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This group is for all Submarine wives
Members: 104
Latest Activity: Jan 27, 2017
Welcome everyone! = )
I just found this and thought it was cute...
My sailor.Submariner
I love My Sailor so deeply and true
He is my Husband, my Friend and a Daddy too
He chose his fate when signed that line
To become a Submariner and serve his time
As the Submarine is prepped and the workday ends
He comes home to tell me, "It is that time again"
The night before "The Boat" gets underway
We prepare ourselves for that dreaded day
He Packs his sea bag so snug and tight
For it will be time to leave at dawn's early light
With his sea bag across his shoulder
and the tears in his eyes we know it is time for all the goodbyes
My Sailor and his crew are running silent and deep
Protecting our freedom while awake or asleep
For the beautiful flag flies freely in the wind
My sailor will proudly salute it until the very end
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Comment by navywife (MM3) on November 5, 2010 at 7:37pm
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Any wives out there with a hubby with a rate of MM ? He is due to finish BESS school in a few weeks and trying to find out how long A school is, if we can move with him, etc. Any help would be great!!!! .
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Comment by Emily [USS Maryland Blue] on October 19, 2010 at 5:44pm
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@ sash we did the same thing!! It did really help!
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Comment by Sash on October 13, 2010 at 9:34pm
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Sam- congrats thats so exciting!
katofmt- i know what u mean its been 4 months since ive seen my fiance and i wont see him probably for another 2 months :( i get sad. but i try to take it day by day. my sailor hasnt gone under yet, so i cant give you advise there. but i just try to keep myself busy throughout the day and that seems to make things easier. because im spending less time thinking about us being apart.
this sounds a little childish but it helped me.. u know those long chains kids make out of paper. they make them into circles and keep adding to them? well when he was in bootcamp i made one for all the days i wouldnt see him.. everyday when i came home i would take one off. it kept getting shorter and shorter which made me more excited that the days were getting closer to when i was going to see him. until finally there was only one left!... and if you have kids you can do it together.. they can get into it too, and it should be a lot of fun for them....idk if that helps at all..
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Comment by katofmt on October 10, 2010 at 7:30pm
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It's been three months since I last saw my sailor and I thought I was doing well with the time and distance. Yesterday he called and couldn't stop talking about how much he missed me and wanted to be with me. I've been a wreck ever since; and it's another 5 weeks until I fly to see him. What can I do to help cope? When he's gone on a sub, we'll have even less chance to communicate. Does the time away get easier? :(
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Comment by Sam (AUX PAC - Groton, CT) on October 8, 2010 at 4:04pm
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Katofmt - thank you sooo so much! We are very excited :)
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Congrats Sam! That's awesome, I know having 'Daddy' there is the best :) Enjoy being a mom... and take lots of pictures! My little one is almost three, what I'd give to cuddle a little baby again.
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My husband got his leave approved today to come home to FL on Monday for our baby's birth!!! He is in Groton. We are sooo excited :) He hasn't been home in a long time.
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We're getting married Veterans' weekend in November... it's a federal holiday so he won't have work and we'll get an extra day together :) I didn't mean to be a downer, just sharing my experience... my advice is be patient and flexible when you can. My new motto is "10 years from now it won't matter that ...[the wedding moved, or that I spent money I couldn't get back]. 10 years from now we'll be happily married and loving life!"
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he said his command knows. they told him hes been in good standing and ahead of everyone else to get their fish so he should have no problem as long as he doenst f*ck up lol..i guess thats what he said
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Comment by ❤ ℐℯnnifℯr ❤ on September 29, 2010 at 7:47am
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yup gotta love the military everything is not set in stone till you have it in writing and still that can change .. i am sooooo sorry to hear about your wedding katofmt :(..
i would just have your hubs tell his command over and over when he wants to do the wedding and they can give him advice and help him in the process.
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