It depends on his rate and at what point he is in his education. My son is in sonar for submarines and he spent a year in school plus 3 months before he went on his first underway. Good luck.
what do you mean rate and point in education? do you know how long he'd have before hes shipped out to school? i heard it was like the same night or the day after boot camp.
My son left the same night as PIR around 2 in the morning,but it can very with each class. It depends how many they have flying out and it's on the navy schedule. When he got to Groton he waited about a week for enough guys to class up for BESS. I think that was about 4 weeks and then he had techno and something else. Can't believe I've forgotten. At some point in the training he was given his rate. He wanted Navigation, but on the first day of school they pulled him out and put him in Sonar. He then was in school until almost a year after enlistment. The training never ends in the Navy. Read the avatars to the right in the sub moms section. It gives so much information as well as joining the Groton group.
Rhonda8881, I hope I congratulated your son for his THIRD(!!!!!) NAM on one of the other sites, but if I failed to do that, please know how much I thank and respect him for the stellar commitment he has made to a very difficult and important career. I know he's been serving for at least 4 years and I can only imagine the sacrifices he and you and your entire family have made over that time. Again, thank you to all of you.
navywifechaney11, did you get over to the Groton site yet? I think I responded to one of your questions before but if I remember wrong or you didn't get the answer you needed, head on over there for the most up to date info. My son graduated from A school in April of this year as a STS(his choice, Gayle: )so things might have changed since then. I haven't heard so and I still post so hope I'm accurate :o Btw, my son left O'Hare at 0630 on Saturday following PIR so we only had a few hours together at the airport, too: (
Hi, Gayle. Well, truthfully, I do not know where he is "now" : ( He is stationed in Bremerton/Bangor, WA and assigned to the USS Kentucky but since she is in drydock/having an overhaul he is out as a rider(and a NUB) on the USS Alabama. When he initially went out, he was able to send an occassional e-mail, but it has now been sadly too long since I last heard from him. Sigh. Hey, I would love to hear anything you can share about our sons' life as a STS. My son has never been a chatty kinda guy so this whole "silent service" things fits him just fine. I have accused him of using it as a ruse to not need to answer ANY questions: )
Hi Missin'mybrowneyedboy -- I had to chuckle about your description of your son's "silent service". My son is about the same. Guess he takes the STS job to mean he doesn't even have to tell me much. He is on his first patrol and I really don't expect a lot of communication from him.
Well it must be an STS thing, my grandson doesn't say much about it either of course he is generally not a chatty guy. My second grandson that is in Groton starting A school today for STS is more chatty so maybe I will get more out of him later ha ha. More first grandson will be going out on his first underway as a ghost rider sometime in October on the USS Jacksonville out of Hawaii he is excited to finally get to go do what he has been training for. Since his sub is the USS Miami he has been dry docked since finishing school.
My son left about 2 weeks ago for his 2nd underway. No communication...Given what is going on in the world I can guess he is busy. No news is good news at this time.
Nana Donna - Has your grandson said anything about when the USS Miami would be repaired? I kinda lost track of what was going on after the fire. But in the mean time Hawaii sounds like it would be a good place to be.
DesertMom - they will be repairing the Miami however repairs will not be done till June 2013, wow that is a long time. I hope he gets to go out on more ghost rides that is a long time for a new guy to wait to finally get to do his job. I did read yesterday that only 1/3 of the repair will be done where it is at now in Portsmouth NH Naval Shipyard then the rest would be done in Virginia and/or Connecticut.
Gayle, my sailor (ET/Nav) is on his 2nd underway also, been out a little longer than yours has. I did talk to him once but it has been 3 or 4 weeks now. So am patiently (or trying to be) waiting to hear from him again. His girlfriend lets me know when she hears from him just so I know all is okay before he gets a chance to call me. That helps somewhat. Hope you hear from yours soon!
