SECF Info? General sub life help?

scarswell · 06-25-2014, 07:18 PM

It's definitely one of a kind

etorres313 · 06-26-2014, 08:07 AM

Might be a little off but any marrried men aboard the subs complain about the time away n communication? doesn't seems near as bad as surface as i was thinking,now that you say that. Of course communication is better but the physical of being home more often is always so much better. Have family friend FC in 12 yrs he says deployment are near 9-10 months now. How are the sub stations n base living if you have any knowledge. Any sub bases better than others i shoud know of lol

scarswell · 06-26-2014, 10:05 AM

You really don't think about your family or at least we try not to because then you start thinking about them and how much you're missing. It's sorta like once you get into it it's like your family never even crosses your mind. Which is how I prefer it. I've only been to 2 bases so I can't say anything the others but Groton pretty damn old. A lot of the buildings and barracks were run down. When I left they had just condemned 2 buildings because mold was so bad. Guam on the other hand I think it's quite nice. Everything is up kept nicely. The beaches are beautiful. The only downside is that it is really expensive to fly back home

etorres313 · 06-26-2014, 01:43 PM

How long have you been in cant imagine the expense of leaving Guam. Hoping i cant stay stateside Hawaii at the most. Hows training and everything im going in right before the holidays to CT wondering how that will play out also. Hoping to get ET, any knowledge on how rate selection is based on?

scarswell · 06-26-2014, 02:31 PM

Haha yeah its a good $1200 to fly back. I've been in for about 2 and a half years. It seems like most married guys stay on the east coast though. Well the winters are horrible and the summers are horrible in Groton. I'm an ET. It's a lot of work but I guess if you want it its worth it. I enjoy it though. In bess you put down the top 3 rates you want. The navy does its thing and they give you a job.

etorres313 · 06-27-2014, 10:27 AM

Rate selection is done in bess and orders being given towards the end of job training assuming, correct? Any tips for A school Bess that you are allowed to share or recommend to keep in mind?

scarswell · 06-27-2014, 01:55 PM

Yeah that's correct. Just take really good notes and go in to study. The notes are secret so you can't take them out with you so go in to night study every few days. That helped a lot for me

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06-25-2014, 07:18 PM	#1
scarswell Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	It's definitely one of a kind

06-26-2014, 08:07 AM	#2
etorres313 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 109 Rep Power: 0	Might be a little off but any marrried men aboard the subs complain about the time away n communication? doesn't seems near as bad as surface as i was thinking,now that you say that. Of course communication is better but the physical of being home more often is always so much better. Have family friend FC in 12 yrs he says deployment are near 9-10 months now. How are the sub stations n base living if you have any knowledge. Any sub bases better than others i shoud know of lol

06-26-2014, 10:05 AM	#3
scarswell Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	You really don't think about your family or at least we try not to because then you start thinking about them and how much you're missing. It's sorta like once you get into it it's like your family never even crosses your mind. Which is how I prefer it. I've only been to 2 bases so I can't say anything the others but Groton pretty damn old. A lot of the buildings and barracks were run down. When I left they had just condemned 2 buildings because mold was so bad. Guam on the other hand I think it's quite nice. Everything is up kept nicely. The beaches are beautiful. The only downside is that it is really expensive to fly back home

06-26-2014, 01:43 PM	#4
etorres313 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 109 Rep Power: 0	How long have you been in cant imagine the expense of leaving Guam. Hoping i cant stay stateside Hawaii at the most. Hows training and everything im going in right before the holidays to CT wondering how that will play out also. Hoping to get ET, any knowledge on how rate selection is based on?

06-26-2014, 02:31 PM	#5
scarswell Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Haha yeah its a good $1200 to fly back. I've been in for about 2 and a half years. It seems like most married guys stay on the east coast though. Well the winters are horrible and the summers are horrible in Groton. I'm an ET. It's a lot of work but I guess if you want it its worth it. I enjoy it though. In bess you put down the top 3 rates you want. The navy does its thing and they give you a job.

06-27-2014, 10:27 AM	#6
etorres313 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 109 Rep Power: 0	Rate selection is done in bess and orders being given towards the end of job training assuming, correct? Any tips for A school Bess that you are allowed to share or recommend to keep in mind?

06-27-2014, 01:55 PM	#7
scarswell Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Yeah that's correct. Just take really good notes and go in to study. The notes are secret so you can't take them out with you so go in to night study every few days. That helped a lot for me