Life after Nuclear Power School?

[bwilcox]

jesus christ

[Fermi2]

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[Rennhack]

This has to be a troll, right?

[Higgs]

I heard that Nuc's have a lot of sea time? Does this also apply for females?
And if so, is it far out in sea, where your phone/laptop doesn't work?
I am just curious how the nuclear program will affect interpersonal relationships and what I will prepare myself to experience.
Thank you!

Of course it applies to the females. Who do you think does all of the cooking and cleaning underway?

Justin

Obvious troll is obvious.

[bwilcox]

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sigGHhhghgHHh

This has to be a troll, right?

exit

[HalfHazzard]

I'll bite... and by 'bite' I mean post a video on YouTube that must detail exactly how the Navy is...

[Rennhack]

Ms. Wilcox,

I heard that Nuc's have a lot of sea time? Does this also apply for females?

Equal Rights. Everyone is treated the same.

And if so, is it far out in sea, where your phone/laptop doesn't work?

It is far out to sea.

I am just curious how the nuclear program will affect interpersonal relationships and what I will prepare myself to experience.

If you are worried about a social life, then this avenue probably isn't for you.

[bwilcox]

Ms. Wilcox,

Equal Rights. Everyone is treated the same.

It is far out to sea.

If you are worried about a social life, then this avenue probably isn't for you.

, was just curious if I would be by a port or in the middle of the sea for the majority
and not necessarily my social life, but my relationship.
no need to be dicks

[Fermi2]

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[Smart People]

What you asked:

I heard that Nuc's have a lot of sea time? Does this also apply for females?
And if so, is it far out in sea, where your phone/laptop doesn't work?
I am just curious how the nuclear program will affect interpersonal relationships and what I will prepare myself to experience.
Thank you!

What we read:

Do, like, women really have to go out to sea like the guys?
What if I can't get my facebook or Kardashian updates?
Is the nuke program really hard? What if I have a boy/girlfriend?
Thank you!

Perhaps a little more explaination of your situation would have kept us from rolling our eyes and going "Like OMG!"

[Smart People]

I can't believe I'm doing this. There are usually others who are quick to put this out there......We have tons of posts about life in the Nuclear navy. Explore the forum and use the search function.

[bwilcox]

I can't believe I'm doing this. There are usually others who are quick to put this out there......We have tons of posts about life in the Nuclear navy. Explore the forum and use the search function.

would rather have a straight up answer rather than searching and filter through the unnecessary.
ps i dont care for social networks, you twat.
let me clarify
will i be near a port or in the middle of the sea the majority of the time?
just curious on the strains it will put on my relationship.
 

[Smart People]

would rather have a straight up answer rather than searching and filter through the unnecessary.

Open up, Here comes the spoon.

ps i dont care for social networks, you twat.

And I don't care. I'm just pointing out how you came across. thanks for the insult.

let me clarify
will i be near a port or in the middle of the sea the majority of the time?

General rule six months at home, six months traveling the world

just curious on the strains it will put on my relationship.
 

Relationships fail or survive, depends on you

[spekkio]

would rather have a straight up answer rather than searching and filter through the unnecessary.
ps i dont care for social networks, you twat.
let me clarify
will i be near a port or in the middle of the sea the majority of the time?
just curious on the strains it will put on my relationship.

I will attempt to say this cordially:

You are here because you are considering a career in Naval nuclear power, no? A big part of that culture is the ability to seek information for yourself rather than have everyone spoonfeed it to you. I understand you're not a nuke 'yet,' but it won't hurt to start learning to help yourself now. If you demonstrate the initiative to seek knowledge, people will guide you. If you expect to show up and call everyone names because you can't be bothered to spend a few minutes searching a website, then you will get the type of responses you are getting.

When 'Smart People' posted 'what we read,' he hit the nail on the head. You effectively showed up to the site and asked if female sailors have to go to sea, which demonstrates that you have done almost no research into your future career choices at all.

You want to know if you will go to sea in the Navy and if you'll have internet on a carrier? That's a lookup.

