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

Weather - Charleston

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Latest Activity: on Thursday

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

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on Thursday

Comment by val on Thursday: Great information. Thank you!

Comment by Chipmunk on Thursday: We always made sure we sent our sailor back a day before he was due, to make sure there were no issues with the airlines / weather.

Comment by Chipmunk on Thursday: nukenavymamabear - My apologies, I meant to reply to you yesterday. If you are juggling two graduations on the same week that is never easy!! As I recall, four of us flew to SC for my son's Power School graduation. We always stayed at the Days Inn that was closest to NNPTC. There are pros and cons to it, but it had breakfast, was the cheapest and closest

If the schedule is still similar to my son's, your sailor will be expected to be moving or have moved out of his bachelor quarters at NNPTC and be moving into his apartment where he will be living for his Prototype training. There was rain the weekend of my son's graduation, so instead of it being 1 graduation time, held outside, we had two indoor graduations. Which meant we missed the store with the T-shirts, coins, etc, being for sale, being opened. FYI if that is of interest to you, dbl check with your sailor about the store times.

We spent the Saturday going shopping and helping our son get things he needed for his apartment, and then I am fairly certain that we flew home on Sunday. I believe my son flew home with us and had about a week + before he started Prototype.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on Wednesday

Comment by DsMom2020 on Wednesday: I suppose the timing depends if you want to spend any extra time with your sailor. Often the get several weeks to transition and some like to travel home for a bit

I do not recommend flying in the day before graduation unless any connecting flights are through airports that have rare delays. My son stayed on an extra two years as an instructor after prototype, so over his 4 total years, I had many trips to see him. One trip, I was stuck in Dallas for 30 hours due to thunderstorms. So glad it was just a regular visit and not a special event. I’ve also had delays flying home. Charleston has thunderstorms which delayed the flight by 45 minutes. Missed my connection (last of day) so missed half a days work the next day. I am a nurse and we have a small staff - I was supposed to work in surgery that morning. :|

Comment by nukenavymamabear on Wednesday: Greetings,
I live in Texas and plan to fly to see my sons graduation, and I am not sure how many days I should plan for example if graduation is on a Friday…should I expect to book a flight from Thursday and leave Saturday. I expect my son will be slated to prototype pretty quickly especially if he is planning to be on submarine as an MMT. He is interested in the fast attack submarine assignment.
I thought I would ask what your experience was and any other insights is appreciated.
My daughter has her Highschool graduation the same week therefore I am looking forward to get any information. :) thank you in advance for your help!

Comment by Tulip on Tuesday: B'sNukeMoM, thanks for the info about not completely leaving the site. I will keep my profile active. Also, thanks for posting the link. Another organization sailors may be interested in when they are transitioning out of the military is called ACP. It focuses on helping military personnel find mentors and link to companies for potential careers after they leave. I've mentored about five individuals from Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Navy. Another great resource! Here's the link: https://www.acp-usa.org/