Hi everyone, I got an email today!!!!! Hallelujah! He said he was healthy(gotta love that he wanted to reassure me: ) and he would now be able to communicate a little more frequently(and gotta love that, too!!) As others have suggested, flag your emails in some way(date/number) as mine arrived in bursts and in no particular order(unflagged) so he said he was trying to decipher what was what! Hey, I just figure I sent him a puzzle to help keep him sharp: )
Gayle, my son is on his 2nd DEPLOYMENT!!!!!!!!!! He has been underway many times. Finally talked to my sailor today for the first time in 7 weeks. He is in port for a few days. We have chatted on FB over the last 2 or 3 days but it took him this long to find a phone he could use! The last leg of his deployment was completely silent the entire time, which has never happened to us before. It was a little strange but I knew he must be working hard if there was no communication. He said they were definitely working hard.
Hi ladies, I'm not a mom, but a girlfriend and I want to thank you all for the support! I love my boyfriend's mom, and can't imagine the pride and range of emotions she experiences with her two military sons! My boyfriend just finished BESS, and is waiting for the next step. I know his rate is FT, but my knowledge there is limited. Any help, info, advice, guidance would be greatly appreciated! I love him so much and am so incredibly proud of him. We are planning on getting married next year, since I will be finishing my degree in May. But I want to learn all I can to be the best support I can be!
Oh, ZAM's Girl, I'm glad that was useful information to you and you could esaily change the profile name w/o losing "him&you" together! So, all the info under "pages" on the sub moms site is very interesting. It will help in learning the rates, correct definition/differences btwn "shore duty" vs simply not being out on an underway. etc and there is a chart that details how many months for sea/shore based on number of enlistment(1st, 2nd, etc). All cool stuff. Well, good luck again: )
Hello ZAM's Girl! welcome to the group:) and I'm so excited for you guys' marriage next year! congrats!! Being sub gf is pretty tough, but I think it also helps us to build the strong and better relationship, so if you need a help, or wanna talk about anything, we're here for you! :D
Hello, my son just received his orders for the USS Ohio in Washington. He will be graduating sub school on Nov. 30th. Anyone else have a son or daughter on the OHIO.
anyone else have a sailor waiting to class up for TECHNO? Rumor is it's going back to instructor lead from CBT. :/ Which basically means even if they could have done the CBT in about a month, it could be about 2 months of class being instructor lead. Just curious if this is what you all heard too
Hi KikiOtter, that sounds like a big change from when my son was there. At that time(early/late fall '11), all the talk was about elimenating both ATT and TCNO. Maybe they(the Navy) decided TCNO needs to be instructor lead because sooo many guys do not pass that class and they want to improve the graduation rate? My son nicknamed TCNO "the beast" and by far the most challenging of anything he needed to conquer while in Groton. Adding an extra month to schooling is a drag but might make the "A" school seem like a breeze: )
Hello! Thank you for all the information...My son is in boot camp PIR on 2/8/2013. I 'm so proud of him and thank God for his guidance and protection..before he start i felt a little nervous and don't know where to start this is all new to me. right after his first call and let me know "Mom I'm Here" you will receive a package.. then hang up my tears started to fell and had emotional feeling..then receive his first letter and the package I got some information and started to connect and research about Navy its interesting.. now he told that he is happy, doing great and ready to graduate and I'm so grateful and patiently waiting for his call "Mom I'm a Sailor" so excited for PIR ..he mentioned that he is going to school and train for his job SECF. i am curious!! whats this? he never explain what this mean.. then i found this link.. Thank you so much..
Hi joy my son is a little ahead of yours he is already at Groton CT and has started BESS (basic enlisted submarine school) He is also in the SECF program.
Hello Amanda, how is your son and how long he gonna be there ? if he is going to SECF program they will probably meet each other..how nice!! my son is flying to CT the day after PIR 2/8/2013 ..
I think my son will be there at least through the year. He has a few weeks of BESS left then i think he has some basic electronics classes and then A school for FT. I am not sure how long he will have between each thing. He waited a month and a half to start BESS.
Hi everyone its been a while since I've been on. Welcome to all the new members. Just an update our son who is station in Hawaii on the USS Cheyenne and out on deployment called us to inform us that he received his new orders. This September he will be station in ITALY. We are so happy for him. He is so happy to get this. We will miss him so but its a great excuse to take a trip out there :)
Hello my name is Jocelyn my son is new to Groton,CT just started February 10/2013 after 2/8/13 PIR group..I am so happy for him that he likes going to this field in SECF.. i want to connect and get some information about their training and deployment..
