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USS Miami moms

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A group for the moms, wives and family of the USS Miami SSN755

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Comment by LLovesmysailor on January 11, 2011 at 11:54pm: You need to make sure you son gets you on the contact list for the Family Readiness Group. If you are not on the list, you can't get onto the base at Groton. Also, the FRG books a set of rooms at the Navy Lodge for the home coming. You need to be on the contact list in order to be able to get a room at the Navy Lodge.

It takes me about 9 hours to get to Groton from just north of Pittsburgh. It takes that long because of the awful traffic that is always on the Conn Turnpike, not to mention New York. We have figured out the best way to go from our trips there and Alex's trips home.

Comment by Lorraine on January 11, 2011 at 10:58pm: LLovesmysailor, It's just called "Submarine (Tom Clancy's Military Reference)." You can find it with no trouble on Amazon.com. He also did similar books on the Marines and other military subjects. I found out about it when I did an internet search on the Miami.

Please keep me posted on the homecomings. I will certainly try to make it when I can. And thanks for the offer to stop over on my way. It looks to be a 13 hour drive for us. Thanks for all your help.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on January 11, 2011 at 11:44am: I'm so glad to hear that Scott will be getting a nice break before joining Miami. They work so hard to get through Nuke school and Prototype. What it the name of the Tom Clancy book. My husband loves his work and it would make a nice birthday gift for him.

We live in Pittsburgh. So if you ever decide to go to a homecoming, you are welcome to stop over here on your way. We try to go to those, even though the nukes don't get to spend much time with us when they get back. They have to do the shut down before they can leave the boat.

Comment by Lorraine on January 11, 2011 at 1:01am: LLovesmysailor - Just got word that Scott will be off a month and report the end of February, so possibly due to the same reason as when Alex first reported. Scott is an MM but not sure of his rate other than that. Thanks for the info! I'm looking forward to how this new chapter unfolds. I found out that Tom Clancy wrote a book with information on the Miami so I just ordered it on Amazon.com. I'm looking forward to being able to visit the Groton area. We live in Michigan.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on January 11, 2011 at 12:08am: Welcome Lorraine. I know that Alex will be glad they are adding another Nuke to the crew. There is always a lot for them to do. Of course, Scott will be cranking when he first gets to Miami. He'll be working on getting qualified and getting his Fish. What is Scott's rate?

Alex had 6 weeks off after Prototype because Miami was at sea and he had to wait until she got back to Groton. They didn't have anything for him to do, so they just left him on leave.

Comment by Lorraine on January 10, 2011 at 11:32pm: Hello, Miami Moms, I just joined this group because my son will be assigned to the Miami in Groton. He reports the end of this month. I'm looking forward to finding out more about life on a submarine. I recognize a name or two from other groups I'm on. Hopefully we'll be enjoying having Scott home for a visit before he reports for duty. He just finished prototype in BS.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on January 8, 2011 at 8:28pm: Coners are all the sailors that are not Nukes.

Alex has been in the Navy since 2006 and has been on the Miami since 2008. It takes about 18+ months to become a Nuke. He'll be with the Miami until the middle of 2012. So, he'll be on at least one more full deployment.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on January 8, 2011 at 5:36pm: My son is a nuke ET and is a reactor operator. So, he's a Nuke and your son is a Coner. The crew of Miami is so small that they all get to know each other rather quickly. I'm sure your son will enjoy his time on the sub.