What will you life as a nuke be like?

To become a nuke or not , that is the question at hand...

The basis for this posting was a summary of a question posted on forum which was stated as follows: “If you've gone through the nuclear pipeline, please tell me what being a nuke was like for you and what I should expect. What's the work like? How readily do the job skills taught relate to private sector work, both in and out of the nuclear industry? Essentially, I'm looking for the things I can't learn from the recruiters or the Internet?”

My take is after reading what is available on the Internet is most of the information is 90% correct while, in the recruiters, case 90% of what they say is crap.

Here my tidbits on what you can look forward to 1) Count on long hours during your journey through the pipeline but the effort will be worth the trouble down the road. Think long-term. 2) There will be lousy and stressful times after which you may want to go to your command doc and get a psych discharge out. The feeling will pass 3) If a military career is not your choice then get out with your first rate training and use your GI bill to prepare for your future as a civilian.  4) if you wash out before you get to a boat as a nuke your life is not over, many “nuke wastes” forged successful futures, but remember you have joined the navy so if the nuke program does not work you will still need to finish the time you signed up for 5) after your service you will become part of very select club, and after you last duty day this is not a bad thing. 6) The life as nuke and navy life are not one that the same. 7) The nuclear industry was making a comeback before Japanese tsunami, and might prosper down the road; a prepared person may be one who is nuclear trained.

In conclusion, before making your decision about becoming a nuke make certain you understand fully what you are signing up since once you sign there is no going back.