So I spent the weekend in the cold, inhospitable landscape of the Submarine Base at Groton, CT (not that Michigan or Illinois is not cold or inhospitable, the words just seem to work for Connecticut).
As I drove in the main gate on Friday night, it felt a little like coming home. No shit, it looked almost exactly like the last time I was there, which was for a two week Pre-Deployment training period my boat spent there in September 1997. Not to mention, the 6 months I spent living in the BOQ in 1996 or the 3 months I spent there in 1990…
Sure, the main gate has changed (which one hasn’t?) but otherwise it was the same. Rosie’s is still there on Route 12…
I am drilling with NR COMSUBDEVRON 12 DET A now, and I am pretty fired up. We work with the Tactical Analysis Group (TAG) and I have a great quote from them:
Keep pace with technology, but don’t confuse technology with tactics.
Traded one base for another, a group of Naval Aviators for a group of Submariners, and a 4 1/2 hour drive for a not-inexpensive flight.
The best part is that you can see the submarine piers from the CBQ…
Fuck yeah, I am ready to go.
(And this blogging thing from an airport is pretty cool…)
Very good! You’ll also find that despite the expense (you can take it off your taxes), the flight has its benefits vs driving… someone else is doing all the work
Very good! You’ll also find that despite the expense (you can take it off your taxes), the flight has its benefits vs driving… someone else is doing all the work