YES!!!! I finally get some reassurance that there will be "people" during my time spent in A, B, and C school! Well maybe just A and B. During C I'll be on my own from what I understand. I was starting to think that all NUKES would be doing nothing but playing WoW and watching Star Trek in their spare time . Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't enjoy playing WoW, CoD, D&D, or having the occasional "nerdy" conversation from time to time, but I have got to be able to get out and about with people. What happens if you get hurt during your 1.5-2 years in school? Are you allowed to play contact sports, like not just throw the football but actually participate in a "wrap up" game. Also, seeing as the school is set up in a "college like" setting are there clubs or anything. I know we're supposed to spend just about every waking moment studying but for the weekends and such maybe they could have a game of soccer or football.
The danger with contact sports if you break yourself playing them, they can haul you in front of the old man for breaking yourself. We had a guy get busted for 92 and 134 when he broke his leg playing football. I think full-contact sports are technically forbidden, but touch and flag football is allowed. At least when I was there, there were weekend sports; mandatory fun and all that - the class sections were required to spend at least 4 hr/month or something 'having fun.' Which was mandatory fun and generally involved sports or hanging out at the game center.
Admittedly, there is a broad spectrum of choices for things to do down there; when I was at NNPTC, I played paintball, dabbled in D&D, spent a decent chunk of time in the gym, played a decent number of computer games, and yeah, there was always hanging out and shooting the shit. You can always go out to housing with a married friend and work on your car there or something. And it's South Carolina. Always an opportunity to head to the beach and enjoy the weather and the sights. Just don't be stupid and store your paintball guns/firearms in your barracks room; get a rental unit or find someone who lives in housing and is willing to keep them for you.
P.S. It's NFAS - Nuclear Field 'A' School and then NPS - Nuclear Power School. There's no 'B' school in there. A-school is where you go to pick up your rate; i.e. MM, ET, EM. NPS is where you go to learn to be a nuke, then you follow up with NPTU - Nuclear Power Training Unit - and then possibly another C school - Welder or ELT - if you're a mechanic. After that, it's time for the fleet.