If you're so lucky to experience it, shore duty (or a common freudian slip short duty), is a blessed period of time when your sailor has a job (you guessed it) on shore. Depending on the role, they likely are not experiencing any underways or extended periods away from home. Shore tours can last as [...]
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 [...]
As we close out this year, we want to thank the 57,000 of you who have visited our site! In 12 months we published around 123 blog posts, ranging from deployment resources and PCS tips to duty station round-ups and crowd-sourcing ideas. We hope you found some value in our content as we continue to [...]
Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) orders aren’t common in the submarine community, but if it happens it will be a different experience than the usual underway or “scheduled” deployment. TAD orders are required travel at a location other than the permanent duty station. An example of this is if you sailor is asked to “ride” another [...]
If you're a "seasoned" military spouse, you likely have a love/hate relationship with TRICARE. TRICARE is the health care program for all active duty service members and their families in the United States. And there is only one time of year when individuals can change their plans. This period is known as "Open Season." As [...]
You know you're a submarine spouse when you have a dedicated closet in your home for uniforms. Or, you've been woken up at an ungodly hour to help find uniform pieces. Sailors are required to maintain their uniforms throughout the year. In fact, did you know enlisted members receive an annual clothing allowance to help cover [...]
We asked, you answered! We posed a simple question to our followers: what did you do as a new submarine spouse that you would never do again? Here's what they said: Have any expectations whatsoever. Don’t expect FRG’s to be bad because not all of them are but don’t expect them all to be great [...]
We asked the question, and y'all delivered! Last week we posed on Instagram - tell us your "unpopular opinion" about submarine spouse life. We shared the responses and asked for you to weigh in. Here's the result: I like Groton. Turns out not everyone thinks Groton is rotten! More proof on that, here. I'll take [...]
In the submarine community there are a number of time-honored traditions and ceremonies. We've previously talked about christening ceremonies, but what about a Change of Command ceremony? Here's a few things you should know. What is a Change of Command ? A Change of Command is a ceremony to honor the outgoing Commanding Officer (CO) [...]