Is there a place for SECF for dummies? Meaning, dummy mom, no kid! haha My son has PIR 03/01 and will be going to Groton for school, is that BESS that he attends first and then another school for either ET, FT or STS? I am just trying to wrap my head around where he will be and what the schooling goals are for him. Thank you in advance for your answers! And please, if I am in the wring place, will you direct me to the correct place?
You've basically got it Jackie. He'll start with BESS, then a couple of relatively short computer based classes, then his A school (for ET, FT, and STS). All will be in Groton, and the whole program will be about 11 months in all (after PIR). So, clearly, you're not a dummy mom...;)
This was the information I was able to dig up off the web from Navy and other internet sites regarding the housing situation for Married and Single Sailors at Bangor.
My husband just got assigned to the USS Nebraska in Bangor and he just found out they are on their last deployment then the boat will be 'Dry-Docked for a year or two. Can anyone give me information about what dry-docking is and what my husbands schedule will be like? How will getting his dolphins be affected by this? any answers will be more than helpful!
My grandson was assigned to the USS Miami while it was in dry-dock. They still worked everyday mostly cleaning and standing watch but he also worked on his Dolphins and get them so it can be done. He had a great COB (chief of the boat) that really helped him in getting his cards signed off on and he completed them in less than a year and was just awarded them while he was out as a "rider: on a different sub.
Right now we are not sure how things will go for him as one of the budget cuts is the they will stop the repair on the USS Miami so when he returns after his ghost ride we are not sure where he will be stationed.
KLSchisler wrote: " the USS Nebraska in Bangor and he just found out they are on their last deployment then the boat will be 'Dry-Docked for a year or two."
One has to wonder if what happened to the "USS Abraham Lincoln" could also start happening to SSBNs and attack subs going in for the mid-life refueling.
(My husband just got assigned to the USS Nebraska in Bangor and he just found out they are on their last deployment then the boat will be 'Dry-Docked for a year or two. Can anyone give me information about what dry-docking is and what my husbands schedule will be like? How will getting his dolphins be affected by this? any answers will be more than helpful! )
I was searching the internet and stumbled across this question and thought i could provide some answers.
About me: I am the Navigation ET Chief of the USS Nebraska Gold and will remain the Chief when the two crews combine to make (green).
First question: The "Dry Docking" is a shipyard yard environment at PSNS otherwise known as bremerton. Normal work hours with 3 or 4 section duty IE he will spend the night on those days.
Second Question: As far as getting his dolphins in the shipyard the time it takes is directly related to effort its not easy and he will probably go and be temporarily assigned to other submarines to work on his qualifications.
As for a lot of the other stuff the nebraska has a really good Family Readiness Group and ombudsmen. who will be able to assist with your transition to the greater kitsap area and answer questions while your husband is on deployment.
If you have more specific questions i will do my best to answer
Hello Sub Moms!!! I haven't been on in a while and thought I would check in. My submariner has just transitioned to his 3 year shore duty rotation after over 5 years on his boat.
He is staying on the island of Oahu to be an instructor at NAST Pac.
He received his 4th NAM while on his last deployment and is engaged to a girl from the island so we will be visiting next year sometime for the wedding. (What a horrible place to have to visit! LOL!!!!!!!) I will stay in this group and check in every now and then just to keep up on what is happening on the subs as he will be back on sea duty rotation in a few years. Have a great weekend!
Congrats! Jeffsmom1380! Awesome that he got both at the same time. He should have more time to contact you now. Not that he won't be busy, just not quite as much now that he is a full fledged Submariner!!!
Hi Jeffsmom1380- A belated but very BIG CONGRATULATIONS to your Sailor!! My son is at BESS, a long road ahead of him before he receives his Dolphin's :-)
Hello! I am new to this site....new to the NAV journey. I enjoy reading all of the information - it helps sooo very much. Our is mid B.E.S.S. will graduate soon. A long way before Dolphins too. Congratulations Jeffsmom1380 - a full fledged Submariner. Our son be in A school ETNAV - soon we hope. I plan to follow this site - thanks for being out there!
