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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).

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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: 2693
Latest Activity: 13 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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by nvmomma on August 8, 2011 at 7:46pm: Since the facebook group is a "secret" group, you can't see it until you are a member. You will have to be added by a facebook friend who is a member, the administrator is probably the best contact if you don't know anyone else yet...Emilyyyyyyy...

Comment by Nicole loves Sean (EM-N (SS)) on August 8, 2011 at 6:41pm: Dor and Amanda- Thanks for the advice :)

Sean is also an over achiever... and I (and i think he) are both trying to take things slow and be very guarded in this delicate balance of the Navy and life. wish me luck as we take it one day at a time :)

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on August 8, 2011 at 5:39pm: I also include, in care packages, chewable vitamin C, a bug bite stick, a new toothbrush and toothpaste, good razors and refills when they are on sale and I have a coupon, cups of Chili, Easy Mac cups, and other microwavable dinners that they can just keep on hand in case they miss chow time, which my son misses a lot with his therapy appointments. Like Connie said, I know he can go buy them, but it makes me feel good to send him a few things every now and then, but I really don't do it too often. Mine also wanted tea because he said the coffee is really getting to him from drinking so much, so he has been laying off the coffee and he doesn't hardly drink soda at all. He likes vitamin water, powerade, etc.

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on August 8, 2011 at 5:21pm: becciquilter, RE: care packages ... I've been sending coffee, granola/power bars, tea bags, magazines (car, Popular Mechanics, sport, Time, Natl Geographic etc), tins of almonds, altoids mints, oh yeah, Readers Digest, foil-tuna, Easy Mac cups.... sure, they can buy all this stuff themselves at Target or Walmart, but who doesn't like to get a nice package once in a while?? Use priority flat rate boxes, usually but not always cheapest.

Comment by William in Nashua on August 8, 2011 at 4:15pm: Maddie, you can use MM3 Firstname Lastname on the banner since you are not addressing a piece of mail. You only need to put last name first on an envelope.

For example "MM3 John Smith" would be fine on your banner. Good luck with it! It sure will be great to see them won't it?

Comment by FREEBIRD6819 OCT 8TH BOOTCAMP on August 8, 2011 at 4:06pm: SPENT THE WEEKEND WITH MY SON AND ALL HIS NEW SAILOR FREINDS.. TOOK SOME TO DINNER.. LUNCH .. BREAKFAST.. WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS.. THEY ALL SEEM SO HAPPY .. AN DI REALLY ENJOYED LISTENING TO ALL THIER STORIES FROM BOOT CAMP AND A SCHOOL.. GOOSE CREEK IS NOT SO BAD .. I FIRST STAYED IN THE HOLIDAY INN IN NORTH CHARLESTON .. I DIDNT LIKE THE DRIVE .. SO I SWITCHED TO THE DAYS INN WHICH IS LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM THE BASE.. NO POOL AT DAYS INN BUT THERE IS ONE ON BASE.. YOU COULD GO IN.. IT WAS VERY CLEAN.. AND THEY GIVE A CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST IN THE AM.. WITH MUFFINS WAFFLES AND FRENCH TOAST.. IT WAS 69 A NIGHT WITH MY OSNS MILITARY DISCOUNT .. VERY SATISFIED !!!!

Comment by fyrwife (EM Nuke mom) on August 8, 2011 at 3:48pm: Dodie (PS Aug) my son is also starting Power School on the same date. He told us during his last visit home that he was told that they should be able to take leave during the holiday down time and then again in February when they graduate. However, they likely won't have enough time on the books for both leaves. So, he had to make a decision which one to take. I requested him to come home at Christmas, thinking that we would go back to GC to see graduation. Not sure if this is what he will actually decide to do, but I wanted to put my two cents in.

Comment by Maddie on August 8, 2011 at 3:46pm: Thank you, William!

So how does it go? MM3 LastName, FirstName? I thought a banner would embarass him a bit. :)

Congrats on your son also! I can hardly wait for when he arrives home on Saturday!

Comment by William in Nashua on August 8, 2011 at 3:27pm: Maddie,

His new rating will be MM3 for Machinists Mate 3rd class

My son took his comps today too for 1132T and also graduates on Friday