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The only two I've been to, but two of the best if you head back to the north Atlantic. The Blue Lagoon in Iceland - amazing. Lots of modern facilities to use when you get in and out. Iceland in general is just cool... and warm :). Here's pics of signs I took there a few years ago to give some...

Mostly just a brain dump of random memories but I do have a friend planning a UK trip this summer who had asked for advice, so I'd been thinking about it lately. Now back to regularly scheduled mom life :)

If the Navy has been good for anything for us (ok a few things) it's travel opportunities! Lived in England for 3+ years and hit Scotland quite a few times. My takeaways for anyone going next.... The people in general are much more friendly than your average Englishman, who tend to keep to...

FACTS! My husband went on to be a prototype instructor and this was definitely something he dealt with - sailors and officers!

My 18yo son wants to fly fighter jets so believe me when I say as a parent, I get it. For some perspective, my dad, brother and husband have a combined 57 years in the sub force. I grew up with all the stories, some scary, some not. But never was I so worried about hub's safety as when he was...

@TIME2GO my best advice (as the girlfriend watching the selection for nuke school process and prep for the interview many, many moons ago) is get good grades in math and physics classes, regardless of major. What he's accomplished prior to starting college won't matter too much except for good...

This is the theme of at least 20% of dad’s stories 😂. He likes to talk about how his command had an “unlimited budget” during the Reagan administration. I feel like they’d cap it somewhere, it’s not the Air Force 😋

Also in terms of training pipeline, 20yrs ago when DH did this there were nuke school classes forming up in June August and Oct. All in Charleston SC. There 6 months then half of the class go to upstate NY, half stay there for 6 months of prototype (practice what you learned). Then 12 weeks of...

My dad lives and breathes submarines. I’m not sure I ever have or ever could meet someone who loves a submarine more than my dad. He served 30 years, interviewed with Rickover, has a salty sea story for just about every occasion and probably convinced DH it was the path he wanted. And it was for...

I remember dating a youngster just wishing he could stay out a little later than liberty expired and couldn't wait for graduation. Then married that young Ensign who could stay out all he wanted but didn't want to because he was studying for JO quals and could barely stay awake most Friday...

I believe so. My son's roommate changed from VPI to AF ROTC sometime after reporting. I'm not sure if he's been picked up for a scholarship yet but assume he's working towards it.

Thank you, very much looking forward to it, hehe

Well it took a minute, but finally got word my son was also awarded a 3.5 yr spot scholarship!! I wanted to come back and share with the other supportive parents in this thread, the NROTC experts who’ve advised, and everyone that’s followed our journey over the last year. So glad to have made a...

Scary 🫣. Apparently it’s been around a while. Interesting that it’s gaining traction.

Same! A good friend here, senior officer basically running the operations center in the Red Sea and all that involves at the moment. Music major and then high school music teacher before going to OCS, flight school, E-3 pilot and then some. Maybe there's something there... music majors sharing...

Hubs went to USNA and was a history major. Was picked up for nuke school. He had to study and put in the hours a little more than his systems engineering best buddy but did fine and served several years in subs. Then lat transferred to intel, has two masters degrees paid for by the Navy, one...

I’d love to understand the inner workings of how they decided where to do these. Thank you for your support!

That’s wonderful, I’m so happy for your son! And you!! It is a very stressful process but we’ve waited this long, what’s another week right, haha. I will say I see so much growth and maturity in my son this year already, so it’s a win. He told us yesterday he’ll have to take a summer class...

Yes I heard the same thing from mine. They ran out of time because a SWO nuke was briefing them, which tracks with every SWO nuke I know 😆. I kid… kinda. Anyway he just told us they were notified in their Naval Science class today and that it was entirely based on GPA. Which I find frustrating...

Hub’s current command has a SEAL for their deputy commander (1 star). Can’t say for sure if it’s him or a generalization of the community but he’s very calm, very humble, friendly but keeps to himself outside of work mostly. Kind…. Good sense of humor. He’s very well known to have the exact...