EMN

Electrician's Mate Nuclear Training Pipeline

~86 weeks (20 months) from MEPS to fleet

Training Timeline

26w

Boot Camp— 8 weeks

RTC Great Lakes, IL

Basic military training for all recruits

A-School— 26 weeks

NNPTC Goose Creek, SC

18.5% washout

Technical training for rating qualification

Nuclear Power School— 26 weeks

NNPTC Goose Creek, SC

Classroom nuclear theory and systems training

Nuclear Prototype— 26 weeks

Charleston, SC or Ballston Spa, NY

Hands-on reactor operations training

Fleet Assignment— 0 weeks

First duty station

Report to operational command

Enter your MEPS ship date to see when you'll complete each stage — and whether you'll be home for the holidays.

Ship Date (MEPS)