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Comment by Amber on December 5, 2009 at 9:07am

YAY Gay!!! so happy for you!!!!!!!

Comment by Gay - Proud Mom of AJP on December 4, 2009 at 8:02pm

My son called earlier this week to let us know that he passed his E-4 exam! Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a long wait.

Comment by rrm62 on December 4, 2009 at 4:25pm

Hello. New to this group. My nephew Isaac is stationed on the Greeneville. He's on his way back to HA today, from Indiana. He was home a couple days for his Grandma's funeral. I've sent my sister, his mom, a link to join the group as well!

Comment by Gay - Proud Mom of AJP on November 28, 2009 at 1:22pm

I got my letter on Wednesday. It came in the mail. Nice of him to send a note. Hope all had a good Thanksgiving and survived "Black Friday".

Comment by Amber on November 25, 2009 at 11:43am

I did not get it. Any hope of a forward in a private message? The COB of the boat called us to let us know Michael was pinned with his fish. It was cool to get the call!!

Comment by Holly on November 25, 2009 at 11:38am

Did everyone get the holiday letter from new CO Carullo? Thought it was a nice touch this time of year. Seems to be a commanding officer that understands his resposibilities. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Comment by Gay - Proud Mom of AJP on November 11, 2009 at 2:27pm

It may take awhile for Andrew too. He may be changing rates soon. They're starting an IT division and he has requested a transfer.

Comment by Amber on November 11, 2009 at 2:14pm

From my understanding it usually takes 6 to 12 months depending on the sailors assigned work. He took a LOOOOOOOOOOng time. But is so glad it is done!!!!

Comment by Gay - Proud Mom of AJP on November 11, 2009 at 1:56pm

That is a lot of work. It must take some time to prepare for it.

Comment by Amber on November 11, 2009 at 12:18pm

From the description at Wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Warfare_insignia#The_.22Qual_Board.22

The "Qual Board"
This is the most dreaded part of the New Qualifier's qualification process. The board is made up of a Submarine-qualified Officer, a Chief Petty Officer and a Petty Officer. Submarine Damage Control is the biggest factor discussed during the Board.

During the Board, the examinee may be asked to draw and explain any of the systems he has learned about during the qualification process. After the Board the examinee is dismissed and evaluated by the members of the board. If the examinee passes the Board, he is then recommended for qualification to the Commanding Officer of the Submarine.

The Commanding Officer reviews the Board's recommendation and upon his concurrence, the newly-qualified individual is presented his "Dolphins" by the Skipper and designated as "Qualified in Submarines". The Dolphins presentation is considered an important event as it means the newly qualified submariner will be treated as a full member of the crew, instead of an object of scorn and ridicule.

Appropriate annotations are made in the new Submariner's service jacket to reflect his qualification. Submarine Qualified Personnel are designated "SS" after the rate, such as FT1(SS) or MM2(SS).

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