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Comment by William in Nashua on February 24, 2015 at 6:55pm

My son spent 2 years in Groton before his  boat relocated to Hawaii, and we went there a lot,  there is not much to do in Groton, boring even, the location is a bit out of the way and the weather is not good.   A lot of bars and the big casino up the street so pretty easy for the sub guys to make new girlfriends.  On the other hand a lot of girls get tattoos these days I never saw so many young ladies tattooed as I just did in Hawaii.  

The time of year you fly to Hawaii makes a huge difference, before Chrismas the tickets would have been $1,700 each but for the middle 2 weeks of Feb. it was under $700.  So keep an eye on the airfares they vary hugely.

Comment by William in Nashua on February 24, 2015 at 4:53pm

We just got back from 2 weeks in Hawaii vising our son.    I posted a bunch of other trip photos in the Nuke Mom's group.  His top choice on the dream sheet after graduating Nuke school was a Virginia class fast attack sub at Pearl Harbor a slim chance it seemed at the time.  Took the boat 2 years to be relocated to Hawaii though.

He had 2 technical schools to attend in Hawaii, one ended the week  week before we arrived and a briefer school while we were there, and some special liberty from the commander to cash in which translated to he was detached from the boat the better part of two weeks with us while the boat was out on patrol.

The timing was perfect: just after we left the boat went out again this time with him on it,  for more than one month expected. Lol.

Comment by William in Nashua on February 24, 2015 at 4:36pm

 MOMofDREW2.0 click the icon to the right of the LINK button that lets you upload a photo from a file on your computer.

Comment by Freese71 on February 23, 2015 at 9:05pm

Joyce I was just in Groton for a 1st time visit to see my son, we stayed in New London, 4-5 min from Sub base. There are a lot of hotels in the area, we stayed (my daughter & I) Springhill Suites by Marriott Waterford/new London.$159 including tax, parking,etc breakfast Buffett and the thing I liked the best ck out was 12noon. My advice is use hotel.com or one of those sites and than google it for reviews because after being around there some of the area is better than others.

Comment by MOMofDREW2.0 on February 23, 2015 at 3:36pm

How do I post a picture?

Comment by Joyce on February 23, 2015 at 3:21pm

I'm going to see my boyfriend in Groton CT in a month. What are some nice places to stay that aren't to expensive? Are there fun things to do?

Comment by Rhonda8881 on February 23, 2015 at 1:33am

All Sailors get to request their top 3 choices for their first assignment. Not everyone gets their first choice. The higher they graduate from Sub School the better their chance of getting first choice.  They do not always get the rate they want either. My sailor wanted Fire Tech but was given Navigations Electronics Tech because of his test score on ASVAB. He is much happier there than I think he would have been as Fire Tech anyway after over 8 years.  One note about Guam.....unless things have changed if your sailor is assigned to Guam, the Navy will not transport a vehicle for them.  The island is too small.
Good Luck to your sailor Charlesmom.

Comment by Shea on February 23, 2015 at 1:26am

Charlesmom my son loves Hawaii. It can get expensive for them as far as eating/activities off base. Thier living expenses are covered except for cable and internet in thier individual rooms. They shop at the Nex for everyday essentials which is cheaper than anyplace else. Once they are assigned a sub they report there everyday and they can eat meals there. There's a bus system that they can take to get pretty much anywhere. My son doesn't even own a car at this point although he plans to buy one when he gets back from deployment. Thier pay is adjusted for cost of living there as well and they also get hazard pay for being on a sub. Don't know if they all get to do this but my son was able to submit his top 3 choices of where he wanted to be. He's on a fast attack sub and really wants to see a lot of the world so he put Hawaii, Guam and San Diego as his 3. He's glad he got Hawaii but thinks at some point he will put in for Guam.

Comment by addgrey on February 23, 2015 at 12:34am

Charlesmom I am in Groton right now (leaving tomorrow)- my son just graduated BESS on Friday (PIR 11/26/14). I am glad I came. I don't live nearby (Colorado), but was nice to see my son again on a more relaxed basis. My son was SECF and found out his job a few weeks ago- he got to choose, but, of course, also dependent on the needs of the Navy. The graduation was small- nice- much more relaxed than PIR. I forgot to bring a camera and cell phones not allowed. So, if you go, don't make my mistake! Once your son is in Groton, life will be almost back to normal- so nice to communicate regularly! If you come for graduation, go on Priceline- you can bid on the Mystic Marriott (very nice)- $179/night and I got it for $110/night (so try even less!). I also stayed one night at the Navy Lodge- clean and close, but wanted to get my son out a little more, so moved to Marriott the next night.

Comment by Charlesmom on February 22, 2015 at 11:47pm

Thank you ladies! Right now I just know he is SECF. I think he will know his "job" after BESS and I know there are 4 different jobs in SECF that he could be assigned to (I'm not exactly sure how that goes). Shea how does your son like Hawaii? My son said he was considering that as one of his choices but I heard the cost of living is really expensive there.

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