You think that's bad? Try explaining a piece of Navy hardware (i.e.: behavioral quirks of a Mk45 Mod 2 LWGM) to a JO that's spent most of their time gazing vapidly into a computer screen.
Okay, most of ours are ahead of the curve, but we've had a few on the mighty USS Stethem. With some of the ones that recently made Lieutenant (O-3) I was able to get away with giving them excerpts from our tech-pubs (preferably the ones with visual assistance) in addition to the nickle tour... But that was on their third go at their boards. Later, the LTs in question came back and thanked me very much.
...One advantage of making a military career is that putting up with things like that are definitely worth it in the long run; if you come across such a person again, they tend to cut you a lot of slack because they know that you know your shit.
Okay, most of ours are ahead of the curve, but we've had a few on the mighty USS Stethem. With some of the ones that recently made Lieutenant (O-3) I was able to get away with giving them excerpts from our tech-pubs (preferably the ones with visual assistance) in addition to the nickle tour... But that was on their third go at their boards. Later, the LTs in question came back and thanked me very much.
...One advantage of making a military career is that putting up with things like that are definitely worth it in the long run; if you come across such a person again, they tend to cut you a lot of slack because they know that you know your shit.