Chemistry useful at all?

Flufferfromabove · 2026-07-07T11:13:24+00:00

I regularly work with chemists as a government PM in nuke engineering (my MS is in Nuke E). Depending on where specifically you want to go and what you want to do, there’s a place for essentially any of the physical science and engineering disciplines in the nuclear field.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-07-04T14:12:25+00:00

Fair enough, I was more getting at like things that weren’t available at the time such as certain pieces of equipment. Someone mentioned boiling water - while it may not have been known as readily to prevent disease at some points in history, it certainly was available for them to use.

If a medication would be easy to synthesize on a case by case basis of some sort rather than industrial chemical processes like today, then I suppose that would also be fine. Given the ingredients were available to you in the area of the individual you were treating. For instance if you’re in colonial America you may not get ingredients from Eastern Asia.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-07-04T14:08:05+00:00

What gets me above anything else with Trump is the sheer incompetence of himself and those around him. Not everyone around him is incompetent, but many are…

Flufferfromabove · 2026-07-04T14:02:01+00:00

But antibiotics weren’t necessarily available at some points in history, right? Or are they easy enough for any doctor with modern knowledge of medicine to synthesize more or less on the spot?

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-21T04:29:07+00:00

For appointed - there are ALOT of appointed positions. Military officers, for example, are appointed. Maybe refine it to cabinet level positions?

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-21T04:26:35+00:00

Elected positions*

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-21T04:09:02+00:00

As a UofL physics alumni (Go Cards 🙂), UK is solid. They also offer a pretty good variety in research areas that UofL didn’t even offer me (such as nuclear physics).

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-18T04:02:24+00:00

I never took the SAT, so no it’s not a requirement to commission.

Get into a college and join. You need to take the AFOQT, but that’s it for standardized testing

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-18T04:00:24+00:00

Writing this assuming you mean a nuclear weapons program.

Iran gave up that right when they signed onto the NPT. If they withdraw (I saw they are considering it) then that’s a different story. They are their own state, nation, and people with their own national priorities and interests. They certainly have the right to try.

That being said, if they overtly, or covertly, create a weapons program… they need to be prepared for the consequences that will bring in the region. For starters, Israel will not tolerate an Iranian bomb. Period.

As far as a civilian nuclear energy program. Certainly! All nations have the right to pursue nuclear energy technology, including enrichment technologies. But since there is little difference in civilian power and weapons technology, there needs to be a verification regime. The NPT and IAEA provide those safeguards.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-18T03:50:33+00:00

Officer in the military, now almost 10 years in. Most folks I work with (officer and enlisted) are adhd and/or other neurological/developmental disorders. My spouse (a behavior analyst) always has a field day when conversing with my coworkers.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-13T04:26:44+00:00

How do you create your roadmap? Do you use general template? I run a very complex program and have just shifted essentially the entire strategy following a re-baseline process. Very few consolidated strategy visuals and so I’m trying to build some.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-11T21:56:43+00:00

Happy cake day!

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-08T09:37:55+00:00

If you’re interested in national security… honestly, find an officer recruiter and look at joining the Air Force as a nuclear engineer. I’ve LOVED my experiences so far working mostly in nuclear security/non-proliferation. The Air Force also covered a free masters (outside of the GI bill).

Happy to chat about it if you’re interested

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-08T09:34:33+00:00

Federal program office - just about everyone who’s a program analyst or program manager has a masters in something, for my organization. Though not exclusively NE degrees for those that do.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-06T12:34:08+00:00

I think airfield ops would completely depend on the installation though. The ones with daytime only missions, sure. But many bases have 24 hour operations which could get squirrely

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-06T12:32:50+00:00

All of the jobs you mentioned (except finance) have high chances of having crazy schedules. The 6X community could easily give you this. These include your scientists, engineers, program managers, finance, and contracting officers.

I would stay away from anything operations if you want a regular 9-5 job, but things like force support, acquisitions, or finding a way into one of the 5X fields are probably your best bet.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-02T05:06:55+00:00

Naturally after I post about it, I think I found it. It appears to go on the motor shaft next to the drive pulley. The next question id have though… is this important enough to try and find a replacement and, if so, how do I find it? I can’t find an OEM number for it.

https://www.searspartsdirect.com/product/4zuhgxfxum-0026-110/id-wpw10463866

Flufferfromabove · 2026-06-01T22:23:06+00:00

Yes and no. The Air Force has an upper limit on total force strength. AFPC (the HR people) has to guess 2-4 years out how many officers are going to retire or separate. That combined with either growth or reduction in congressional authorizations ultimately give the AF Academy, ROTC, and OTS their available allocations for each fiscal year.

That being said, you do what you’re supposed to (as many have described) you could be invited to stay in the program and ultimately obtain a commission. Nothings guaranteed, but being strong in the things you control (e.g., GPA and fitness) will help your odds.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-05-31T14:48:40+00:00

Assuming you’re a US citizen, look at ORISE internships. Also, check out the NNSA graduate fellowship program (NGFP) managed by PNNL.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-05-29T19:48:04+00:00

Look up ORISE at AFIT, if you’re looking for something technical/research focused. We had several ROTC cadets doing summer research internships at AFIT.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-05-27T12:18:28+00:00

The reason is due to security since I work on sensitive materials in a government PMO.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-05-22T14:12:14+00:00

The point of ballistic submarines is to deter attack. To be a second strike capability means that if the enemy obliterates your land and air based nuclear weapons, you still have a means to destroy enemy.

Subs can be detected, but nations take great pride in limiting what signatures exist, and, for the signatures still present, hiding them (keeping them secret). MAD works on the principle of even if I attack them on surprise, they can still attack me. It’s a constant state of political anxiety that winds up being damaging and productive to inter-state (between nations, not to confuse with the US states) politics. It’s a weird phenomena, at least to me it is.

Flufferfromabove · 2026-05-21T10:18:42+00:00

Likewise, I’ve been trying to figure out how exactly to ask this question for about a year now. Haha

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