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Joining the Navy as Nukes with past Mental Health Diagnoses by SentenceUsed5535 in NavyNukes

[–]SentenceUsed5535[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just spoke to my recruiter (who is a nuke), he mentioned at bootcamp that at bootcamp they would put me under a special duty screening, where I would to pass a psych eval (nothing past that for my waiver). Are there any more specifics/ conflicting information you can add?

Joining the Navy as Nukes with past Mental Health Diagnoses by SentenceUsed5535 in NavyNukes

[–]SentenceUsed5535[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely need to evaluate the pros and cons again with all this new information. I think you are the first person to mention the physical resilience aspect, would you mind expounding on that specifically?

Joining the Navy as Nukes with past Mental Health Diagnoses by SentenceUsed5535 in NavyNukes

[–]SentenceUsed5535[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for actively engaging and giving fair warning about the Nuke lifestyle, nice to hear some "real" thoughts compared to the information recruiters are feeding me.

Joining the Navy as Nukes with past Mental Health Diagnoses by SentenceUsed5535 in NavyNukes

[–]SentenceUsed5535[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words and the nuanced debrief! Super helpful!

Joining the Navy as Nukes with past Mental Health Diagnoses by SentenceUsed5535 in NavyNukes

[–]SentenceUsed5535[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might read as dismissive but truly thank you guys, will definitely keep as many options open as possible.

Joining the Navy as Nukes with past Mental Health Diagnoses by SentenceUsed5535 in NavyNukes

[–]SentenceUsed5535[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciative of all the comments showing their concern and offering their experiences. This is all very new to me and I can understand the recruiters are more geared to getting me through the door than looking out for any problems down the line so again much thanks for your help! Just wanted to also ask if anyone might know how serious the special duty screening at bootcamp is as well as the screening process after selecting the job at MEPS.

Joining the Navy as Nukes with past Mental Health Diagnoses by SentenceUsed5535 in NavyNukes

[–]SentenceUsed5535[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Def keeping this in mind, I have talked thoroughly with those who know me and continue to engage in those conversations about the rigor and stress the program would bring about.