[MMM]

Actually, most deployments are now closer to 8 months, unless they're starting to get shorter again. Email is actually way more reliable unless something major is going on, but if you try to send mission critical info (e.g. we're pulling into this port on this day or coming home that day), expect to not have email for a while. You will have some internet, but as was stated earlier, it's a lot worse than dial up (which I'm assuming you're too young to remember), and until you're qualified, don't expect to use it very much if at all.

It will put a strain on your relationship.

Oh, and most of your division will assume you're going to try to get them to do all your work for you and that you'll get pregnant right before deployment, whether it's true or not is irrelevant, they're just going off past experience, so it's up to you to prove them wrong.

[Smart People]

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I believe BZ has reached his snowflake threshhold limit.

[GLW]

I heard that Nuc's have a lot of sea time? Does this also apply for females?
And if so, is it far out in sea, where your phone/laptop doesn't work?
I am just curious how the nuclear program will affect interpersonal relationships and what I will prepare myself to experience.
Thank you!

never listen to these grumpy old bastids,...

The Navy will make every attempt to accomodate you and yours possible,...

carriers are not called floating cities for nothing,....

every amenity and comfort you enjoy in hometown America can be found on a modern capital surface ship,...

if your situation gets bad enough they may even fly you home off of the carrier,...

enlist, enjoy and good luck, i hope your Navy career is everything you deserve it to be,...

[bwilcox]

never listen to these grumpy old bastids,...

The Navy will make every attempt to accomodate you and yours possible,...

carriers are not called floating cities for nothing,....

every amenity and comfort you enjoy in hometown America can be found on a modern capital surface ship,...

if your situation gets bad enough they may even fly you home off of the carrier,...

enlist, enjoy and good luck, i hope your Navy career is everything you deserve it to be,...

thank you, thank you :-)
i actually already signed my nuc contract
i originally wanted hm, but got talked into it.
now im a tad indecisive haha

[spekkio]

I believe BZ has reached his snowflake threshhold limit.

The sad part is I bet he's interviewed many people who ask stupid questions like this.

"Tell me, why do you want to be a nuclear mechanic here."
"Well, someone told me about this job. But do females have to get greasy, too? Like, everyday? What about lifting heavy stuff -- I smell really bad when I sweat *giggle*. How many breaks will I get so I can call my boyfriend?"

[MMM]

never listen to these grumpy old bastids,...

The Navy will make every attempt to accomodate you and yours possible,...

carriers are not called floating cities for nothing,....

every amenity and comfort you enjoy in hometown America can be found on a modern capital surface ship,...

if your situation gets bad enough they may even fly you home off of the carrier,...

enlist, enjoy and good luck, i hope your Navy career is everything you deserve it to be,...

Yes, the navy will try to accommodate you after you've been in for a while. Until then, you'll get sent where the navy needs you. Your first ship after prototype will be where they need manning. You might luck out and it might coincide with where you want to be stationed, but it might not. As far as "bad situations" go, that means an immediate family member has died, and even then you might not get flown off the ship. I've personally known about a half dozen guys that received AmCross messages and were put right back to work. I can't actually think of any that got flown of the ship for it in my 20 years.

[Ksheed]

Yes, the navy will try to accommodate you after you've been in for a while. Until then, you'll get sent where the navy needs you. Your first ship after prototype will be where they need manning. You might luck out and it might coincide with where you want to be stationed, but it might not. As far as "bad situations" go, that means an immediate family member has died, and even then you might not get flown off the ship. I've personally known about a half dozen guys that received AmCross messages and were put right back to work. I can't actually think of any that got flown of the ship for it in my 20 years.

I believe GLW's post was intended as sarcasm. At least that is how it came across to me.

[Contract SRO]

I believe GLW's post was intended as sarcasm. At least that is how it came across to me.

You Think?

[hamsamich]

I don't think it was necessarily sarcasm.  I think he was checking to see if OP would believe him.  Very funny.   nicely done.

[IRLFAN]

Yes, the navy will try to accommodate you after you've been in for a while. Until then, you'll get sent where the navy needs you. Your first ship after prototype will be where they need manning.

You don't really think that someone who made that original post has any chance at all of completing nuclear power training do you? 

[Fermi2]

I put her chances to the left of zero on the number line!