The Submarine Birthday Virtual 5K is back this year, happening the week of April 6-12, 2025! The 5K offers a fun opportunity to team up with your command, FRG or even civilian family and friends from anywhere in the world and raise money for a good cause. Proceeds from the race benefit the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation, which provides educational [...]
One of the more exciting aspects of being a submarine spouse is the possibility of a port call. Sometimes, spouses, significant others, and families are lucky enough to be able to visit on a port call. I have been lucky to have been able to visit two port calls-one international and one domestic. On the [...]
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. [...]
As military spouses we are constantly on the move with orders every few years. And given our unknown timelines, short-stints and resume gaps, many of us have sacrificed our careers all together. But with recent legislation and acceptance of remote work from the pandemic, there is a promising future for working military spouses. Are you [...]
As we close out this year, we want to thank the 80,000 of you who have visited our site! In 12 months we published around 80 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 [...]
And just like that, Mother's Day is around the corner. Whether your sailor is home or out at sea, we hope you can find some time to celebrate you. Even that means ordering take-out after the kids are down, you deserve it! If you're looking to get out of the house and find an event [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
