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Question About Getting Denuked at Prototype?

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Punnett:
To be honest, I've been kind of struggling for a long while now but I've managed to not fail out the program. Really, the material isn't at all difficult but that ends up only being testament to how truly inept I am. There are people around me who pick up information so much faster than I and I find myself feeling relatively stupid quite often. It's like other people absorb more information per unit effort or something and, while I can definitely work harder than the rest to make up for the difference, I've found myself questioning as to whether or not the struggle is actually worth it or at all practical. The prospect of rerating or going conventional seems really nice simply because I don't really want to work in Nuclear power my entire life (or at all, really) so all this learning and training I'm going through isn't going to do me that much good. I mean, why make myself unhappy for no reason other than to masochistically pressure myself to not be a quitter and finish what I started?

To put things into perspective, I was putting in 20/25-0's in power school and barely passed comp with a 2.53 and I'm currently 2 points ahead of the curve in Prototype. I do try, at the very least, to be responsible and not a dirt-bag, but I really feel like I'm not cut out for this. Feels as though I'm trying to shove a square block in a circle hole or something. I'm sure all this whining will be met with much negativity but I was just hoping for some objective guidance as to what I should do.

Thanks.

MMM:
Here's a secret: Just about every staff would rather have a student that busts their ass and barely passes than a student that coasts by. Why? Because the student that busts their ass will continue to do so in the fleet and will know how to work through failure, the one that coasts might just give up when things get rough. Just keep trying and don't be afraid to ask for help. If the instructors know you're trying, they will do everything they can to help you succeed.

Tylor:
The thing you should be taking away from prototype is how to qualify. You're trying super hard and riding the curve, you're doing fine. Your work ethic is going to put you above others in the fleet. It's going to be stressful, and nukes have a way of making some of the smartest people feel like idiots. I have friends in the same boat as you who got down to about 25 percent behind the curve and they were still trying. If you're on the curve, you clearly don't have a lack of ability, and you don't seem to have a lack of effort issue.

You have plenty of options where you are. Get with your staff advisor (or staff member you're comfortable with) for a counseling session, they're job is to help you get through the program, and that doesn't only involve checkouts. They can work with you and tell you about all the options you have.

spekkio:
Just remember: If the minimum wasn't good enough, it wouldn't be the minimum.

GLW:

--- Quote from: Tylor on Jul 11, 2015, 02:22 ---...........They can work with you and tell you about all the options you have.

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Punnet's option is to succeed,...


--- Quote from: spekkio on Jul 12, 2015, 01:03 ---Just remember: If the minimum wasn't good enough, it wouldn't be the minimum.

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yup, pert much,...


--- Quote from: Punnett on Jul 10, 2015, 08:02 ---...........I was putting in 20/25-0's in power school and barely passed comp with a 2.53 and I'm currently 2 points ahead of the curve in Prototype....

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small hours compared to some, and I'm sure the NNPP has changed much since class 8102 but even then some pretty good folks found themselves on ordered hours, IIRC our #1 MM out of NPS was on ordered hours by Week 3, he was in my Section,.............and you passed, so there you go,...


--- Quote from: Punnett on Jul 10, 2015, 08:02 ---........but I really feel like I'm not cut out for this.......

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yeah, but we have long memories and you were warned about the rigors of the NNPP before you took the plunge,...


--- Quote from: Punnett on Apr 18, 2013, 10:49 ---I just went and took the Nuke Test and passed it. The thing is, I don't know whether I should trust anything anyone is telling me because I don't know their agendas...................... ................

I guess my largest concern is: how much do Navy Nukes actually get paid?

I hear that a lot of people sort in the Navy sort of dislike Navy Nukes because they get "paid" more and stuff but do they really? I know there's a large re-enlistment bonus and there are things like BAH and other bonuses you get outside of your base pay. How much would I make as a Navy Nuke compared to other people who enlist over time? How much do Navy Nukes make after they re-enlist?

My recruiter is E-6 and he tells me that, in total, he makes like 6000-7000 a month including all the bonuses and stuff. Is he BS-ing me? 'Cause that feels like it's a lot of money for being in the military if you like.. multiply it by 12........

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--- Quote from: Punnett on Apr 22, 2013, 03:49 ---Thanks a lot for the advice. I've decided to switch over to Nuke from MC. Hopefully I can get that sorted out over the next few days or weeks or however long that process actually takes..........

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soooooooooooooo,...

you took the advancement,...

you took the money,....

get your NEC and you can take even more money,...

and you if you can pass it (the NNPP), and you can, then you are cut out for it, you may not like it, but being cut out for something and liking it are not necessarily synonymous,...

so, do your duty and do your best,...

if you end up liking it after all, then good for you,...

if you end up not liking it I would recommend you do not re-enlist for the MONEY,...

do your 6, do them well, and move on, your NEC and your honourable discharge will serve you well in future endeavours outside the USN,...

but if THEY perceive you're gonna quit, or worse yet, you tell them you're gonna quit, then THEY have the option to make your existence a living hell with nothing to show for it on the other side,...


--- Quote from: MMM on Jul 11, 2015, 09:51 ---Here's a secret: Just about every staff would rather have a student that busts their ass and barely passes than a student that coasts by. Why? Because the student that busts their ass will continue to do so in the fleet and will know how to work through failure, the one that coasts might just give up when things get rough. Just keep trying and don't be afraid to ask for help. If the instructors know you're trying, they will do everything they can to help you succeed.

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and THAT is/was very true (hopefully still is),...

except the secret part, AIRI, this paradigm preference was drilled into us from Week 1, Day 1 of NPS,.... [coffee]
 

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