my brother already is going to, and apparently they'll pay me to go to school. thoughts/prayers?

12/1/2008 10:33:33 PM

do it. give back to your nation

12/1/2008 10:34:37 PM

i really don't think you should base something like that on if they'll pay for your school.

12/1/2008 10:34:41 PM

semen

12/1/2008 10:35:27 PM

apparently they also think it's a good career move. anyone have experience using chemical engineering in the military?

12/1/2008 10:36:14 PM

I've heard of some programs where if you become an officer they pay off all of your student loans.

I don't know if with a CHE degree you be better off in the military considering there is more pay in the civilian world. Unless they're giving you bonuses or something like that.

12/1/2008 10:44:54 PM

ask chembob

12/1/2008 10:45:23 PM

chembob would love for you to post in his ask the sailor thread. it would give him such an ego boost for some one other than him to bttt that thread

12/1/2008 10:47:44 PM

^,^^ done and done in that thread. i was hoping he could chime in and hopefully there are enough people which experience in this that it could aide me in making an informed decision

12/1/2008 10:50:18 PM

a career in the military is generally full of tremenous opportunities, great adventure, and enormous, ridiculous asspain. over to you on whether it's what you want.

don't do it to get your school paid for, though. that's retarded.

12/1/2008 10:52:01 PM

synapse, also, I think, enlisted before college


Is this pre/inbetween start and finish or post college?

[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 11:05 PM. Reason : ]

12/1/2008 11:05:06 PM

^the plan would be to talk to a recruiter, finish my degree and get paid to do so, then do my time after i graduate

12/1/2008 11:06:28 PM

I had a freind who did this. He had one bad semester, and they sent him to nuke school. Your ass is theirs.

Have you thought about ROTC? or loans?

[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM. Reason : ]

12/1/2008 11:08:25 PM

umm fuck your parents
no really....why are you even questioning something they WANT you to do.
its your life, if thats what you want to do then do it but dont let them sway you into a commitment like that because you have to follow into your brothers footsteps

12/1/2008 11:08:54 PM

Do you even want to be in the Navy?

12/1/2008 11:10:14 PM

i wouldn't really mind working for the government/military. i don't really like the idea of having to go to boot camp but apparently with the degree i'd be an officer. i was told by my brother i wouldn't have to do any kind of rotc in college.

i have loans right now, it'd just be cheaper for me and i'm curious as to what it'd mean as far as the rest of my college experience goes and after college what i'd have to do/be able to do

12/1/2008 11:12:03 PM

anchors aweigh my boys
anchors aweigh
farewell to all these joys
we sail at the break of day ay ay ay

to our last night ashore
drink to the foam
until we meet again
here's wishing you a happy voyage home

12/1/2008 11:12:08 PM

Quote :

"^the plan would be to talk to a recruiter, finish my degree and get paid to do so, then do my time after i graduate"

nuke program!!!

12/1/2008 11:12:32 PM

Don't do it because your parents want you to OR for the $$.
Do it because YOU want to & it's the right decision for YOU.

/thread

12/1/2008 11:13:04 PM

YOU BETTER GET THERE MAGGOT

RIGHT NOW

12/1/2008 11:13:16 PM

would i be able to stay in CHE or would i need to switch to nuclear?

^^i'm looking to see exactly what it is in case it provides a solid career choice without me having to worry about working during college to help pay for shit

12/1/2008 11:13:26 PM

[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 11:15 PM. Reason : inappropriate]

12/1/2008 11:14:05 PM

yvan eht nioj

12/1/2008 11:15:07 PM

^ subliminal shit

12/1/2008 11:16:30 PM

DONT DROP THE SOAP

12/1/2008 11:16:52 PM

^it ain't prison

12/1/2008 11:17:23 PM

the nukes accept most technical majors, CHE is fine. They pay you about $2500/month until you graduate. the application process is extremely long and painful though. I'm a nuke instructor, so my program is a different than the sub/carrier nukes but the application process is the same. I can tell you more if you're interested.

