Going into Navy. Thinking about Nuke. PLEASE HELP!

[pccfootballplayer]

I just have a few questions about going in as a navy nuke. i know that's where the money is and quick advancement. But if i'm gonna make a career out of it i'm gonna wanna enjoy my job. I understand it is alot lot of Mental work. but how much physical work is there. I've always liked physical work more then sitting at a desk. I guess what i'm pretty much asking is what does a navy nuke do on a day to day basis. If it helps you out any i think my recruiter is trying to put me in as a MM.

My next question is getting into the nuke program. i got an 80 on my asvab and now my recruiter says i have to take the napt. I just need to know what to study up on or if there are any study guides out there.

[seconskin552]

The NAPT has been covered at least a hundred times. Search "NAPT" in the search bar. Enjoy

For your first question, what I have gleaned is that there is a lot of sitting and recording numbers, and not a whole lot of physical work except for cleaning and maintaining the reactor. I could be wrong however. (Excluding PT that every sailor does of course).

VR,

Secon

[still_in]

For your first question, what I have gleaned is that there is a lot of sitting and recording numbers, and not a whole lot of physical work except for cleaning and maintaining the reactor. I could be wrong however. (Excluding PT that every sailor does of course).

That whole "maintaining the reactor" thing is a pretty demanding thing, especially on older plants.  May not always be physically challenging but you can bet it will be exhausting.

[Fermi2]

Using the search function would have shown some ambition.

[co60slr]

The NAPT has been covered at least a hundred times. Search "NAPT" in the search bar. Enjoy

For your first question, what I have gleaned is that there is a lot of sitting and recording numbers, and not a whole lot of physical work except for cleaning and maintaining the reactor. I could be wrong however. (Excluding PT that every sailor does of course).

If this is what YOU consider to be a nuclear career, you too should use the Search function.   If your job was to simply "record numbers", the Navy could train monkeys to do it.

[tselby]

I often thought of myself as the albino monkey many times during my 21yrs in the navy,,,,,i got so good i knew the numbers before i read the guages and meters,,,,

[Cycoticpenguin]

I often thought of myself as the albino monkey many times during my 21yrs in the navy,,,,,i got so good i knew the numbers before i read the guages and meters,,,,

hahaha

We're going to read this as "I was able to estimate with astounding accuracy, and verified upon reading" correct?

To the OP :  sounds like you want to be a mechanic. All the rates have pretty physically demanding jobs for the most part, most noticeably the mechanics. Until I became ALPO I was always getting my hands dirty Fun, but stressful, job.

[JsonD13]

Is that supposed to read "until I became dog food"??


Jason ;-)

[tselby]

  Maybe you can decide to flip burgers for $7/hr................. thats always a choice.

I'll keep my 100k / yr job making nuclear reactions safe and providing electricity for the masses