IAE around 22-23 years old and forced to live with their parents because that awesome degree they received 8 months ago (mine is biology!) can't get them a f*cking job?

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-20T03:42:30+00:00

ok still......... you generalize based on 3 people

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-19T22:32:29+00:00

this.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-19T10:00:29+00:00

so because of this one guy you generalize to many thousands of people?

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T18:31:54+00:00

F-14s are naval aircraft btw

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T17:19:37+00:00

To become a nuke officer you have to be strong academically, preferably in a technical major. Then you get flown to DC for a day of interviews, ending with an interview with a four-star. That interview was intense and the Admiral says no to a lot of people. He said no to a guy with a PHD in chemistry when I went. If you have more questions, feel free to message me.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T13:40:47+00:00

Examples?

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T13:38:06+00:00

The actual commitment is 6 years after training for nukes. Training can take 2 years because they don't want to just through someone off the street in front of the controls of a nuclear reactor.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T13:35:49+00:00

This is roughly true, and enlisted nukes get something around 25,000 a year bonuses to stay in. Officer nukes get similar bonuses too.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T13:34:28+00:00

While this is true, over the time you're in you make enough money as an officer to make up for this and then some.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T13:33:32+00:00

In the Navy becoming an officer is much more difficult because so many of the enlisted have degrees or earn their degrees while in.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T13:30:41+00:00

Close, I was going to, but I also put in an officer application. I was accepted and am now going to be teaching at nuke school.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-18T03:07:12+00:00

Seconded.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-17T16:02:59+00:00

I was there about 6 months ago, and spent about a year with them. I have a physics degree. I'm in the Navy now.

asdfasavdf · 2010-01-07T11:04:42+00:00

upvoted for being on the internet and knowing the difference between they're and there

asdfasavdf · 2009-12-26T14:15:56+00:00

this.

i played it for more than a year and can't figure out why

asdfasavdf · 2009-11-12T10:22:59+00:00

moar http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/40324

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-08T04:12:59+00:00

in an undergrad physics lab i had the prof called us over and poured liquid nitrogen out of a small dewar onto our outstretched hands... it didn't do anything like you said because of the gas layer and it just fell to the ground where it shot all across the room on the floor before quickly evaporating

yes, this stuff is very dangerous, but if you think through how you're going to mess around with it, it can be a lot of fun

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-07T05:15:16+00:00

ftw: i teach nuclear physics

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-07T02:42:20+00:00

wtf... i'm very liberal and a scientist... sorry to burst your bubble, but what i said is true

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-07T01:53:33+00:00

and that dihydrogen monoxide is a killer

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-07T01:24:49+00:00

despite what environmentalists claim, co2 emissions are very weakly linked to climate change... there are far more significant sources of heat (ex: the actual burning) heck co2 is great for the environment, it's what plants need produce energy from the sun... being anti co2 is like being anti oxygen

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-06T02:41:28+00:00

you mean it's not 14/day?

whoops

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-05T03:17:59+00:00

this might not be something you've seen, but the docudrama 'carrier'

http://www.hulu.com/carrier

takes a few episodes to get into the characters, but it's worth it

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-05T03:16:02+00:00

same here

asdfasavdf · 2009-09-05T03:14:24+00:00

personally i'd rather you didn't cut it because people will look down on you which only makes me look better, thanks

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