Congratulations on this amazing moment and accomplishment for your spouse! Your spouse has distinguished themselves as not only a technical expert, but a leader. Chiefs are important cause to bridge the gap between enlisted and officers acting not only as supervisors but advocates for their sailors. The next few weeks will not only be exciting [...]
Before my husband’s last deployment, our Ombudsman offered to make "Deployment Binders" for us. I had never made one before, but they were so helpful! She gave us actual binders with checklists of things to include, along with some Family Readiness Group (FRG) information, contacts, and a list of things to take care of before [...]
Being a submarine spouse brings frequent moves and frequent underways and deployments, which is a recipe for figuring out housing on your own. Some housing markets and duty stations might be ones that you want to invest in buying a home, so how do you do that on your own? I have had the pleasure [...]
Adulting is hard to start out with, then add the complexities of military life and they become even more difficult. Thanks to Military OneSource ,taxes don't have to be as confusing or difficult. The first year my husband and I filed taxes together it was beyond confusing. In one year we had gotten married, I had [...]
April 2 is considered World Autism Day and the month of April is Autism Acceptance Month. The CDC reports that roughly 1 in 54 children in the United States is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In light of World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month, The Submerged Life wanted to shine a spotlight [...]
Twiddling your thumbs waiting for your sailor? Feeling a little paralyzed with both excitement and nerves. I find focusing my excited anticipatory energy before homecoming, no matter if it's a month or 7 months, is helpful as I anxiously wait for my sailors return. Here are a few ideas: Clear their car and fill the [...]
It’s 2020 - Vacations are on hold - COVID is a @#*$%. *Insert sad violin music* BUT, I have hope - and I hope you all do too - that the phrase “I’m going on vacation” becomes familiar vernacular once again! And when that day comes, one thing is certain...your lifestyle as a submarine spouse [...]
When a deployment is on the horizon, we like to keep it there - just far away enough that we can sit in the bliss of denial. But the reality is that the longer we put it off, the harder it will be. As your sailor prepares for deployment, there is so much to do. [...]
Every submarine spouse has a different method to house hunting. Luckily we are in the age of technology with so many resources at our fingertips! For me, I tend to be a bit uptight about finding our next house. I start looking as soon as we have orders, which is often too soon for the [...]
