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Navy Submariners: Questions and Answers to what Life will be like for your Sailor During Service Aboard a Navy Submarine.

This Support Group is for the Families & Friends of the Sailors that have Devoted Themselves to the "Silent Service".

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USS Nevada (SSBN-733) Tiger Cruise, March 2011

Started by Scott Henry. Last reply by Mark A. Davis Aug 31, 2019. 2 Replies

This is my uncle's account of his time on board USS Nevada (SSBN-733) during a week long tiger cruise from San Diego, CA to Bangor, WA. This also happened to be my last time ever underway on a…Continue

USS Pasadena

Started by Patricia Hudson. Last reply by Scott Henry Apr 3, 2017. 1 Reply

My son reported for duty at San Diego back in May. He's a FT and is attached to the USS Pasadena. Any other Pasadena parents out there?Continue

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Thanks Navy Dads - Submariners

Started by David Burkham. Last reply by Scott L. Waller Jan 17, 2017. 2 Replies

Today is my son's last day in the USN.  He performed his five year contract for submarines and decided that was enough for him.  I tried to convince him to stay in, as did his cousin and an uncle…Continue

Snapshot?

Started by Terry Skinner. Last reply by Mike Walker Sep 26, 2015. 3 Replies

This proud Navy dad just got an email from my son who is nearing the completion of his first deployment (STS aboard USS Annapolis) saying he just passed his board in his quest for his Dolphins!  My…Continue

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Comment by Greg Yee on April 21, 2010 at 5:47pm
ctyankee, I dont think so, my son says he will graduate sometime in Aug, we are thinking of going as well but dont know if we can swing it.
hope you can make it.
take care
Greg
Comment by ctyankee on April 21, 2010 at 10:41am
Hew Greg,

My son is graduating on June 25, my family is planning to attend, I really want to make the trip, but don't know if I can handle the travel. Are they in the same class I'm wondering?
Comment by Greg Yee on April 21, 2010 at 9:28am
Hello All
My son is now in MT school and will join the fleet sometime later this year, I look forward to getting advice from some of you, I'm an old fleet sailor myself and sub service will be new to me.
Chat with you all later
Comment by ctyankee on March 19, 2010 at 9:18am
Whoa! Now the post reappeared... "verrry eenteresting" ^_^
Comment by ctyankee on March 19, 2010 at 9:16am
hmmm? I couldn't post on the discussion so I posted here, now it's vanished?
Comment by Kenorian on March 19, 2010 at 9:16am
The level of academic aptitude required is pretty high. That doesn't mean that a person can't excel in other rates. There are also physical requirements that might come into play. I suppose the best thing is to find out from him....
Comment by ctyankee on March 19, 2010 at 9:13am
Just so you know, I got the impression that a lot (some? , more than zero?) of sailors do not complete sub school for various reasons having nothing to do with "character", it just happens...

Michael shared with me that there are *many*, *many*, *many*, rules and potential slip-ups that can get a sailor kicked from subs. I'm not going to suggest or imply what any of them might have been, but, I would expect that there would be an opportunity to appeal a disqual with the Command.

As with all things the chances of a successful appeal are somewhere between 0%-100% depending on the facts and on subjective criteria.
Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on March 19, 2010 at 9:00am
hey guys...maybe one of you can answer....we had a forum post asking about sbuschool disqual......click to read
Comment by Kenorian on March 19, 2010 at 8:49am
ctyankee: Yes... Paul finished first in his class at Groton. He got his choice of duty station and.... was offered early advancement if he signed up for an extra year (which he did).
Comment by ctyankee on March 19, 2010 at 8:07am
My son (Michael) will be finishing up MT school pretty soon. He's been working hard and is currently at the top of his class. I understand that that can earn him the 1st choice of duty stations. He's leaning towards the West Coast (Bangor, WA). What's it like out there?
 

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