Points to ponder :
1) A school is MUCH easier then power school. If you can't do A school, you have no business in power school.
2) If you can't excel at the enlisted side, you have no business being on the officer side.
3) If you speak professionally, you will be treated professionally. "Sux", general whining, and taking things out of stride will set you back; especially when you claim to be "academically oriented".
4) A "brief" doesn't account for "Expertise" nor "Experience". His numbers may be correct, but there's enough STA-21 information here for your searching.
Bottom line, every question you can have has probably been answered before. Do a search.
Agree with doing a search before asking questions, but I don't mind replying to something like this. When I joined in March 2011 I had a lot of very similar questions. No one's situation is the exact same, so getting some direct input on what to expect is invaluable. If broadzilla(I think that's his handle, at any rate the avatar of the girl playing guitar) and people like you weren't so stern about grammar, pronouns, and only using the search function of this forum, there would probably be a lot more knowledgable nukes shipping out. Not everything can be gleaned from that precious search bar. But, if no one used it this forum would be rife with unanswered, and I dare say, stupid questions.
As for the difficulties of the schools I would have to agree with you. However, there are many more academic fail outs in 'A' school than in power school. The power school GPA is also anywhere from .1 to .2 higher. If the op manages to make it through 'A' school (most do) he should be well set for power school. I sure use my time a lot more efficiently, as do most of my friends. I averaged about 8 hours a week in 'A' school, and graduated with a 3.64 and the personal excellence award. In power school my GPA is much higher (3.9+) and my weekly hours are down to about 6.
Again, we were all "fetus nukes" at one point in our careers, and we all had questions. I would sure hate for someone to be too scared to ask for fear of backlash on this board. And to say that if you're too afraid to post you don't exhibit officer qualities, you'd be wrong. There are plenty of things I would rather do with my time than get berated on a (supposed to be helpful) forum.
If anybody has questions about what to expect at NNPTC, STA21, RTC, BAH/BAS, or any other subject I will help to answer as much as I can. Before signing up to nukeworker I spent hours upon hours searching for answers to my very specific questions and would love to save others the hassle.
Oh, and as for units, you will learn at least 4 systems worth of all the basic units. And while general curriculum can be found online, it won't be the same as what you learn. You will be expected to do it their way for the most part, use their phrasing, and their methods. Good luck.
Ahmahzahn
