[A Navy Vet]

"Sadly, I know people who now do the job that I did 30 years ago. They aren’t as well trained as we were then. I’ve interviewed them for jobs and they are better than most Millennials but their training (or retention of knowledge) is pitiful compared to a Nuc of the Cold War. But they are in better shape and understand the politics of navigating the PC world much better than we were."

Having no recent knowledge of submariner training other than what I read, I would disagree with you. The reason being is that our subs are much more technically advanced than in your day. Some Navy schools go on for months and months because of the current systems aboard.

Think how advanced our Aegis ships are in their CIC's and the training it takes to work in them, not to mention our missle gunner mates nowadays. They rule the seas.

Remember, there is always the exceptions to the rule. I still have faith in our highly trained Navy; not so much with our Naval commanders.

[Bryanw92]

>>The reason being is that our subs are much more technically advanced than in your day.

They really aren’t. There is some high-tech stuff onboard, but the nuclear propulsion systems are not much more advanced that what we had when I was in.

I went through nuclear power training 35 years ago and I work with people who went through it 10-20 years ago. There are differences. Since nuclear power school is not a school that trains people on specific gear (like radar school or missile school), the curriculum should be about the same with similar outcomes.