I'm currently a poolee in DEP. My mos field is 63/6400. Can any of you suggest some reading so I can prepare myself for it. Anything that would help me get a good base of info would be great.
It's a tough school. I went through at Millington, TN. I don't know where it is, now.
Don't worry much about preparing. They have a curriculum designed to get you up to speed on math before you launch into the really hard stuff. We started with basic mathematics as a refresher, then did a TON of algebra, Boolean algebra, vector algebra, trigonometry,...I forget what else. You do that before you get into any electronic theory.
Pay attention. Don't party during the week. Don't get involved in the tech-school love shenanigans...
I used to sleep with my notebook under my pillow (I'm not joking) on the off chance that I would absorb something thru osmosis....
You will see about 25% bomb out of school, most them have one thing in common. They went out and partied on the weekday and blew off home work. Even if you don't have home work you need to review the week each night. 2nd chances are few and far between, most who bomb out end up being a grunt......
Good advice Ronmann that was what we read too back in the 80's but yes save the partying for the weekends and pay attention , ask questions and study. What you learn there someones life might depend on someday maybe even yours oh yeah and dont forget to buy your roomates "Newbie Pizza"
When my youngest turd was a 17 year old poolee, he and his buds tried tried to con his older sister into going into the local CVS drug store to purchase them some "questionable" reading material.
They told her that they were only collecting them and were not going to break the plastic cover on them.
Her reply was that they were a pack of little prevs, wanting to have a circle jerk, that she wasn't going in a public place buying that $hit, and being labeled the town Lesbo.
