Nuke FY Quota

Kgard12 · 08-13-2014, 10:52 PM

Hi! I'm not sure how everything works, but I do know of two people in my DEP group who are going Nuke - and they picked "filler" jobs at MEPS when they went, and will be pushed out of them and into the Nuke position as soon as the slots open. We are in southern Georgia and serviced by the Jacksonville MEPS as well. I assume that is what your son would do as well, it is an in-demand field - but I am *pretty* sure it is phenomenal for recruiters to recruit nukes, so they are filling it pretty steadily. I don't think he will run into any problems getting the Nuke program as soon as it opens up, and the April-Feb timeline for basic is pretty standard even for non-nukes it seems.

LT Guppy · 08-14-2014, 03:58 AM

He should not take a "filler" job he wouldn't be willing to do for 4+ years.

Kgard12 · 08-14-2014, 11:17 AM

Hi again! I totally agree with Guppy that your son shouldn't just take some random "Filler" job, at least pick out something he could see himself doing instead of Nuke. I talked to the chief today at my recruiting station and he said that they have reached their FY quota for nukes, basically, there are still technically spots open, but they are reserving those spots for recruiting districts that haven't brought in many Nukes. At the beginning of October though, if your son is qualified to go Nuke and has a recruiter who actually cares and is pro-active, then he should have no problem getting one of the new Nuke spots that opens up then if he goes ahead and picks a job now. NOTHING is ever a guarantee, but that is the plan for our DEP Nukes. The reason for the filler job is that the Nuke spots fill up very fast, and if your sons name is already in the pool at MEPS then it will be easier for them to switch him over to Nuke in October, rather than risking him getting back down there to MEPS and having all of the Nuke slots filled again for the month. We are in the same region, as well. Hope that this information helps you out!

08-13-2014, 10:52 PM	#1
Kgard12 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 0	Hi! I'm not sure how everything works, but I do know of two people in my DEP group who are going Nuke - and they picked "filler" jobs at MEPS when they went, and will be pushed out of them and into the Nuke position as soon as the slots open. We are in southern Georgia and serviced by the Jacksonville MEPS as well. I assume that is what your son would do as well, it is an in-demand field - but I am pretty sure it is phenomenal for recruiters to recruit nukes, so they are filling it pretty steadily. I don't think he will run into any problems getting the Nuke program as soon as it opens up, and the April-Feb timeline for basic is pretty standard even for non-nukes it seems.

08-14-2014, 03:58 AM	#2
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 0	He should not take a "filler" job he wouldn't be willing to do for 4+ years.

08-14-2014, 11:17 AM	#3
Kgard12 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 0	Hi again! I totally agree with Guppy that your son shouldn't just take some random "Filler" job, at least pick out something he could see himself doing instead of Nuke. I talked to the chief today at my recruiting station and he said that they have reached their FY quota for nukes, basically, there are still technically spots open, but they are reserving those spots for recruiting districts that haven't brought in many Nukes. At the beginning of October though, if your son is qualified to go Nuke and has a recruiter who actually cares and is pro-active, then he should have no problem getting one of the new Nuke spots that opens up then if he goes ahead and picks a job now. NOTHING is ever a guarantee, but that is the plan for our DEP Nukes. The reason for the filler job is that the Nuke spots fill up very fast, and if your sons name is already in the pool at MEPS then it will be easier for them to switch him over to Nuke in October, rather than risking him getting back down there to MEPS and having all of the Nuke slots filled again for the month. We are in the same region, as well. Hope that this information helps you out!