I'm new to the forum and I've looked through several posts of interest and importance. However, I didn't find all of the answers I was looking for.
Here's some background:
My father, a genius in electronics and robotics, passed away in my 7th grade year, which affected my grades and performance throughout highschool. I have multiple failing math grades and a very minor criminal record as a juvenile (nothing related to drug use). Since my years at the traditional high school I was attending, I've had a revelation and decided to work in school to my potential (finally) at an alternative education school in the area; I graduate in a month. A couple of weeks ago, I took the ASVAB that was administered at the school and scored a 93 AFQT with line specific scores as follows:
General Science- 64
Arithmetic Reasoning- 67
Word Knowledge- 64
Paragraph Comprehension- 61
Mathmatics Knowledge- 62
Electronics Informations- 71
Auto and Shop Information- 58
Mechanical Comprehension- 65
Approximately two weeks ago, a friend of mine at the school saw my test results and recommended that I join the Navy as a Nuke. The following day, I went with him to talk to his recruiter about it.
Now for the questions:
1. My recruiter told me I would have to get waivers for my math grades.
With so many failing math grades (approximately 5 are lower than a C) do I still have a chance of becomming a Nuke?
2. I have been told that my NAPT scores would decide the outcome of the waiver requests. Is this true? What would be a sufficient score to ensure the waivers' acceptance?
3. How long are you usually on the ship at a time? (simple question, but for some reason I couldn't find an answer.)
4. Should I go MM, EM, or ET according to the ASVAB results?
5. If I don't get accepted to the Nuclear Field, what would be the next best job in the Navy?
Any information on the topics would be greatly appreciated. I don't know many of the abbreviations, so I ask to be light with them. Any other advice and encouragement would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks
