May I ask how long your SO is home on average between deployments on sea duty?? We are one a 6 months in 6 months out rotation at his command here, and it's feeling a lil crazy to me when I let myself think about it... and the worst thing is the 6 months he is "home", he's actually only here for about 3...

Oh, and I am completely sorry if this comes across whiney. I know there is always someone out there with a worse situation... i am just curious on the average in the navy!

well we just came from 6 months out 12 months home, then it was 3 months out 9 months home but we werent at that command long enough for it to matter.

Now on the Stennis its not on "deployment" but the damn ship is always freakin out to sea. Like 1 week home, 4 weeks out, 2 weeks home, 2 weeks out, 3 weeks home, 6 weeks out............pain in the ass. Then we get to do the 6 (or more) month deployment :rolleyes

When Dh was at MSF he did lots of little missions. Once they got commissioned he was deployed for like 2 months here 1 week mission there home for a month for school another 1 week mission, 2 weeks of Training 7.5 month deployment to Iraq home for 2.5 months, training for a month, a 1 month mission, home for a couple of weeks, 2 week mission. Home for 2 months, 1 month of school, another month of training, and then about a month of you are deploying next week, then the day of saying good bye at the airport oh no wait the plane is broke go home and we will try again next week, This went on for almost a full month. finally the airforce got a plane in there that didn't break. So it sucked ass at times lol. But at this point Dh and I both prefer Sea Duty over shore ANYDAY

My husband is out 3 months and in for 5 months but those 5 months can be 2 months sometimes.

dh is a seabee so it's 10 months homeport, 6 months deployment

In 2002 the ship came back in August and then left for the next deployment June 2004. In between those two times it left like 8 times. The ship came back in December 2004, he left the ship in December 2005 and the ship had left another 6 times by the time he left. All of them ranged from 1 week to 3 weeks, too.

We were 6 months out, 12 months home.....but I think they just changed it to 6 months out, 18 months home...for us

I agree with April. Our dh's are on the same ship. It seems like he's never home!

...But at this point Dh and I both prefer Sea Duty over shore ANYDAY

Why Sea Duty over Shore duty???

Once my DFs schedule is set (his sub is being recommisoned (sp) so it goes out for mini cursies) it will be three months out, three months home. Its not a boomer its a new sub class called SSGN but it runs on boomer schedule.

Now on the Stennis its not on "deployment" but the damn ship is always freakin out to sea. Like 1 week home, 4 weeks out, 2 weeks home, 2 weeks out, 3 weeks home, 6 weeks out............pain in the ass. Then we get to do the 6 (or more) month deployment :rolleyes


This is how our life has been no matter what command. :rolleyes
We've never had a "rotation" that was steady or unchanging.

Once my DFs schedule is set (his sub is being recommisoned (sp) so it goes out for mini cursies) it will be three months out, three months home. Its not a boomer its a new sub class called SSGN but it runs on boomer schedule.


Better hold your breath, I know alot of Guam subwives who were told 3 months in, 3 months out as well. I guess someone forgot to tell them that the needs of the navy came first. DH has heard rumors that the SSGN schedules won't go as smoothly as they've been told either.

Better hold your breath, I know alot of Guam subwives who were told 3 months in, 3 months out as well. I guess someone forgot to tell them that the needs of the navy came first. DH has heard rumors that the SSGN schedules won't go as smoothly as they've been told either.

With my short experience with the Navy I've understood that the Navy does come first, and that stuff can change at a moments notice. However being as my DF is actually part of one of the two crews for the SSGN Ohio he does not rely on rumors but instead on the information provided to him from his comand.

My husband was in command's just like Aprils.....6 out, 12 home. They've since changed.....however he's in a different type of command, 45 days out, 2-3 months home........I like it.......he is constantly on the go, but never for very long.

I wouldn't really try to compare what other spouses do to your own......every command is different....all deployment schedules are different.........

My husband's squadron has a 15-month turn around time between deployments. However, they still have to go on dets in between deployments too.

Wasn't comparing, just curious as to how other lives go in the Navy, beyond mine...

oh and as for Mobile Security they told us it would be a minimum of 18 months between deployments (6+ months) well that changed due to the needs of the Navy. They were gone within 7 months of coming home for the first.
Basically nothing is set but we all get used to it :D

Mine is supposed to be 4 months in 4 months out but he might be gone for 6 months instead... thats the Navy for ya you never know lol

Out of the last 3 yrs of Sea Duty He was gone for 7 and home for 2yrs 5months not counting week and a half underways and two week work ups here and there.

My DH has 5 years sea duty and 3 years shore duty.