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Roll Call: Name your sailor's sub!
Submarine moms are special:
--- All of us have boys, "SAILORS!"
--- Who serve on "boats,"
--- With whereabouts unknown, and
--- We only get sporadic, short emails while they're out!
Tell us where your sailor serves...
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Permalink Reply by Gaileann on
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My son Eric is a Chief Navigator/ET , he just joined the crew of the Jackson in Bagor , Washington. This is his first Trident, was on a fast attack before so this is a different life for him. Any Jackson Moms out there. Gaile H.
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HI Yall, my son Drew is a ET on the USS Alburquerque, He just changed port to san diego. Mom is in Alabama, so now it takes some doing to see him. been almmost 2 yrs now. hoping to see him next month. any one else have a bubble head on this boat
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Permalink Reply by Rose on
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Bubblehead Mom, it's almost a year after your post, but in case your son is still on the USS Albuquerque, please pass along thanks to the crew for any help extended to the ROTC midshipmen who recently sailed for about twelve days in August 2010 with them. My MIDN 2/C son enjoyed the opportunity to ask questions and explore life onboard a submarine. --Rose
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Just joined sub moms. my son Nick is en route from Ballston Spa to San Diego (and will be home here in Arizona for a week or so!) where he will be on the USS Asheville. He is a Nuke MM2, ELT. Does anyone know anything about the Asheville?
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My sailor finally got his boat assignment and it's the Alabama! Roll Tide! He'll be an MT on the Blue Crew. He's very pleased and excited to be going to Bangor and join a terrific boat and crew! I still don't know when he'll finish at Kings Bay. Perhaps he'll actually ask someone who might know! I'm very happy for him and proud to the moon!
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Permalink Reply by Paulette,Rob's Mom on
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A smith, if your boy received his boat assignment it will not be long befor he is done at Kings Bay, Rob is an MT on the West Virginia. He grad on July 24 from Kings Bay and I beleive he had received his orders about the 1oth of July. He will be staying in king Bay. right now the boat is out, I believe, and he is doing busy work on base, starting to work on his quals for his fis. He likes it most of the time. Hope you son gets to come home before he reports.
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I know this post is pretty old, but is your son still on the West Virginia? My son begins his first trip sometime "soon" on the blue crew. He is an ET Comm.
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My son is assigned to the USS PROVIDENCE. He just graduated sonar tech A school on Aug. 27 and is home until Sept. 10 (yeah!). He reports to his boat on Sept. 11 in Groton, CT. --Susan
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Permalink Reply by Tricia on
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My son Michael is an EM Nuke on the USS Key West. This is his first deployment so he is working like crazy on quals.
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My son is just graduating from A-School & will be an ET/NAV on the City of Corpus Christi
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