Submarine Girlfriends, Fiancées, & Wives

Attention please Never ever use BBG Communications (Luxemburg) while traveling internationally this company is a rip off... more importantly don't use your debit/credit card to pay for it they charge like $50 a minute!! I'm not kidding on top of that they charge you several times even if you made one call. This company is found at airport on pay phones.

Little help with question/info on the USS Maryland (SSBN-738)_ Blue Crew.

We just got our orders to report 10/31/11!

Anyone there I can talk to?  

I'm unsure he just got there Saturday. I would like to get married soon. We have been together for seven years and we have a child together. I am in GA right now that is where we are from.

I have a seven year old from someone else. That is what we were planing, but you know that you really can't plan much with the Navy. Things change all the time. What rate is your husband? My boyfriend is MM-Sub I think is what it is called.

I know here at the Sub base families can sign up as well as sailors and you get to have them in your home for thanksgiving dinner and xmas ... I didn't need to sign up since I feel like I've adopted my husband's friends..LOL.. I have about 6 of them coming over for Thanksgiving..So if you guys can adopt a Sailor.. Lots of them can't make it home for the holidays and its a nice way for us to give something back :)

For anyone living in Groton:

Would it be easy to lvie there without a car? Where I'm at now I can either walk to the grocery store or take a bus but IDK how that works there.

No. We only have one car between us and that's workable but tough. It's a big hassle to coordinate with my husband's schedule if I need the car. I can walk to base (about 15 minute walk just to the gate, more depending on where on base), the corner gas station, the dolphin mart, and the parks in housing but that's about it. Also the road to base can be a bit on the dark side at night (which is after 4:30ish in the winter) and there is no crosswalk/walk signals at the intersection to the road to the gate so not all that safe. There doesn't appear to be much of a bus system. I save most of what I need to do for when I can have the car, and it's tough in some ways to be stranded at home all the time with a toddler. But we can't afford a second vehicle right now, so I pretty much just suck it up and hope we get to move somewhere with better transportation next year.

Wow thanks MamaMiri. That sucks. I don't have a license or a car, so without a bus system or cheap taxi I'd be stranded at home with my baby too.

I'm stationed in Kings Bay GA and I just became a Passion Consultant and I'm having an Open for Business Passion Party at my house on Sat. at 6pm if anyone lives close by and wants to come! If you don't live close but would like to buy something you can on my website at www.lindseyblue.yourpassionconsultant.com  

Love trying to find an apartment 3,007 miles away, when we dont know when we'll be able to move in && know absolutely nothing about Washington. Thank you Navy!! (sarcasm)

Chelsea if you need help or ideas I can help I am in WA and have been for almost a yr :)

@mrschelsea - I hear that! We moved from SC to WA in October. I wasn't thrilled but we are here now and making it work. Message me if you need any info...

Hello, hello! Hubs just arrived in groton yesterday, though bess doesn't start for another week. Just poppin' in to say "hi" as I pilfer through the old discussions. haha

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I just missed a call from my boyfriend at his first port of call. I'm so bummed.

EverAster- sorry to hear that. :( Did he at least leave a message so you could hear his voice? If so, hope you saved it! I know when hubs was in basic I had a voicemail from him saved so I could listen to it whenever I wanted to hear his voice.

How long has your boyfriend been out to sea?

He was only gone a couple weeks, and it turns out he was in port for longer than just that day, so we have gotten to talk on the phone, and even skype! :) I have voicemails and voxer messages saved so I can hear his voice while he's underway.

Glad to hear you got to talk! :) My hubs is still in BESS, so I have yet to endure the "fun" of being without any contact for extended time. Used to not seeing him for long times (not our first time, or even second, having a "long-distance relationship"). But can only imagine how hard it can be some days. 

We tried the skype thing a time or two since he's been in Groton, but our internet connection where we are is so slow and intermittent that all he sees of us is a badly pixelated pic. :\

Still kinda new to the area. Looking to make some new friends. We have two boys (8 & 2). My husband is on the USS Newport News. Is there any other SO on the same boat?

I was wondering if any of you would know if after boot camp when my SR goes to groton will he be able to talk to me daily like in A school or is it like boot camp?

skyler: after bootcamp, when he gets his phone back, you will be able to talk ehenever he has free time:) my boyfriend is in groton too, so excited to go visit him in a couple of weeks

Anybody have suggestions for places to eat in Providence? I'm flying into there to visit my boyfriend in A school, and he said the one thing I need to decide is a place to eat when he picks me up from the airport! Any help/ideas are greatly appreciated!

HI, my husband has been fast attack for all his military career so far. However since we have had 2 little ones he is considering switching to Boomer as he heard its better for family life. Can anyone tell me which ports have boomers? i know of georgia and washington do but i was wondering if there was anywhere else?

Hi everyone, My boyfriend is currently in boot camp and will be going to sub school afterwards. I was wondering if anyone here had information on being a missile techs wife/ gf that they would be willing to share. I'm very anxious during this time and I am looking for as much information as I can!

hi everyone, my name is Kelli. we will be relocating to our first duty station (Kings Bay) in June. I'm kind of nervous and excited at the same time. One of my best friends is already down there and I'm looking forward to seeing her again but nervous for our first deployment.

Mrs. Coop: Yes Kings Bay GA and also Washington state have boomer bases, as well as Norfolk VA I believe. 

Dagmar: It's nice to meet you! My fiance is FT, but if you have any general questions about boot camp or sub school I'll be happy to help if I can:)

Kelli: That is super exciting, we will hopefully be joining you down there in August, we should know for sure in a couple of months. If we do I'd love to meet up!

Thank you ZAM. What is FT? Im not up with all of the lingo yet although I am trying.

Dagmar: Fire Control Technician :) and trust me, neither am I!! I learn more every day and know I will REALLY be learning a lot after we get married this summer, LOL.