NOTE: If you get married before you transfer, you must inform
your chain of command and follow the procedures exactly as you are given
them. The military will not pay for travel and housing of your spouse
if you do not follow proper procedures.
Directions from Albany Airport to
NSU Saratoga Springs, NSU Housing Office: When leaving the airport
parking lot turn left onto Watervliet Shaker Road (RT.155). Stay in the left
lane and follow it to interstate 87 north. Take interstate 87 north to exit 13N.
Take RT.9 north to RT.29 west (which is Washington Street). Follow route 29 west
for approx. 2 miles. Turn right onto Buff Road. Drive for 1 block, and then turn
left onto Quiet Harbor Drive. Drive for 1 block and the Housing Welcome Center
will be on your left.
To get to NPTU site from the Navy Housing
Office:
Take Quiet Harbor Drive and turn right onto Buff Road; turn right
onto Route 29 heading west (which is Washington Street) for approximately 4
miles and turn left onto
Middleline road (County Road 59) then turn right
onto county Road 49 (which is Rock City Road); go approximately 2 miles and the
road will bear right, turn left onto West Milton Road; after approximately a
half mile, this road turns into Atomic Project Road, which is the entrance to
NPTU site.
A Sponsor can help you reduce stress that is related to your
permanent change of station move by giving you important information about your
command and local area information. Call your new command before you transfer
and request a sponsor.
Check into your parent command
first. Personnel at your command will instruct you on all reporting
procedures including when to report to the Customer Service Desk (CSD) to
complete check-in. This will include the processing of your travel
claim, information on BAH, etc.
If you are reporting to the Nuclear
Power Training Unit in Ballston Spa, you must report to the Security Office at
NPTU and they will direct you from there. When each class arrives at
NPTU, a representative from the Customer Service Desk (CSD) will conduct a
check-in class for all personnel. This will include all aspects of
your check-in including the processing of your travel
claim.
STUDENTS: When each class arrives at NPTU, a
representative from CSD will conduct a check-in for the class for all
students. It will encompass all aspects of check-in, including the
processing of travel claims.
Hours: Monday through Friday normal
duty hours. It is recommended that you attend "Family Indoc" at the
Fleet and Family Support Center as it addresses the issues that can make your
assignment here easy, fun and enjoyable.
Note: DO NOT REPORT
TO THE NPTU SITE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS on the class convening
morning. Leave them at your residence. Your training commences on the
first day, and you will have no time to visit them. There are no
facilities available to them such as coffee, food, rest rooms,
etc. It will be late in the evening before you are
secured. NPTU personnel, officer and enlisted, should begin to
prepare themselves to work a minimum of 12 hours per day throughout the program
at NPTU.
NPTU STUDENT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
ENLISTED. The
first phase of training consists of six weeks of classroom study on systems and
components. Hours are set up to provide a minimum of 60 hours a week
in study. Included in this day are approximately 7 hours daily of
lectures and the remainder in discussion or study periods. The
training facilities are open at all times for additional use as desired or as
necessary. The study material used in the training program is
classified which means it cannot be removed from the site. Short
quizzes are given at unannounced times and long examinations are spaced
throughout the course. The examinations have essay questions and
cover anything that has been studied up to date. The classroom work
will apply principles learned in the various NPS courses to specific systems and
operations at the prototype.
During the remaining phases, that last
approximately 20 weeks, students will work on shift with their assigned
operating crew. Each crew works one of the shifts on a rotating
schedule. During this phase students will study systems and
components again. This time concentrating on in-rate areas and digging deeper
into technical manuals and operation instructions. Students will also
stand instructional watches at various stations and accomplish watchstanding
practical factors. Throughout this phase, a required rate of progress
must be maintained. Personnel who fail to meet this requirement are
counseled and, if necessary, extra hours are assigned. After
completing all of the qualification requirements for all particular areas, each
student will be given a final written examination and then be examined orally by
a board of several staff personnel. All students are assigned a final
grade and a relative standing in the class and in their own operator area for
their performance at prototype.
OFFICER. The officer training
program is similar and consists of seven weeks of classroom work and 19 weeks of
in-hull watchstanding qualification. Hours are established to provide
a minimum of 60 hours a week of study. Once in-hull, the officer
student commences standing various engineering watches under
instruction. The officer student learns to direct plant operation
during normal and casualty evolutions.
A few outstanding students may be
selected to remain at the prototype as staff members after
qualification. In addition, a number of outstanding Mechanical
Operators are selected to remain at prototype after qualification for additional
training as Engineering Laboratory Technicians (ELT). In addition, a
few Mechanical Operators will be selected for welding school at the SUBASE, New
London, CT, or Service School Command in San Diego, CA.