He also wore that at one of the camps. Can't remember which one.
Yeah, he wore it last week at another one of the camps
My son is in the navy. He volunteered for submarine duty. when he finished his training they asked him if he had any preferences of home ports. Since he felt it probably wouldn't matter how he replied, that they probably would put him where they wanted to anyway, he told them his only preference was they not put him on the Ohio. They put him on the Toledo.
He's better off on the USS-Toledo anyway. It is a Los Angeles class Fast-Attack submarine with a very different mission. For the most part her missions are much shorter and they are in the hunter-killer role. The Ohio class submarines are deployed much longer and rarely surface unless called upon.
Michigan and Ohio had to fight over Toledo, after all. So nicely subversive choice for a sub.
LOL!!
But yeah, they do try to put you where you want. When I finished schools before going to a boat, we given home port choices based on class rank. I selected near the top and chose Charleston (which is now closed). Submarine duty is a great choice, lots of indepence and responsibility because you're expected to do the job right - whatever job it is. Hope the kid is doing well!
SPAWAR is everywhere!
Charleston was great, loved the old town history and small town feel. The only drawback I remember are the three papermills that surrounded the city - those things smell HORRIBLE!! It wasn't any fun in a free flood area in the middle of summertime, either, but I was young then, so it was okay.
in Toledo, too! Our friends down the road!
I was an officer on TOLEDO until about a year ago. May I ask your son's name?
As a Michigan alum, I had a similar experience with ending up on TOLEDO. I asked for an operational SSN out of Pearl Harbor or Guam and ended up with an SSN out of Groton, CT and spent half my tour in the shipyard... and the boat was named after a city in Ohio. I was sure the Navy hated me.
All in all, great ship and great crew though! I was fortunate enough to be invited to visit Toledo, OH during my tour. It coincided perfectly so I could rent a car and drive up to see Hoke's last spring game.
He's been with them for a couple of years now. His name is Chad, his last name starts with a C. He's an electrician.
I know him well. Your son's a fun guy and a great sailor!
Coincidentally, the Skipper is from Toledo and is a big UM fan.
The USS Michigan is no longer SSBN-727. That designation changed in June of 2007 when she was converted and returned to the fleet in 2009 as SSGN-727. She carries conventional missiles today in 22 of the 24 tubes, which are now Vertical Launch Systems. The other two are now used for the Advanced Seal Delivery System. 66 Special Forces personnel are now assigned to these advanced submarines.
Just FYI, the crew of the USS Michigan will be flying a US Flag this summer for Team 137 and it will be presented to the coaching staff and team in a shadow box along with their unit patches, special warfare designations, and challenge coins from the crew and Navy SEALS. I absolutely love the fact that Jimmy supports the military like he does!
USS Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727) is the second Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided missile submarine in the United States Navy. She is the third ship to bear the name of the state of Michigan.
The USS Michigan is an Ohio-class submarine?
That's great information actually - thanks for sharing it.
I wonder if this means that, among other things, the Harbaugh era has managed to land us an unofficial sponsorship from a naval vessel, because that sounds like something he could land really. Maybe it can get up the Raritan and park alongside Rutgers' campus...
sounds like a new NCAA rule will appear soon!!
If Harbaugh has actually managed to recruit his own guided missile attack submarine, I have a few targets to add to the suggestion box....
Your post should be a Tom Clancy novel. That's fascinating. Thanks!
You must be referring to a newer or different ASDS? The original version of the concept was canceled in 2006.
I was a bit puzzled by the wiki page entry... Midget subs have been around for many decades, so there's no obvious technical/engineering reason the ASDS wouldn't be feasible.
I'm curious what the diameter of a submersible small enough to fit in a missile tube would be.
The Trident II missile is 7' in diameter, so the missile tube itself is slightly bigger. Also, in the refit from a boomer to an SSGN, the original 24 tubes were probably replaced by more a modular, and modern, chamber capable of multiple missions (Tomahawk missiles, SEAL delivery, submersibles, etc). The Ohio class submarines (of which USS Michigan is one) are the second largest submarine class ever made (the Russian Typhoon being the largest), and can do a lot of different stuff configured as an SSGN/special ops boat.
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I had to log in just to thank you for sharing such fascinating information. Thanks.
GO BLUE!, GO NAVY!, Hoo-Yah! Seals!
I feel like I've just evesdropped on some classified info.
Now I'll have to move to Russia to escape prosecution..
Bolivia?!
That's only when you get caught.
+1 Informative
Can't believe someone would DV this....sadly it's always the same 3 or 4 people
I don't mind the downvoting as much as the conveniently anonymous nature of it. If somebody has a problem with a comment like the one that got negged, then have the courage of the conviction to explain why.
It's just goes with the territory on the internet... it's why I avoid the vast majority of comments sections elsewhere. It's hard to have a positive opinion of the human race when you go to those places...
I think we have a troll who does nothing but neg posts. A few less active threads over the weekend and posts that should never be negged have been. Thinking it's one of the resident rival posters just being a turd.
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