While there are no submarines in Washington D.C., our nation's capital is a major hub for shore duty jobs, particularly at the Pentagon. If you're interested in being stationed there, monitor PERS-42 (officers) and PERS-403 (enlisted). The Navy Yard is also nearby, as well as the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Unfortunately, you will have [...]
San Diego, the notoriously sought-after submarine duty station, boasts the nation’s largest concentration of military personnel. In fact, over 100,000 active duty members are stationed here. Beyond submarines, San Diego is home to the helicopter base at Naval Air Station North Island, the Amphibious base on Coronado where Navy SEALs train, Marines up at Pendleton [...]
We had short notice for my husband’s first deployment. He was sent as a “rider” on a submarine with a different homeport. All the deployment arts and crafts were already done in the preceding months by the families usually assigned to that sub. Fortunately, one of the amazing spouses across the country gave me some [...]
Have you ever seen how much space there is to live in on a submarine? It is not much. Most of the junior officers will live in “nine-man” which is exactly what it sounds like. Imagine the smallest bedroom you can think of and put nine beds inside it. That’s right, three sets of triple [...]
