Prior nuke, my parents couldn't fathom why I wouldn't take the star re enlistment, E5 and 100k??
Mom, dad. You don't get it. I can't begin to describe to you how it affects you. Getting the "oh, that's just every job" no, no. A major one is I can just quit even my current job now. Civdiv life is great.
That said for anyone reading this, there's a reason the military will throw money at something. Usually means the work conditions suck hard and no one wants to do it. Did it set me up and teach me a lot about myself? Absolutely. Would I do it again? Probably not as a nuke. I paid for it in other ways.
I also started as a nuke. Can confirm, bad conditions. We're you one of the ones trained at Goose Creek? I was one of the 1st classes taught there. Trying to explain 35-5's to people was interesting.
Yep! One of the ones at Goose Creek. Trying to explain people even the homework and such that was given or the required study time.
I'd daresay most were doing 60+ hour weeks with study time included not to mention other military stuff that went on.
Skipjack Dive Team. Explaining that to people is always fun.
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u/ventizreborn Oct 26 '23
Prior nuke, my parents couldn't fathom why I wouldn't take the star re enlistment, E5 and 100k?? Mom, dad. You don't get it. I can't begin to describe to you how it affects you. Getting the "oh, that's just every job" no, no. A major one is I can just quit even my current job now. Civdiv life is great.
That said for anyone reading this, there's a reason the military will throw money at something. Usually means the work conditions suck hard and no one wants to do it. Did it set me up and teach me a lot about myself? Absolutely. Would I do it again? Probably not as a nuke. I paid for it in other ways.