Marglenn- depends on what job he gets. I think they find out during BESS. Usually all SCEF"s take about a year. Alot of ACU between classes. My son is STS and its going to be a year in a couple of weeks. He is graduating 8/15. So excited to see him. Good luck to your sailor! Oh and they get their orders towards the end of their schooling. Mine just found out two days ago.
Gayle
Hi Amber,
It depends on his rate and at what point he is in his education. My son is in sonar for submarines and he spent a year in school plus 3 months before he went on his first underway. Good luck.
Sep 3, 2012
navywifechaney (Ship-02 DIV-950)
what do you mean rate and point in education? do you know how long he'd have before hes shipped out to school? i heard it was like the same night or the day after boot camp.
Sep 3, 2012
Gayle
Amber,
My son left the same night as PIR around 2 in the morning,but it can very with each class. It depends how many they have flying out and it's on the navy schedule. When he got to Groton he waited about a week for enough guys to class up for BESS. I think that was about 4 weeks and then he had techno and something else. Can't believe I've forgotten. At some point in the training he was given his rate. He wanted Navigation, but on the first day of school they pulled him out and put him in Sonar. He then was in school until almost a year after enlistment. The training never ends in the Navy. Read the avatars to the right in the sub moms section. It gives so much information as well as joining the Groton group.
Sep 7, 2012
navywifechaney (Ship-02 DIV-950)
ok thank you gayle. :)
Sep 7, 2012
missin'mybrowneyedboy
Rhonda8881, I hope I congratulated your son for his THIRD(!!!!!) NAM on one of the other sites, but if I failed to do that, please know how much I thank and respect him for the stellar commitment he has made to a very difficult and important career. I know he's been serving for at least 4 years and I can only imagine the sacrifices he and you and your entire family have made over that time. Again, thank you to all of you.
navywifechaney11, did you get over to the Groton site yet? I think I responded to one of your questions before but if I remember wrong or you didn't get the answer you needed, head on over there for the most up to date info. My son graduated from A school in April of this year as a STS(his choice, Gayle: )so things might have changed since then. I haven't heard so and I still post so hope I'm accurate :o Btw, my son left O'Hare at 0630 on Saturday following PIR so we only had a few hours together at the airport, too: (
Gayle, The "something else" was probably ATT: )))
Sep 10, 2012
Gayle
your right missin, Thank you. Where is your son now??
Sep 15, 2012
missin'mybrowneyedboy
Hi, Gayle. Well, truthfully, I do not know where he is "now" : ( He is stationed in Bremerton/Bangor, WA and assigned to the USS Kentucky but since she is in drydock/having an overhaul he is out as a rider(and a NUB) on the USS Alabama. When he initially went out, he was able to send an occassional e-mail, but it has now been sadly too long since I last heard from him. Sigh. Hey, I would love to hear anything you can share about our sons' life as a STS. My son has never been a chatty kinda guy so this whole "silent service" things fits him just fine. I have accused him of using it as a ruse to not need to answer ANY questions: )
Sep 16, 2012
DesertMom
Hi Missin'mybrowneyedboy -- I had to chuckle about your description of your son's "silent service". My son is about the same. Guess he takes the STS job to mean he doesn't even have to tell me much. He is on his first patrol and I really don't expect a lot of communication from him.
Sep 18, 2012
Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors)
Well it must be an STS thing, my grandson doesn't say much about it either of course he is generally not a chatty guy. My second grandson that is in Groton starting A school today for STS is more chatty so maybe I will get more out of him later ha ha. More first grandson will be going out on his first underway as a ghost rider sometime in October on the USS Jacksonville out of Hawaii he is excited to finally get to go do what he has been training for. Since his sub is the USS Miami he has been dry docked since finishing school.
Sep 18, 2012
Gayle
Hi fellow STS's familys,
My son left about 2 weeks ago for his 2nd underway. No communication...Given what is going on in the world I can guess he is busy. No news is good news at this time.
Sep 18, 2012
DesertMom
Nana Donna - Has your grandson said anything about when the USS Miami would be repaired? I kinda lost track of what was going on after the fire. But in the mean time Hawaii sounds like it would be a good place to be.
