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Re: Poll - Textbooks
« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2007, 03:39:21 PM » |
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I would guess somewhere around $50,000 per book per class in 1986-1987. But that was Navy Nuclear Power School so the cost got spread around. Oh and if I remember correctly those were used books. The non Nuclear class books were cheaper, probably around $1000 - 2000. These were 1950's technology books so they were marked down. Again the Navy spread the cost around. In general my education cost around $500,000 for 2 years. But I got a 4 year cruise out of it on a boat with no windows that was designed to sink.
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Re: Poll - Textbooks
« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2007, 04:40:45 PM » |
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$70-$100 depending on course.
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Re: Poll - Textbooks
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2007, 04:43:45 PM » |
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I would guess somewhere around $50,000 per book per class in 1986-1987. But that was Navy Nuclear Power School so the cost got spread around. Oh and if I remember correctly those were used books. The non Nuclear class books were cheaper, probably around $1000 - 2000. These were 1950's technology books so they were marked down. Again the Navy spread the cost around. In general my education cost around $500,000 for 2 years. But I got a 4 year cruise out of it on a boat with no windows that was designed to sink.
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Re: Poll - Textbooks
« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2007, 05:10:40 PM » |
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$70-$100 depending on course.
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Re: Poll - Textbooks
« Reply #19 on: June 13, 2007, 05:16:08 PM » |
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$70-$100 depending on course.
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« Reply #20 on: June 13, 2007, 05:22:41 PM » |
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Re: Poll - Textbooks
« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2007, 06:13:59 PM » |
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I would guess somewhere around $50,000 per book per class in 1986-1987. But that was Navy Nuclear Power School so the cost got spread around. Oh and if I remember correctly those were used books. The non Nuclear class books were cheaper, probably around $1000 - 2000. These were 1950's technology books so they were marked down. Again the Navy spread the cost around. In general my education cost around $500,000 for 2 years. But I got a 4 year cruise out of it on a boat with no windows that was designed to sink.
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Re: Poll - Textbooks
« Reply #22 on: June 13, 2007, 06:57:18 PM » |
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I would guess somewhere around $50,000 per book per class in 1986-1987. But that was Navy Nuclear Power School so the cost got spread around. Oh and if I remember correctly those were used books. The non Nuclear class books were cheaper, probably around $1000 - 2000. These were 1950's technology books so they were marked down. Again the Navy spread the cost around. In general my education cost around $500,000 for 2 years. But I got a 4 year cruise out of it on a boat with no windows that was designed to sink.
Were you ever stationed on/in an Ohio class sub? Nope, Advanced LA class. SSN 719.  I once worked with a Navy ensign who did a cruise on a sub, and he told me all about life as a squid. His experience was particularly interesting. A few days after they set sail, their refrigeration system went out, so they basically cooked and served all their perishables at once. He said that there were guys with an entire roast turkey on their meal trays. Then for the rest of the cruise, all they had to eat were canned beans. There was also a time when their oxygen generators went out. During that time, the entire crew was ordered to lie in bed and do nothing in order to conserve oxygen. What a life. |
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Re: Poll - Textbooks
« Reply #23 on: June 13, 2007, 07:59:39 PM » |
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I would guess somewhere around $50,000 per book per class in 1986-1987. But that was Navy Nuclear Power School so the cost got spread around. Oh and if I remember correctly those were used books. The non Nuclear class books were cheaper, probably around $1000 - 2000. These were 1950's technology books so they were marked down. Again the Navy spread the cost around. In general my education cost around $500,000 for 2 years. But I got a 4 year cruise out of it on a boat with no windows that was designed to sink.
Were you ever stationed on/in an Ohio class sub? Nope, Advanced LA class. SSN 719. I once worked with a Navy ensign who did a cruise on a sub, and he told me all about life as a squid. His experience was particularly interesting. A few days after they set sail, their refrigeration system went out, so they basically cooked and served all their perishables at once. He said that there were guys with an entire roast turkey on their meal trays. Then for the rest of the cruise, all they had to eat were canned beans. There was also a time when their oxygen generators went out. During that time, the entire crew was ordered to lie in bed and do nothing in order to conserve oxygen. What a life. That's about par for the course. Something always breaks. My avatar on FGI is a pic of my old boat. I have stories but will save them for another thread. |
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