Okay. If you are actually looking for an opinion from an ex-Navy Nuke, here it is. The guy who wrote those books (besides being a horrible writer) is a very typical "FTN" nuke. You see, just like anything else in life, the Navy is what you make of it. You can sit around for six years and say, "FTN! This place is bs," or you can make the best out of the situation you are in. The Nuclear Navy is full of things that will piss you off. Guess what? So is the civilian world! Being a nuke is one of the most difficult jobs in the Navy. While the cone is up forward burning flicks and playing cards, you will be back aft running "Nuke drills." When you pull into port and everyone else is topside hugging their families, you will spend an hour or two shutting down the reactor. But guess what? With sacrifice comes success, if you take advantage of it. While in the Navy, you will make more money than anyone else of your rank. Oh yeah, did I mention that you will arrive to the boat as an E-4 instead of an E-2 or E-3? Also, you will have the oppurtunity to get a degree while getting paid, instead of paying your way through college. Let me put it to you this way. I did 6 years in the Navy. I didn't love it and didn't decide to make a career out of it. But it was the best decision I ever made. I got out with a bachelor's degree and qualified for a 100K/yr job. I would say all of the bs was worth it.
If you just sit around and complain about where you are, you will never reap the benefits of where you've been. That seems to be the case with this individual. I doubt he will become a best seller with his little cartoons.