NAVY SUBMARINERS

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Comment by Joshua C. on July 5, 2012 at 8:54pm

Hey Whippy, my son is on the Tenn M-Div Blue crew. Is your son on blue crew or gold crew?

Comment by Pete Ziolkowski on June 11, 2012 at 11:15am

They most likely do but only by their last names.  My son is an FT.  I will get the detail from my wife on how she got to military transport but I believe her call was transferred to there by airline she was talking to.  I will find out more and e-mail you.

Pete

Comment by Pete Ziolkowski on June 11, 2012 at 6:16am

KHK,  My son is also in Guam and my wife just went through this exercise.  He is coming home for leave at the end of this month.  Initially we started following prices on the internet and they jumped up just as we were trying to book flights.  Eventually my wife started calling airlines and they put her in contact with the military transport desk.  They looked and there were no seats available for his time slot so he is going to fly to Tokiyo and catch a flight from there to the states.   Believe it or not, this was the cheapest option.  Pete 

Comment by Kenorian on June 8, 2012 at 8:22am

KHK, my son never had much luck with military transport.  He did some research early on and was not encouraged with what he found.  Stinks, because flights to and from Hawaii aren't really ever discounted and it was real expensive to fly from there to New York.  He was in Pearl Harbor for five years, Guam might be a different situation, not sure.

Comment by Mike K on April 6, 2012 at 2:20pm

I just mentioned this on another group but without being picky, for OPSEC reasons it is always good to never use last names on groups like these.  Changing of names is quite simple.

Comment by Darryl K on March 22, 2012 at 7:24pm

Thanks Kerry, and congrats to your son also, i was a Nuke MM and i understand how hard he had to work to get there; i'm sure your very proud of him, and know that when he's ready to get out, there are plenty of opportunities for ex-Navy Nukes. Can't wait to visit SD, hopefully at the end of the year.

Comment by Darryl K on March 21, 2012 at 7:46pm

Thanks Pete, he was getting conflicting information from friends, and my memory is a bit sketchy on some details from my years on the 707, not to mention it was some 24 years ago.....yikes; strangely enough, he's going to the 706, kinda weird that a 2nd generation Submariner is going to an identical boat in the same homeport as his dad, i'm lovin' it : )

Comment by Pete Ziolkowski on March 21, 2012 at 5:26am

Darryl,  When they check out of Groton, they give them a manilla envelop about two inches thick which includes his travel orders and what to do when they get there.  He will also get a contact number for his boat and I think they tell the sailors to make contact while they are in Groton.  When my son reported, I beleive his boat was away so I know he reported to his squadron.  Pete

Comment by Darryl K on March 20, 2012 at 7:06pm

My son is finishing A-school next month and is heading to San Diego; i was wondering if he reports straight to his boat or to Comsubron 11?, i'm guessing that if the boat is in-port when he gets there that he goes there, and if it's out he goes to CSS 11....

Comment by John on January 29, 2012 at 12:23pm

I will call my son and ask him. There is the correct way, the wrong way, and the Navy way of doing things. For example, my son trained to be qualified on the weapons of the watch for his sub, ( pistol, shotgun, rifle ), and the Weps, (weapons occifer) said, " No, you are not gonna take the test, even though you can pass it. My guys are gonna do it some day ...." ( Run your private company that way, and see how long it takes for the competition to put you under.... !) So, I'll ask my son. I think your son is going for weapons that can destroy cities and millions of people in a flash, though.

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