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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: 4 hours ago

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

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***NEW MEMBERS***

PLEASE READ ARTICLES IN THE "PAGES" AREA (20)

in the right-hand column, under the members (hit "view all") ----->

BEFORE YOU ASK QUESTIONS !!

These articles are the "reference library" for moms, ready to answer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 24x7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week). You may not have to post a question after all!

"There is lots to learn before coming to NNPTC." This link will give you much needed info:

https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/NNPTC/

NNPTC OMBUDSMAN CONTACT INFO:

(843) 296-9426

MILITARY CRISIS HOTLINE INFO:

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

The time frame for each of the schools is listed under "Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC" to the right ------->

Here's a "Welcome New Members" link from BunkerQB with some good info: Welcome New Members

The NF Rating Information Card can be found at NF Rating Information Card. (If you get the security warning, it is safe to go there.) https://www.thebalancecareers.com/navy-enlisted-rating-descriptions-nuclear-field-3345847 has some good info for you.

IMPORTANT: Read and follow these Operational Security (OPSEC) guidelines. N4M is an open website that can be read by non-members; and not all members are necessarily what they seem. Be smart and keep yourself and all our sailors safe. Keep YOUR safety in mind too. It's human nature to trust and want to share, but don't provide personal information to others. Great and lasting friendships are made on NavyforMoms.com, but use common sense and caution before proceeding. Online chat safety tips

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

Here's the story of RED SHIRT FRIDAY: Red Shirt Friday

USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

MAKING POSTS TO THE GROUP - Please be sure you are on page 1 when typing your comments or they may not post!

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Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on June 7, 2011 at 11:32pm: Marybeth - done. this is outrageous. Hopefully some heads are going to roll, and hopefully they will have the decency to not only refund the money those soldiers paid, but also will give them a voucher for a free flight in the future, AND a public apology.

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on June 7, 2011 at 11:30pm: Marybeth...this needs to be tweeted. I will never fly Delta if I ever have a choice. That was a very bad business choice, surely an individual choice. An individual who should be fired! Unfortunately I do not have a twitter account. But I've heard businesses hate twitter for that reason.

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on June 7, 2011 at 10:59pm: For Patriot's Point: your sailor will get in free if in uniform. Our son wore his uniform, plus he bought tickets for us for PP and Ft. Sumter at the ITT office, I think at a discount. Even if not with a discount, it's nice to have the tickets in advance so you don't have to stand in line. He also got a very good map of Charleston which had some coupons--and it was free!

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on June 7, 2011 at 10:59pm: We are only staying there Monday night after we get in from the airport. Tuesday through Saturday night we will be at the Villas. Now I wish I chose one more night. I suppose Monday night will be quiet?????? (Don't you think?) How far was it from the airport...I'm hoping 5 minutes.

Comment by Andi6109 on June 7, 2011 at 10:44pm: Elizabeth - I pretty much got the same deal when I was visiting in December, like $60 a night at the radisson. It is a SUPER nice hotel and for the price we got i was shocked at how nice it was. It has been remodeled recently. The only thing I will caution you on is that breakfast is not included. I found that out the first day. Its like 6 or 7 bucks but you can get a 10% military discount on it if you tell them (but at that rate i saved less than a dollar on it haha) and if you have a room that overlooks the pool and atrium, be careful on the weekend. I was there friday night and checked out tuesday morning and saturday night was so annoying. they had a function going on from about 8-1...the music was sooooo loud. and yes my bf was still in indoc so i had to take him back to base before midnight each night but then when i got back i couldnt fall asleep for over an hour because of it. That is the only complaint i had. so see if you can get a room on the exterior not the interior. you will understand what i mean when you get there and see it.

Comment by MN Mom of MM on June 7, 2011 at 10:42pm: I decided I better change my name on here and take off sons- A class #, since he will soon be starting power school. I will put up another sun catcher pitcure when I get a good one of the new navy and gold design. I like this photo of the 2 boys looking out to sea. The words say "Life is not easy and it will never be, but you've got friends and one of them is me."

Comment by MN Mom of MM on June 7, 2011 at 10:25pm: Welcome back Dor.

Kat, is Patroitspoint where you tour the aircraft carrier? Get tickets for it? and is that the Yorktown? We are driving to GC next Monday and that is on my list of wants to do with our sailor.

Marybeth, So we here in MN have gotten together for lunch on occasion. We could do a packing party here in MN at one of our gatherings? Is the info and specifics on the MAS web site?

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on June 7, 2011 at 10:08pm: Patriot's Point: http://www.patriotspoint.org/

it was fun when my son took me all around the USS Yorktown, and was showing me the engine room and explaining some things he's learned (nothing top secret though).

Comment by ckwinn on June 7, 2011 at 9:58pm: my son will be headed to nuke school at 3 am the day after graduation he graduates June 17th.can anyone tell me what their breaks are do they get 2 weeks at Christmas Andrew is hoping he can come home at Christmas time.all this is new to us.thank you for any insight.when he told me what is jib in the Navy was I flipped until I learned I am concerned but I am still learning.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on June 7, 2011 at 9:40pm: I'll be down there the 13th-17th. My whole family is going out. :) And we're going there because that's where my brother is stationed. :)