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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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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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Roll Call: Name your sailor's sub!
Submarine moms are special:
--- All of us have boys, "SAILORS!"
--- Who serve on "boats,"
--- With whereabouts unknown, and
--- We only get sporadic, short emails while they're out!
Tell us where your sailor serves...
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Permalink Reply by jbuck42 on
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I heard from him- I hope you heard from your sailor, too! I'm sure you have heard about the confusion with the email addresses- just email to both. And yes- the "plain text" etc. really confused me, but tonight when I emailed him from my yahoo acct, both emails were kicked back to me. THEN I changed the format to plain text. So much to remember! I was so happy to hear from him, and to know that, as he put it, is "underwater somewhere right now, and it's pretty damn awesome!" really puts my mind and heart at ease :)
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By the way...where in CA are you from? I'm in Northern CA. It's such a small world, I wouldn't be surprised if our boys were room mates on base! haha
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Permalink Reply by April - MMN Mom on
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Nuke Mom, here! My son is serving on the SSBN-733 USS Nevada. I look forward to being a part of this group. :)
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Hi Lynn!
YES, my sailor son is on the Blue Crew!!! He is an MM Nuke. Where in No Cali are you? I am in Lake Tahoe on the NV/CA border. It sounds like our boys are serving together. I am so glad you responded to my post!
I do not see a group for our boys' sub. Have you seen anything? I found a group for our boys "boat", but it is public and mostly men...well, vet's who served on the USS Nevada. I feel more comfortable in the women's groups. :)
Tell me more! How exciting!
April
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Good evening, NorCal ladies! Now that our boys are home for a second, have any of you heard if we can get a halfway box to them now? I missed my chance when they first went out, but I was hoping that I could get one to him now.
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Hi Lynn! Thanks for the info. We live on the South Shore (by the casino strip) just 1 mile from the CA border. I was looking for a group or "something" on FB that was dedicated solely to our boy's boat. Thank you for the heads up on the Ombudsman. There is also a Nuke Mom FB site that is a lot of fun. I just sent out my first e-mail. I am looking forward to receiving my first one from my sailor son! Looking forward to getting to know you as our boys go through this journey together. :)
April
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Hi April and Lynn-
I spoke with my son, Taylor Tschirky(pronounced shurky) last night. They are all fixed again and getting ready.......so he wanted me to find out who your boys are. He asked if there is a last name of "Riles" out there? I think one of his friends are from the Tahoe area, too. What are the names of your sailors?
Allison, our ombudsman, is great. So is her husband. He was the chief that called me after my daredevil was in a motorcycle accident. It's not what mine can hurt underwater, but what he can hurt on land! Luckily, he didn't get hurt too bad.
Have you both spoken with your boys and know what's going on? I am not going to announce anything on the site about the comings and goings of the sub...
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Permalink Reply by CAnavymom(MMN) on
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My son is a MM "NUKE" on the Asheville, just reported to San Diego less than a month ago, and deployed 2 weeks later. I feel lost, didn't have time to find out how any of this works. Anyone else have a sailor on the Asheville?
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Permalink Reply by PROUDMAMMAOF2SAILORSSHIP11DIV383 on
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my oldest son is on the USS Albany stationed in Norfolk, VA. Can I hear from anyone else who has anyone on the USS Albany..
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Permalink Reply by A-MJ's Mom Ship7/Div162 (2012) on
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My son is a Torpedo Mate on the USS Pennsylvania Blue Crew. Anyone have a submariner on this crew?'
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