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Roll Call: Name your sailor's sub!
Submarine moms are special:
--- All of us have boys, "SAILORS!"
--- Who serve on "boats,"
--- With whereabouts unknown, and
--- We only get sporadic, short emails while they're out!
Tell us where your sailor serves...
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Permalink Reply by Lynn M on
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I'm there with ya. My son is on the bremerton and pearl is a long way from the grasslands of South Dakota. He loves it though and it has been soooooo good for him so I can't begrudge what he's chosen.
It took my son about 4 months to do his quals. I'm told that is a bit fast. by the end of his first year there he had earned his PO first class stripes.(I guess I'm a little proud)
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My son Bryce is a Sonar Tech. on the USS Louisiana in WA
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Permalink Reply by Kaye S. on
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Another Washington sailor! So, Barbara... have you met Lynn C. above? ;-D
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Yes, Barbara and I have met. Our sons are on the same crew but in different parts of the sub. They have now met each other also. It is such a treat to make these connections with other moms.
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Once your sailor gets to his boat, I highly recommend getting in touch with his Ombudsman (think "Team Mom"). She's the information clearinghouse between the Command and the families of the crew (this includes parents). She'll release info about deployments and arrivals. She's also the "go-to-girl" for questions you have, rather than calling the ship's office.
Each boat should have its own website, and the Ombudsman is usually found there. If not, contact the ship's office for her info. She will want to know your son's emergency contact information (just in case). There is a separate Ombudsman for the Blue and Gold crews.
Another group to contact is the FRG (Family Readiness Group). This is the informal association of crew families and is mostly comprised of crew wives. The FRG should have regular meetings where they plan social events for the crew and disseminate other information like the on-base recreation programs, continuing ed classes; plus benefits and programs offered by the Navy for families.
The ALABAMA's FRG and Ombudsmen send me a monthly newsletter which has an article by the Captain, notices of command changes, a calendar of upcoming events (official and social), crew birthdays, greetings and farewells to crew members, new baby notices, promotions, etc., etc. It's unclassified, so I email it to the grandmothers and aunts. It's so helpful, that I even email it to Son! He's said, "I don't get it... Mom isn't even in the Navy and she knows more about what's happening on my boat than I do."
Funny story: I got a call from the Blue crew's Ombudsman yesterday, verifying all the contact information, etc. on record and we wound up talking for 30 minutes about stuff. She giggled when I told her Son is wigged out 'cuz I'm getting to cyber-know the wives of his commanders. While we were in Texas, my husband had a name for the ability of moms to network quickly and widely, and use that network to keep tabs on each other's kids. He called it "The Mama Mafia." When Son freaked that I knew his Master Chief's wife, I told him, "The Mama Mafia has gone global. You only thought you were getting away from me. Now I can find out what you're up to anywhere in the world!"
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How can I find out the contact information for my son's boat? He isn't real concerned with that kind of thing but I'd love to be able to have a better idea of what's going on. He's been in HI for 2 months and still doesn't know what his regular postal service mailing address is for sure... If you can direct me in the right way, I'd really appreciate it. He's on the USS Columbus, based out of HI. You mentioned ship's office and the Ombudsman and the Family Readiness Group---does Dean have to give me that info or I can get it some other way? Thanks, Deana
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Sweetie, if we waited for these boys to give us info, we'd die of old age before knowing ANYTHING! Here's how I found what you're looking for:
1. I Googled "uss columbia" - so I found a link to "USS Columbia SSN-762"; the links which contain "navy.mil" are official USN sites. So, I clicked on that one...
2. At the site for Columbia, I clicked on "Commanding Officer" - and read about Capt. Doody
3. Then I clicked on "Home" to see what the home page was - it took me to the 'Commander, Submarine Force of the US Pacific Fleet' page; Note the phone number near the bottom 808-473-0911 (wrote it down)
4. Then clicked on "squadrons and submarines" at the top of the page - discovered that the Columbia is in Squadron 7; Note the phone number for that squadron 808-473-3267
5. Then clicked on "Information" at the top of this page, but found a dead end - BUT I FOUND 2 PHONE NUMBERS THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL...
So, next I Googled "USS Columbia Ombudsman" - and saw a link for the "Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet" (this would be the boss of the Pacific Fleet Sub Commander); I clicked that link (www.cpf.navy.mil/pacflt_commands.shtml) and hit PAYDIRT! On his page, you'll find the link to "Welcome Aboard" which is tons of helpful phone numbers for new arrivals and family members. Also, on this page, is a link "Contact Us" which has many phone numbers of duty officers, etc.
What you do now is call a phone number and tell them you want contact info for the USS Columbia's Ombudsman (and Family Readiness Group, if they have it). And if the first call isn't very fruitful, keep going. (Don't forget that Chaplains are on your side too). Eventually, you'll ferret out the contacts you're looking for.
As far as I can tell, the Columbia doesn't have her own website, which is unfortunate... but be tenacious and you'll get what you need. And in the process, I learned alot about the Columbia and the Pacific Fleet - including the Wikipedia article on her - Check it out! -
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If you find an email for the ombudsmen for the USS Columbia I would love to have it. I have not been able to find one. Also, I asked CJ about a mailing address for the sub and he said it's just easier to mail to his shore address. That he would get mail quicker at his shore address that waiting for mail to get to the sub, especially while they are out.
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My son is on the USS Columbus SSN762--NOT the Columbia--sorry. But--they are both in Squadron 7 of the Pacific Fleet--I e-mailed the ombudsman of the Pacific Fleet to see he/she could get me the contact info for the ombudsman of the Columbus and am waiting to hear back.
About their shore addresses--do you just put his name and the address or should it say "Naval Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor" or something like that? Dean doesn't know. -
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