Submarine Girlfriends, Fiancées, & Wives

New SR. Wife- We are in Polaris Park (Townhouse style homes) and I am very happy with our house! It's 2 floors and about 1,100 sq/ft of space, and the kitchen is smaller than I'd prefer, but still definitely manageable. I do a LOT of cooking from scratch and plan to get into bread-making as soon as our stuff arrives, so that was a major concern for me, but I think it's workable. Everything is very clean and newer/updated look, with newer appliances. There is no A/C in most units but from what I understand it doesn't get very hot here, only a handful of days during the height of summer when it gets over 90F. There is plenty of room for my toddler to play, and some nice yard space in the back. We have a 2 bedroom house and the second bedroom is a decent size, it will more than do the job when we move our boy in there. There is also a fair amount of storage space in the house, on both floors. And yes, we got approval for the Navy to pay for our travel and moving expenses, we just still need to submit our receipts and weight tickets once our household goods arrive late next week. It was a little bit of a pain in the butt to get find the right information about *how* to do that, but there are a few people in the various offices who really do know their stuff so you just have to keep asking questions and be assertive about being taken care of. I definitely understand needing family around for the birth, I hope all of that goes smoothly for you! And when you do make it out here, we'll be around so we should meet up. I know how tough it can be sometimes with a newborn so please let me know if there's anything I can do to help as you get settled in or even later. Especially since I'll have to ropes mostly figured out around here by then! :)

SubWife2011- We had hardly any wait at all. Although one of his Petty Officers didn't have his facts straight and told him his orders "weren't the right ones" when he got them and that he would have to wait for the "official" ones that he would be handed on paper (rather than what was already up on Bupers), so we sat on our hands for about 3 weeks thinking we still had to wait. But then a shipmate told him he was able to get his wife out here with those same orders so he did some more asking around, showed his orders to people at Fleet and Family Support, Family Housing Welcome Center, and I can't remember the name, but the office that handles dependent travel expenses. They told him those orders were plenty fine and that we could get moving even though he wasn't quite done with BESS yet, because I was essentially "homeless", and staying with family. He did have to get the permission signed off by the Chiefs though. Anyway, he got those orders after Test 2, if I remember correctly. Maybe a little earlier. Once he got the process rolling, he told me to get packing on Tuesday of that week, I was on the road on Saturday, and he had an appointment for us at the Belfour Beatty leasing office on Monday. They had 2 units available to show that day, one in Polaris Park and one in Trident Park. We took the one in Polaris Park and got keys that same day. They actually rushed to get it ready over the weekend when they heard we were coming and it was ready half an hour before we arrived for our appointment. We had a very good experience with the Resident Specialist, she answered all of our questions and was very helpful. I was actually rather shocked that it all happened so quickly, but I'm very happy with our house! She did say that recently they have been filling up to the point where they have fewer and fewer units available at any given time (occasionally they have none and there is a wait list) but even so if you're coming in the next few months I would guess there wouldn't be a very long wait at all if any. Like I said from the time that my husband first called Housing to when we signed and got keys was barely a week. But definitely get the paperwork started as soon as he has orders just in case, don't wait around until whenever you want to show up. As far as when they get their rate, is your husband SECF? Mine got his about 3 weeks in, and I heard it usually happens around 3-4 weeks in. (I *think* that goes for other sub rates too, but don't quote me on that) I also hear that if they are more likely to get a rate if they are assertive and really sound like they want it. My hubby really wanted FT, told them that was what he really wanted to do and that's what he got.

HAPPY EASTER from Guam

We got our sub ball pics in <3 love them the photographer was really great

wanted to share this video.."Hurry back home"- Vel Omarr

my hubs was on a boomer, but i just wanted to say yes they are 3 months out 3 months in but everything can change they can be out up to 4 months i know my hubs did do a 4 almost 5 monther when he was on a boomer.. i have never heard of a boomer being in for 7 months it is always 3 months out 3 months in. now if they are in dry dock and getting some major over haul then they can be in for that long lol.. my hubs is on a fast attack now, we like it so far...  fast attacks get so much bad rep from their schedules but there are some plus sides i have no complaints about the communication unlike on boomers communication is soooo up in the air.. i went a complete 3 months without hearing a word from my hubs, then he was knocking at my door lol. i love the pier side homecomings never had 1 while he was boomer. oh and skyping is the best ;).. so there are pros and cons on either type of sub you just gotta make the best out of it.

In honor of Military spouse day.. 

Silent Patriot

A woman for all season, a woman for today

She stands to meet all the challenges

And grows along the way

Her life is not an easy one 

With many loads to bear

But she proudly serves her husband

And the uniform he wears

Although she didn’t take the oath 

To preserve democracy

She’s there each day on the home front

To keep our country free

She’s foreign-born or a country girl

Diversity you will find

But to be a military wife, 

It takes a special kind

She’s one who keeps on going 

Through adversity and pain

She’s the steady strong foundation

When nothing stays the same

She’s the one who sheds a tear

As Old Glory passes by

But couldn’t give an answer

 If you were to ask her why?

Throughout the years she marches on

Through tears and joy and strife

She’s America’s unsung hero ~ 

She’s a military wife

hi tripper'smom 

congrats to your son on the deployment hope he has fun and stays safe.. now as for advice, are you looking for advice for you or for your son? i wish him luck and hope he comes home soon...

lol yea i actually shaved my head not like a high and tight but like kate gosselin hair style but not as shabby

there can always be a possibility him being sent out with another sub :/ 

wow they actually said that O_o 

i just wanted to say that cause they learn way more out to sea but he is a MT so i dont know about his rate to really say but i know my hubs being a ST it is best for him to go out. kind of ssad he'll be up for re-enlistment by the time the sub is ready to go out hope this doesnt hurt him in the future for advancment :/

hello everyone! i am making a military cookbook with a friend of mine down here. we made a facebook page - so feel free to go "like" it!! make sure you read the info section, and send in your submissions to militarywivescookbook@yahoo.com!

the recipes you submit has to be all your own, BUT if you have one you love and found in a cookbook or on a website you are more than welcome to post it on the page - directions are under the info section as well!! thanks!!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Military-Wives-Recipe-Swap/128752907...

hey ladies!

I'm sure this question has been asked 1,000 times, but I'm a little unclear on how this all works. My fiancee and I are getting married next month while he is finishing up sub school in Groton. After he's done in Groton he'll be heading to Georgia to finish up A school. Is it possible for me to live either on or off base with him while he is in school? Or do we have to wait until he finishes school?

I have no problem with women being on subs. If a man is going to cheat or break regulations, he will do it anywhere. It's not the presence of women (no matter how "close quarters" it is or not) that causes men to lose their minds and cheat or sleep with a female Sailor/Officer. It is their own integrity, or lack thereof. Before there were women on surface ships, men slept with women in port. Same with subs. Not to mention, if a woman on a sub chooses to sleep with a man, she is just as responsible. Our ability to reason, man or woman, doesn't (and shouldn't!) evaporate just because we are in a small, closed environment. Male and female Sailors have a job to do and they are perfectly capable of doing it without indiscretion. I don't think women should be denied jobs for which they are qualified because of what my husband and the other guys on base call "sh*tbags". Or even because we believe that men are fundamentally animals who are not capable of self-control. Ultimately that's not fair to men, either.