12/1/2008 11:18:02 PM

are the pics in your gallery you?

if so, i dont think they let 14 yr olds join anymore

12/1/2008 11:20:39 PM

^^i wanna know more.

^suck my nuts TUFF GUY

12/1/2008 11:22:17 PM

OK, I found a nice long PM I sent to someone who asked me about the program earlier

...

You have to have a science/engineering degree or be in progress for one. You have to have a good GPA. If you get accepted while in school you have to maintain a 3.5 GPA, I think. You get paid about $2500/mo until you graduate!! I wish I had applied before graduation and I highly recommend it if he's sure he wants to do this. Also you have to pass a physical fitness test (pushups, situps, 1.5 mile run) every 6 months while in school. If you're in any kind of shape the test is not that hard to prepare for, you can look up the standards online. Even if he can't pass the test now, he can go ahead and apply because the application takes a while and he can train.

The application process is a pain in the ass and can take up to a month or 2. The security questionnaire is really long and you have to have a reference for all your addresses and all your jobs in the past 7 years. I've had about a dozen of each so it took me forever to track them all down. The process will take longer if you have drug charges, DUI, suspicious foreign travel, etc. You also have to list all drug use and it's pretty much a deal breaker if you've used marijuana more than 7 or so times in your life.

You have to go on a "VIP trip" to Charleston to tour the nuke school and meet instructors. They put us up in a nice hotel and paid for dinner.

Once your paperwork is done, if you pass you get invited to an interview in Washington DC. The interview lasts most of the day and consists of 2 technical interviews with engineers and a brief interview with the Admiral of the nuclear Navy. The Admiral has the final say on whether you get accepted or not. If he says yes, a few minutes after leaving his office a minion comes out and tells you "congratulations." About 90% of people who make it to DC are accepted. Once you're accepted you can swear in and start getting paid the very same day!

If you're a Surface Warfare officer, after graduation you'll go to OCS which is a 12 week program to teach you to be an officer. It's pretty tough and I highly recommend getting in good physical shape before going there, especially running.

12/1/2008 11:26:06 PM

^thank you.

12/1/2008 11:31:47 PM

12/1/2008 11:34:52 PM

how do they go about confirming your drug use story is true? a polygraph?

12/1/2008 11:36:34 PM

there's not a polygraph test that I know of

12/1/2008 11:38:19 PM

then how do they confirm?

12/1/2008 11:38:57 PM

i think you have to take a polygraph for certain security clearances

[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 11:40 PM. Reason : ^prolly just a signed statement]

12/1/2008 11:39:29 PM

well i don't have any drug use/skeletons in my closet

12/1/2008 11:42:43 PM

just yourself, eh?

12/1/2008 11:43:11 PM

so if you don`t have any charges and as long as nobody from your past comes forward with a vendetta then you can just lie?

12/1/2008 11:43:50 PM

pretty much

12/1/2008 11:45:36 PM

honesty should be beneficial in society, especially when you are further distancing yourself from stuff you did in the past. this is clear proof that honesty is never the best policy

12/1/2008 11:46:50 PM

you should worry about maintaining a 3.5 in CHE

12/1/2008 11:49:51 PM

in rotc, they basically told us that it was ok if you *experimented* with marijuana as long as you promised not to do it again

12/1/2008 11:49:58 PM

Quote :

"^it ain't prison"

have you been in the navy?

i have.

it's like a prison without walls

12/1/2008 11:52:24 PM

BDCP is what you're looking for (bachelorette degree completion program).

You need to get a few credits under your belt first.


So my advice isn't good enough for you, you have to run to tww? I see how it is

12/1/2008 11:53:11 PM

^you told me to ask tdub

12/1/2008 11:56:24 PM

I know

12/1/2008 11:56:48 PM

You'll probably make more money and get laid more often if you join the Old Navy instead.

12/1/2008 11:59:45 PM

bttt for the afternoon crew

12/2/2008 1:03:44 PM

^^ Sad, but true.

Quote :

"do it. give back to your nation"

This statement would hold more water if we were in a war and not a consumer economy. You can do more for the nation by buying crap.

12/2/2008 1:07:10 PM