  Don't be confused by the title.  It's Senior-in-Rate, not a supervisory position.

The various other quals (302, 303, etc) refer to progressively higher and higher levels of qualification.  I believe 302 is RPPO (Repair Parts Petty Officer) and 303 is Work Center Supervisor.

[Ninja85]

Hanford loves navy nukes for HPT work. its in richland about 4 hours from seattle.

[NukeWife]

Hanford loves navy nukes for HPT work. its in richland about 4 hours from seattle.

Thank you.  But we both really hate Richland.    That part of WA is like a different state.  LOL

[NukeWife]

A "Dual Media Discharge" refers to a maintenance item that is performed usually once every ~5 years.  It involves a lot of training, preparation, setup, and planning (the actual maintenance doesn't take very long, assuming everything goes according to plan).  They replace some very highly radioactive portions of the ship's propulsion system, making it a noteworthy accomplishment.

These guys here are joking about your husband and what he might do after spending a little too much time out drinking on liberty.  (The "dual media discharge" probably refers to the combination of vomiting and urinating that usually follows excessive drinking)

As far as the acronyms are concerned, here's a quick list:

PBO:  Not sure what this is.  He probably meant to say "PVO" which stands for "Primary Valve Operator", which is a qualification necessary to operate any valves on the primary reactor coolant system.

3M301:  The "3M" stands for "Maintenance Material Management", which is the program that the Navy uses for handling all of its scheduled maintenance.  The "301" refers to a particular qualification, in this case "Maintenance Worker", which is necessary to perform maintenance using the 3M system.

QA301: The "QA" stands for "Quality Assurance" and it's another program that the navy uses to ensure that work done on certain vital areas are done correctly, using lots of paperwork, oversight, and careful controls.  The "301" also refers to being a maintenance worker, but within the QA program.

Thank you for helping to clarify the acronyms.   I do know that SIR  means 'senior in rate.'       

[Fermi2]

Okay....how the heck was I supposed to know what any of these acronyms mean?!   I apologize but I've never been in the navy.  I'm just giving you what he told me his quals were and he probably figured you would know since you've been in the navy!   I really don't appreciate being made fun of either.  Do you have any idea how hard it is?  I've dealt with 5 years of the navy's BS and I'm tired!   I think I at least deserve some respect for dealing with being a nuke spouse and being supportive of him.  I'm sorry I put acronyms down....this is what he gave me.    We are under enough stress as it is...I don't need people belittling me.

No one belittled you, you were offered a lesson in job hunting 101. You can either accept the help or not. I don't care, the last time I checked I've already successfully negotiated the process.

Mike

[DDMurray]

He may have meant BPO--certified waste management and facilities operator???

Nukewife, the quals that he now possesses are the minimum required for anyone who's been a nuke onboard a vessel for 2 years.  What I'm saying is, he doesn't stand out.  Being at his 5 year point and NOT being qualified 3M 302 (RPPO) and 303 (WCS) is not impressive.  All those other quals may help, but as posted on other threads, the extra QA quals won't mean much on the outside world (didn't even make it to my resume).  They will, however, give him a solid base of knowledge.  Being a work center supervisor will be the best training he gets while in the navy.  It takes a lot to perform that job well; the description of that job (on his resume) will cover all of the quals you've mentioned.  Fixing a few valves and being a part of a team doing a media discharge is all standard stuff (teamwork-big projects).

I'm not so sure being married correlates to deserving respect...

I've known a couple of guys hired as Boiler Inspectors who were QAI/QAS qual'd (both EMs).

[HydroDave63]

Thank you.  But we both really hate Richland.    That part of WA is like a different state.  LOL

So much for the hundreds of possible openings there 

[DSO]

Nukewife....In todays economy you better be a little more thick skinned and humble...especially if you want your husband to get a job on the outside......or you may be a sailors wife for a lot longer than 5 years.

[NukeWife]

Nukewife....In todays economy you better be a little more thick skinned and humble...especially if you want your husband to get a job on the outside......or you may be a sailors wife for a lot longer than 5 years.

I was just defending myself.  I think that does, indeed, make me thick skinned.  Anybody who is a nuke spouse is very thick skinned...we HAVE to be.    And I've been his wife longer than 5 years....he was not in the navy when I married him.  Even if he doesn't get a job before he get's out...he is still getting out.  This is how strong our hatred is for this lifestyle.   May sound crazy and not practical, but it's our choice.  I kinda felt like I was being attacked because I'm a woman or I'm "just a spouse."    I'm not just some spouse....I've been through it all with him and we are ready to be free.    I have an education and a career of my own...I'm not just some dumb broad he met while in the service that just loved his uniform.  (I actually dislike the uniform but that is beside the point)  We've known eachother since high school.   

On another note, yes, we don't like Richland....but we wouldn't not consider it altogether.     But you have to understand....our family is in the southeast....we'd kinda like to go back.  We do love the Seattle area too, though.

[Fermi2]

You say you're not thin skinned but then you assumed because someone gave you advice you did not like that they did so because you're a woman? Kindly show me where in my post I mentioned or even cared that you're a woman.
My offer to help is withdrawn. I help those who have a bit more appreciation for any assistance offered and who can handle it when they are told something they might not like hearing but need to be told anyway.

Mike