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Apologies if this isn’t the right place to post but I’m really starting to worry. My SO just got back from deployment. We’ve talked about how he’s feeling but he’s not really the best at opening up but he’s said enough that I’ve become concerned for his mental health.

Context: it was his first deployment and they were underway for 5 months and one port call, no emails either.

Edit: more context: he’s been back a bit over a week but has been working crazy hours, worse than before he left. He hasn’t gotten much time to sleep, has duty every couple days and hasn’t had a day off. Is this normal?

Hi all! My partner is a couple months into his first deployment (he’s in a submarine) and the zero communication has been tough. A lot of you have advised me to try and reach out to the FRG or ombudsman. I don’t think that he gave them my info because I assumed they would’ve copied me on an email or something already. It also doesn’t seem like I can get info if he didn’t give my info prior. Is that a reasonable assumption? I did end up seeing him when he was at port a bit ago but I forgot to ask.

I was also curious if anyone has experienced not having their info given before and I’m wondering if that’s normal or if it’s a red flag. He was originally given 2 weeks notice but they ended up cutting that in half so we didn’t have as much time to prepare as we thought. Thanks all!

Submariners underway/deployed

Hi all! My partner has been underway for the first time for almost 2 out of 6 months. We aren’t married yet so I can’t really get any info from the ombudsman or FRG. I haven’t received any of the emails he said he has sent and he hasn’t seen mine. I’ve read sometimes it can be weeks, months, or possibly no comms the entire time.

Just got me curious, what’s the longest you’ve gone without hearing from someone on a submarine? I knew communication would be limited but I didn’t think 2 months would go by with none of his emails coming thru.

Another question I guess is, does it get easier? We’ve been talking about getting married when he gets back and I was excited about that but I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t hard on me.

Hi all! My partner has been underway for the first time for almost 2 months. We aren’t married yet so I can’t really get any info from the ombudsman or FRG. I haven’t received any of the emails he said he has sent and he hasn’t seen mine. I’ve read sometimes it can be weeks, months, or possibly no comms the entire time.

Just got me curious, what’s the longest you’ve gone without hearing from someone on a submarine? I knew communication would be limited but I didn’t think 2 months would go by with none of his emails coming thru.

Another question I guess is, does it get easier? We’ve been talking about getting married when he gets back and I was excited about that but I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t hard on me.