Sep 19, 2012
Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors)
DesertMom - they will be repairing the Miami however repairs will not be done till June 2013, wow that is a long time. I hope he gets to go out on more ghost rides that is a long time for a new guy to wait to finally get to do his job. I did read yesterday that only 1/3 of the repair will be done where it is at now in Portsmouth NH Naval Shipyard then the rest would be done in Virginia and/or Connecticut.
Sep 19, 2012
Rhonda8881
Gayle, my sailor (ET/Nav) is on his 2nd underway also, been out a little longer than yours has. I did talk to him once but it has been 3 or 4 weeks now. So am patiently (or trying to be) waiting to hear from him again. His girlfriend lets me know when she hears from him just so I know all is okay before he gets a chance to call me. That helps somewhat. Hope you hear from yours soon!
Sep 19, 2012
missin'mybrowneyedboy
Hi everyone, I got an email today!!!!! Hallelujah! He said he was healthy(gotta love that he wanted to reassure me: ) and he would now be able to communicate a little more frequently(and gotta love that, too!!) As others have suggested, flag your emails in some way(date/number) as mine arrived in bursts and in no particular order(unflagged) so he said he was trying to decipher what was what! Hey, I just figure I sent him a puzzle to help keep him sharp: )
Sep 24, 2012
Rhonda8881
Gayle, my son is on his 2nd DEPLOYMENT!!!!!!!!!! He has been underway many times.
Finally talked to my sailor today for the first time in 7 weeks. He is in port for a few days. We have chatted on FB over the last 2 or 3 days but it took him this long to find a phone he could use! The last leg of his deployment was completely silent the entire time, which has never happened to us before. It was a little strange but I knew he must be working hard if there was no communication. He said they were definitely working hard.
Oct 6, 2012
ZAM's Mrs-to-be
Hi ladies, I'm not a mom, but a girlfriend and I want to thank you all for the support! I love my boyfriend's mom, and can't imagine the pride and range of emotions she experiences with her two military sons! My boyfriend just finished BESS, and is waiting for the next step. I know his rate is FT, but my knowledge there is limited. Any help, info, advice, guidance would be greatly appreciated! I love him so much and am so incredibly proud of him. We are planning on getting married next year, since I will be finishing my degree in May. But I want to learn all I can to be the best support I can be!
Oct 15, 2012
ZAM's Mrs-to-be
Thanks missin, I am new to all of this and trying to learn quickly:) I appreciate the helpful info. I'll check out the groton site, that sounds great!
Oct 15, 2012
missin'mybrowneyedboy
Oh, ZAM's Girl, I'm glad that was useful information to you and you could esaily change the profile name w/o losing "him&you" together! So, all the info under "pages" on the sub moms site is very interesting. It will help in learning the rates, correct definition/differences btwn "shore duty" vs simply not being out on an underway. etc and there is a chart that details how many months for sea/shore based on number of enlistment(1st, 2nd, etc). All cool stuff. Well, good luck again: )
Oct 16, 2012
Daniella
Hello ZAM's Girl! welcome to the group:) and I'm so excited for you guys' marriage next year! congrats!! Being sub gf is pretty tough, but I think it also helps us to build the strong and better relationship, so if you need a help, or wanna talk about anything, we're here for you! :D
Oct 17, 2012
babs
Hello, my son just received his orders for the USS Ohio in Washington. He will be graduating sub school on Nov. 30th. Anyone else have a son or daughter on the OHIO.
