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

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RTC Graduation

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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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 ⚓️.

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Latest Activity: 10 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

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) 10 hours ago

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Comment by Canuka on Sunday: Last comment about housing...special situation.

This is NASNI this a.m. Left is 72 Abe, right is 71 Teddy, in between is the open carrier dock (our 3rd is 70 Carl V-currently deployed).

Teddy is in a construction status so no one can sleep on board, so the sailors who don't have any other housing go to the white box which is a berthing barge. The galley & conference rooms were moved too. Sailors still do regular watches on board. This barge is fairly new but the berthing barges used to be old, old ships.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on Friday: Canuka - Yes! Thanks for posting that info - very helpful ;-D

Comment by Chipmunk on Friday: AZ_RACCOON - The Navy utilizes more MMNs than they do EMNs or ETNs, so the likelihood of your daughter getting an MMN rate is higher, however, it also just depends on the needs of the Navy!! All the best to your daughter!!

Canuka - Thanks for sharing!!

Comment by Seahawks12 on Friday: Canuka - Thank you very much for all of the housing and other information. It is very helpful and we appreciate it!!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Comment by Canuka on Friday: AZ_RACCOON - That’s the spirit!

FYI: The housing situation, looking way forward. The contract your sailor signed says that the Navy will provide her with a bed, one bed; where & type is up to the Navy.

At GC, this is a barracks room for A school and PS. Since there are no berthing facilities at prototype, the Navy provides housing allowance or extra pay to partially cover off-base housing. This is a big exception to normal allowances which don't kick in until the sailor reaches higher ranks or time in rank. At GC, my son rented a new 4 bedroom house in Moncks Corner with 3 others. The total rent was around $2200 a month and they each got $1700 a month so they banked some extra cash.

The fleet situation varies greatly by boat/ship and home port area. The contract bed is obviously on the boat/ship and even then, may be shared (hot racking, especially on subs). While in port, sailors will live full time on the boat/ship unless they qualify for an on-base barracks room (subject to availability) or housing allowance (which varies by rank and city). Otherwise, they have to pay the full cost of an apartment out of their own pocket (many home ports are very high cost of living).

So the lower ranks, even E-4 nukes, are stuck on the ship/boat full-time. Depending on timing of the vessel's operational movements, this could be months to over a year. Availability of on base rooms depends on the base and the number of ships home at the same time. Here in SD, we have 3 homeported carriers and all three are often here at the same time. It is up to the ship to decide who gets the allocated rooms. I don't know how cramped the Pt. Loma sub base is. Other non-carriers or subs tie up at SD Naval Base which has several bachelor quarter buildings, but many schools and shore based commands in addition to the ships. All these bases are huge and not always convenient to local amenities or public transportation.

The above is only for single sailors. This is all different for sailors with dependents. There are many military housing sites in SD, but some are quite a commute from specific bases.

Bottom line, a personal vehicle is a very good idea. There are storage options while long-term deployed.

I know this is down the road for your sailor but we mom's like to know what is coming for our babies even if they are too busy or don't care right now.

Good luck to all.

Comment by AZ_RACCOON on Friday: You ladies have all been so helpful, thank you so much!! I think the one that my daughter is hoping for the most in MMN, but she understands that you get what you get.