Cryptos also go to sea. Perhaps you need to reevaluate and pick a different branch?
"I expect and demand your very best. Anything less, you should have joined the Air Force."
I don't give anything but my best effort. The only way I wash out of that nuke program is if I don't do any work. I know I have the focus, study habits, and diligence to make it through the program, it is only the family aspect that I worry about sometimes.
I didn't join the Navy expecting to be at home all the time, I just wondered if Nukes are away any more or less than anyone else.
Part of that will depend on my wife, I know, but waiting several months and reading these forums raises questions and concerns.
Maybe I am reading this forum too much and not staying as confident as I should be?
Why do you want to be in the Navy nuke program?
(there should be at least three good reasons other than "I want to serve my country", bosun's, mess specialists and Marines serve their country too)
I suppose I could humor this and rattle off a list to "prove" that I really should be looking at being a nuke. Instead of doing that, I'll just say that it seems like there is a great deal of respect for what Nukes do for the Navy and I want to be a part of that. I want to be part of what makes these ships and subs operate. I want to learn all the complicated math, physics, and chemistry stuff that can be thrown at me because that's part of what I love. I love problem solving and I love learning things that others find difficult.
Most of all, I want to take steps toward success and I think it would be a great step in that direction.
I want to excel educationally, professionally, and make sure my family is taken care of. I suppose those would be a few of the reasons.
Whether they are good enough or not, I dunno, but I do know that it feels like the challenge is something I was made for.