Nov 13, 2012
KikiOtter
anyone else have a sailor waiting to class up for TECHNO? Rumor is it's going back to instructor lead from CBT. :/ Which basically means even if they could have done the CBT in about a month, it could be about 2 months of class being instructor lead. Just curious if this is what you all heard too
Nov 16, 2012
missin'mybrowneyedboy
Hi KikiOtter, that sounds like a big change from when my son was there. At that time(early/late fall '11), all the talk was about elimenating both ATT and TCNO. Maybe they(the Navy) decided TCNO needs to be instructor lead because sooo many guys do not pass that class and they want to improve the graduation rate? My son nicknamed TCNO "the beast" and by far the most challenging of anything he needed to conquer while in Groton. Adding an extra month to schooling is a drag but might make the "A" school seem like a breeze: )
Nov 18, 2012
joy@n4m
Hello! Thank you for all the information...My son is in boot camp PIR on 2/8/2013. I 'm so proud of him and thank God for his guidance and protection..before he start i felt a little nervous and don't know where to start this is all new to me. right after his first call and let me know "Mom I'm Here" you will receive a package.. then hang up my tears started to fell and had emotional feeling..then receive his first letter and the package I got some information and started to connect and research about Navy its interesting.. now he told that he is happy, doing great and ready to graduate and I'm so grateful and patiently waiting for his call "Mom I'm a Sailor" so excited for PIR ..he mentioned that he is going to school and train for his job SECF. i am curious!! whats this? he never explain what this mean.. then i found this link.. Thank you so much..
Feb 2, 2013
amandamomof4
Hi joy my son is a little ahead of yours he is already at Groton CT and has started BESS (basic enlisted submarine school) He is also in the SECF program.
Feb 2, 2013
joy@n4m
Hello Amanda, how is your son and how long he gonna be there ? if he is going to SECF program they will probably meet each other..how nice!! my son is flying to CT the day after PIR 2/8/2013 ..
Feb 2, 2013
amandamomof4
I think my son will be there at least through the year. He has a few weeks of BESS left then i think he has some basic electronics classes and then A school for FT. I am not sure how long he will have between each thing. He waited a month and a half to start BESS.
You might find the groton group useful too http://www.navyformoms.com/group/grotonctsubschoolaschoolmoms
I bet you are excited for PIR :)
Feb 2, 2013
Gloria P.
Hi everyone its been a while since I've been on. Welcome to all the new members. Just an update our son who is station in Hawaii on the USS Cheyenne and out on deployment called us to inform us that he received his new orders. This September he will be station in ITALY. We are so happy for him. He is so happy to get this. We will miss him so but its a great excuse to take a trip out there :)
Feb 4, 2013
joy@n4m
Hello my name is Jocelyn my son is new to Groton,CT just started February 10/2013 after 2/8/13 PIR group..I am so happy for him that he likes going to this field in SECF.. i want to connect and get some information about their training and deployment..
Feb 14, 2013
DblMeaness
Is there a place for SECF for dummies? Meaning, dummy mom, no kid! haha My son has PIR 03/01 and will be going to Groton for school, is that BESS that he attends first and then another school for either ET, FT or STS? I am just trying to wrap my head around where he will be and what the schooling goals are for him. Thank you in advance for your answers! And please, if I am in the wring place, will you direct me to the correct place?
Feb 19, 2013
Mark
You've basically got it Jackie. He'll start with BESS, then a couple of relatively short computer based classes, then his A school (for ET, FT, and STS). All will be in Groton, and the whole program will be about 11 months in all (after PIR). So, clearly, you're not a dummy mom...;)
Feb 19, 2013
DblMeaness
Thank you Mark - It helps to have some assurance that I am not off my rocker!
Feb 21, 2013
NF Mom
This was the information I was able to dig up off the web from Navy and other internet sites regarding the housing situation for Married and Single Sailors at Bangor.
Single and Married Active Duty Bangor Housing Information: Bangor Housing Information
Is anyone able to comment on the wait time information and also how many actual PPV houses there are on Bangor ?
Mar 12, 2013
KLSchisler
My husband just got assigned to the USS Nebraska in Bangor and he just found out they are on their last deployment then the boat will be 'Dry-Docked for a year or two. Can anyone give me information about what dry-docking is and what my husbands schedule will be like? How will getting his dolphins be affected by this? any answers will be more than helpful!
Mar 13, 2013
Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors)
My grandson was assigned to the USS Miami while it was in dry-dock. They still worked everyday mostly cleaning and standing watch but he also worked on his Dolphins and get them so it can be done. He had a great COB (chief of the boat) that really helped him in getting his cards signed off on and he completed them in less than a year and was just awarded them while he was out as a "rider: on a different sub.
Right now we are not sure how things will go for him as one of the budget cuts is the they will stop the repair on the USS Miami so when he returns after his ghost ride we are not sure where he will be stationed.
