Depending where you’re stationed, the Submarine Birthday Ball (Sub Ball) is coming up in the next month or two. You may have your attire planned for the evening. Or maybe you’re like me and procrastinate because you can never decide what you want to wear this year. We are here for you! Spouses shared their favorite online and [...]
If you are like me, 2.5 years ago when the detailer called to tell my spouse he was going to Millington for shore tour, I had no idea where Millington, TN was. On an initial google search, Millington appeared to be your typical small, southern town. Millington is home to Naval Support Activity Mid-South (NSA [...]
Winter can be tough on the little ones, and the parents trapped inside with them trying to fill their days with activities so they aren’t spending 6 hours a day watching Blue’s Clues. If you are like me, you are always trying to find fun, indoor activities for those cold/rainy days. Most of those activities [...]
Happy New Year! For our friends stationed in Groton, CT, don't let the winter doldrums get you down. Even though the holidays are behind us, Southeastern Connecticut is nothing short of sparkle and fun with so many fun seasonal events. Here's five events happening this weekend: Go Ice Skating at Foxwoods Photo courtesy of Foxwoods [...]
The Submarine Birthday Ball is one of the most time honored traditions of the submarine community. National Submarine Day falls on April 11. On that date in 1900, the United States government procured its first modern commissioned submarine, the USS Holland (SS-1). Every year, wherever submariners congregate, there is sure to be a Submarine Birthday Ball. [...]
In this week's edition of Sub Spouse Small Business, meet Tara Pate! Like so many others, the pandemic posed a unique opportunity for her channel her passion for marketing and leave the corporate world behind. She saw a gap in the market and recently launched Daysie, a unique coffee syrup product. While her husband left [...]
In honor of President's Day, this week's edition of "Sub Spouse Small Business" features Katie Scarlett Faile, stationed in Guam. You may recognize some of Katie's illustrations from various submarine swag, artwork and online graphics. Read more below how Katie got started as an illustrator and her latest project with a presidential tie-in, illustrating a [...]
If you're a submarine spouse, you no doubt have heard of 16Submarines. And likely, own at least one item of apparel or FRG fundraising item. We sat down with owner Devon Phillips to get the skinny on how she started her business! And as a heads up - their biggest sale of the year is [...]
PCS orders are structured into multiple parts that all contain important information regarding your upcoming move. What you need to coordinate a move is the Title Section, Detaching Activity, Intermediate Activity, Ultimate Activity, and any Special Instructions listed out at the bottom. Title Section This contains a lot of military standard message formatting that may look [...]
