112X Submarine Warfare URL

In the U.S. Navy, 112X is an Unrestricted Line (URL) Officer who is qualified in Submarine Warfare.

Other URL Officer designators include: 111X, qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer 113X, qualified as a Special Warfare Officer (SEAL)

The U.S. Navy’s submarine force is the most capable in the world. It includes: 53 fast attack submarines 14 ballistic-missile submarines 4 guided-missile submarines When not engaged in combat, attack submarines patrol the open ocean or a “forward area”.

These areas commonly include: The Persian Gulf The Mediterranean The Western Pacific The Soviet Arctic The Sea of Okhotsk

Patrols usually last for 30 to 60 days.