,,Mr Hall..be assured your son will not skate through NPS, Prototype or if he gets selected ELT school...He will be challenged until he figures out how to take a test..once he does he will be like the rest, and study a little and take a test...and at prototype he will have an oral test from his supervisors, as to what hehas learned...80% is knowledge 10 % commonsense, and the other 10% is his attitude...as far as being a wimp, that has no effect on his Nuclear power career..I have known 6'5", 250lb nukes, and had a 5'6" supervisor....physical has nothing to do with it..I agree with you about being proud of our young people..My daughter joined the Air Force right after 9-11, her husband was already 82nd Airborne and just returned from Afghanistan...Yea I am proud...your son will do fine.....I have been in this business since 1979, had some great experiences, met some great people, and made some darn good $$...now I work a little stay at home alot,,and draw that Mass unemployment,,,how about it Spankee, you been around longer than I have..........