Mar 14, 2013
NF Mom
KLSchisler wrote: " the USS Nebraska in Bangor and he just found out they are on their last deployment then the boat will be 'Dry-Docked for a year or two."
One has to wonder if what happened to the "USS Abraham Lincoln" could also start happening to SSBNs and attack subs going in for the mid-life refueling.
Navy: Lincoln Refueling Delayed
Mar 18, 2013
ETC
Comment by KLSchisler on March 13, 2013 at 9:18pm
(My husband just got assigned to the USS Nebraska in Bangor and he just found out they are on their last deployment then the boat will be 'Dry-Docked for a year or two. Can anyone give me information about what dry-docking is and what my husbands schedule will be like? How will getting his dolphins be affected by this? any answers will be more than helpful! )
I was searching the internet and stumbled across this question and thought i could provide some answers.
About me: I am the Navigation ET Chief of the USS Nebraska Gold and will remain the Chief when the two crews combine to make (green).
First question: The "Dry Docking" is a shipyard yard environment at PSNS otherwise known as bremerton. Normal work hours with 3 or 4 section duty IE he will spend the night on those days.
Second Question: As far as getting his dolphins in the shipyard the time it takes is directly related to effort its not easy and he will probably go and be temporarily assigned to other submarines to work on his qualifications.
As for a lot of the other stuff the nebraska has a really good Family Readiness Group and ombudsmen. who will be able to assist with your transition to the greater kitsap area and answer questions while your husband is on deployment.
If you have more specific questions i will do my best to answer
ETC
USS Nebraska Gold
Mar 22, 2013
HMJ Mom
Henry M. Jackson ( SSBN 730 )
now has a group on Navy for Moms
Click Here to visit the HMJ ( SSBN 730 ) Group on NFM
Apr 3, 2013
Rhonda8881
Hello Sub Moms!!! I haven't been on in a while and thought I would check in. My submariner has just transitioned to his 3 year shore duty rotation after over 5 years on his boat.
He is staying on the island of Oahu to be an instructor at NAST Pac.
He received his 4th NAM while on his last deployment and is engaged to a girl from the island so we will be visiting next year sometime for the wedding. (What a horrible place to have to visit! LOL!!!!!!!)
I will stay in this group and check in every now and then just to keep up on what is happening on the subs as he will be back on sea duty rotation in a few years.
Have a great weekend!
Apr 20, 2013
Jeffsmom1380
My submariner just got his dolphins while on sea trials SSN 783. He is an ETNAV! He also made E4!
Jun 29, 2013
Rhonda8881
Congrats! Jeffsmom1380! Awesome that he got both at the same time. He should have more time to contact you now. Not that he won't be busy, just not quite as much now that he is a full fledged Submariner!!!
Jul 9, 2013
Kevsmom93
Hi Jeffsmom1380- A belated but very BIG CONGRATULATIONS to your Sailor!! My son is at BESS, a long road ahead of him before he receives his Dolphin's :-)
Jul 11, 2013
mrsb
Kevsmom tag, you're it!!!
Jeffsmom that's great news for you and your submariner! Congratulations!!
Jul 11, 2013
Kevsmom93
Lol!!! It's like a game of Where is Waldo???
Jul 12, 2013
FATHOMOM
Hello! I am new to this site....new to the NAV journey. I enjoy reading all of the information - it helps sooo very much. Our is mid B.E.S.S. will graduate soon. A long way before Dolphins too. Congratulations Jeffsmom1380 - a full fledged Submariner. Our son be in A school ETNAV - soon we hope. I plan to follow this site - thanks for being out there!
Jul 23, 2013
shirl
Jul 24, 2013
stylist613
lllamaMama3, my son leaves the 13th and is SECF, FROM PA
Jul 26, 2013
MarGlenn(shp 14 div 352)
My SR is scef. Anybody know how long that schooling is? Or what kind of sub that belongs to for that matter?
Jul 31, 2013
my2boyz (ship 11 div 131)
Jul 31, 2013
MarGlenn(shp 14 div 352)
Thank you seamonkey. I've been trying to put it all together.
Aug 1, 2013
Gloria P.
Our son received this today, we are so proud of him.
Aug 16, 2013