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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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USS ALASKA

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For Moms or Wives who have loved ones on the Alaska, either Blue or Gold Crew.

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Latest Activity: Jul 18, 2022

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Comment by danagagirl on November 15, 2011 at 6:58am: Lin - I lived in central GA mostly, but grew up in the Acworth/Woodstock area till middle school.. My dad still lives in North Ga (near Lake Altoona)

He didn't have a specific sub in mind, he actually wanted west coast, but secretly, I'm glad he's close!

Comment by danagagirl on November 14, 2011 at 6:44am: Lin - yes that is correct, however, I was born and raised in GA..but my ex was military, and I stayed in Jacksonville (FL)

That's good that the dry dock is there.. I just knew he would be sent somewhere else, once he got close enough to me.

Comment by danagagirl on November 13, 2011 at 10:05pm: Lin - is the dry dock still at King's Bay? I'm glad I don't have to worry about the mail and stuff for a while. He is a Culinary Specialist on Submarines :) chief cook and bottle washer!! Shhh don't tell him I said that.. he'll get me. Thanks for the info.

Comment by danagagirl on November 13, 2011 at 7:10am: Thank you Denise and Lin.. actually my Alaska son is a CSS, he is to report Jan 2, will they be out at that time? His brother is an IT. I'm trying to figure out all the important stuff like mail, packages, email, etc..before he goes, cause like everyone else my son doesn't give a lot of information and I know some things they can't discuss.

Comment by DeniseR on November 12, 2011 at 5:23pm: Welcome danagagirl to the group. We are happy to have you. My son is a MT, and I just heard from him by email. It is always good to get a email while they are deployed.

There is a lot of information on the websites that should help answer any of your questions. My son tells very little, so I am usually in the dark. His usual answer to any question, "I can neither confirm or deny that" which is rather frustrating, but I do understand the secrecy of this service.

Again, welcome!!

Comment by danagagirl on November 12, 2011 at 4:10pm: I found out my son will be on the Alaska - Blue Team and that is where my knowledge ends..any advice and insight would be appreciated

Comment by DeniseR on October 7, 2011 at 2:32pm: I'll check on that, Lin.

Comment by DeniseR on October 7, 2011 at 1:55pm: The waiting for an email is always difficult, I think!, but I keep writing.

Comment by tylers-wife-4-life on October 7, 2011 at 1:33pm: No you cannot send attachments or the email will not be received. And I email him everyday and it makes me feel a little better just writing to him but it will be a few weeks before I even get one back from him.

Comment by DeniseR on October 7, 2011 at 12:07pm: Great advice Lin ( Winston' s Mom); however, I was told that pictures shouldn't be sent since it is too difficult too down load them. Thus, the sailor may not get his email from home which is indeed important to him. I stand for correction if this isn't the case.