Petty Officer Second Class Tyler Hoff

Tyler was born and raised in nowhere West Virginia where he got in trouble with the law, did drugs, and became a father at the age of sixteen. After the child was born and it was adopted by his older sister and her husband he made sure that he would clean up for his new nephew. Looking to get out of West Virginia, stay clean, and figuring out how to pay for college to make something of himself Tyler followed his best friend into the Navy. Wanting to do something that he could remain ashore to get college under way he decided to become a yeoman. While assigned to a Submarine Squadron he fell in love with the idea of the serving on a submarine and fell in love with the Navy. Tyler became a Submarine Yeoman and after completing his first sea tour volunteered for a second forgoing a shore assignment and is now Lead Yeoman aboard the USS Arizona (SSN-803).

Service Record

30 JUN 2020 – Enlisted with Contract for Yeoman “A”-School – Seaman Apprentice (SA)

3 AUG - 2 OCT 2020 – Basic Training Enlisted Training – Great Lakes Naval Training Center, IL – Honor Graduate, Promotion to Seaman (SN)

19 OCT 2020 - 8 JAN 2021 – Yeoman “A”-School – Naval Technical Training Center, Meridian, MS – Honor Graduate, YNSN

25 JAN 2021 - 28 JAN 2022 – Administrative Assistant to Commander Submarine Squadron 16 (SUBRON16), Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA, – Promotion to Petty Officer Third Class (YN3), Qualified of Petty Officer of the Watch, Communications Watchstander

31 JAN 2022 - 24 MAR 2022 – Basic Enlisted Submarine School, Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, CT – Graduated, Rate converted to Yeoman (Submarine) (YNS3)

1 APR 2022 - 31 MAR 2024 – Yeoman, USS Washington (SSN-787), Naval Station Norfolk, VA – Promotion to Petty Officer Second Class (YNS2), Qualification as Petty Officer of the Watch, Messenger of the Watch, Enlisted Submarine Warfare Device (Dolphins), Oiler, Pilot

4 APR 2024 - Present – Lead Yeoman, USS Arizona (SSN-803), Naval Station Kitsap-Bangor, WA