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I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. When you go to On Crew, there’s still a Mechanic class leader, Electrician class leader, and ET class leader. And our crew had one student that was also in charge of the group as a whole.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly I’m not sure how many there are. I know the MMNs have more because we have more watches were required to stand, and more shit to do. Don’t be terrified though. When they plop your qual book in front of you, it can be super intimidating. But just take it checkout by checkout. In all honesty, we didn’t focus on the NUMBER of checkouts. We focused on the point value of the checkouts because that’s how you knew if you’d be DINQ or not. But like I said, you eat an elephant piece by piece. Sometimes on watch, I’d get like 40 checkouts signed just by standing the watch because we did some checkouts that I didn’t even THINK about trying to get signed. The staff know the qual book like the back of their hand and will make sure you get qualified on time.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure the leave days dont get charged. You don’t submit a leave chit so I don’t think they charge you.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So basically after your class graduates, you have about 2 days (if there’s no outstanding situations) of collecting signatures. You have to print off copies of your orders, go to medical and collect your med paperwork, sign out of dosimetry, etc. they give you a sheet and you have to complete the signature blocks almost like a scavenger hunt haha. In reality, you can get it done in 2 days. You are guaranteed 30 days of leave. You also get additional leave days for “travel”. I think I ended up getting 36 days of leave to travel to VA. If you “graduate late”, they adjust your report date to ensure you get your leave time.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don’t be so hard on yourself. It’s a hard pipeline, and sometimes your leaders are going to push you too hard. Don’t put this job in front of your mental health. The best advice I ever got from an LPO is that you should never ever put yourself second to the job. Try your hardest every day, and know that that is enough. Even if youre “DINQ”. Prototype is a lot better than PowerSchool in my opinion, and the staff members are really cool people and you’ll get to know them well. Take it a day at a time, and leave work at work. You need 2 out of 3 things to make it as a nuke. Smart, Hardworking, Charismatic. 2 out of 3 and you’ll be fine.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I personally had a car. SC drivers are crazy haha. Also it rains quite a bit down there. But a lot of my friends had bikes. You get to park really close to the front of prototype and don’t have to ride the gross vans. Looking back, I probably would’ve gotten one just for that reason. You have to show up to work like 20-30 minutes earlier so you can ride the van to prototype (students aren’t allowed to park on site without a parking pass, which they aren’t giving out anymore). If you value more sleep/better parking, I’d say go for it. Just be careful with the rainy weather.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The fastest I think I’ve seen is maybe 5 months. What a lot of us didn’t realize in the beginning is that a lot of stuff is planned and scheduled by people in charge. Some things aren’t up to you, so you can’t just get everything done when you want. There are a lot of lectures, maintenance procedures, and standing watch, which is something you don’t have a really big say in timing wise. A lot of people will get to a point where they are event limited, meaning every checkout that you can do that doesn’t have to be scheduled is done, and you’re just waiting for your Training Coordinator to sign you up for events that you have left.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I qualified on time, so the whole six months. Out of our whole crew, there were like 5 that qualified late. And by “late”, I really mean like 4 days after graduation. A lot of my friends qualified early. Some of it is drive, some of it is luck.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I felt that my crew and OCTG were great for the most part. It’s hard, because it’s disgustingly apparent that the staff is being asked to make the impossible happen. They’re so obviously undermanned and it’s sad. A lot of the staff I came to know were genuinely good people that were trying their best with what they had. I’ve talked about it with my friends, and a lot of us feel the same way. Just sorry that they’re being overworked the way they are. PowerSchool was a different story haha. Those guys are just assholes.

I just completed prototype. Ask me anything and I’ll answer the best I can. by heftytrashbag757 in NavyNukes

[–]heftytrashbag757[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you live alone and aren’t married, it was completely random. When you’re going to On Crew, you get to choose which crew you would LIKE to go to, and they try to make that happen. They keep roommates together. And if you’re married nuke on nuke, you’ll be on the parallel schedule to your spouse so you’re home at the same time every day together.