This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

Events

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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.

Format Downloads:

Latest Activity

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.)

N4M Merchandise


Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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

Badge

Loading…

Hello, I have a question. My son was over 1 1/2 on his run but did well in all other areas of boot camp. He was suppose to be a Nuke. He really wans to reenlist after 3-6 months of training and working specifially on his run time. He was suppose to go to bootcamp in April but his recruiter pushed him ahead. He knew he was not ready physically, but they said not to worry. His first unit did not run very much and mostly did exrcises. He improved a lot physically, and his run did improve, just not enough in 9 weeks. Do you think that a waiver will be accepted for him to reenlist? He really wants this! Please any advice would be appreciated. Tell me the truth, I need him to know.

Thanks

Views: 547

Replies to This Discussion

Cdolldonna,  first of all, my heartfelt sympathy over your son's situation. I feel bad for him, thinking the recruiters and also the general push to get more Nukes coming into the school pushed your son before he thought he was ready physically. That said, the run and the rest of PT are something the sailors have to continually train on and be tested twice a year, I believe. Even once they get to school, the run can be an issue for some of them, so it is definitely an area where the endurance needs to be developed.

Regarding information on being able to reapply, I really have no idea, especially with the new fitness requirements. I honestly am not sure that your local recruiters seem to have the best knowledge, especially with regards to Nuke. May I suggest though that you ask them if they can put you in touch with the district Nuke office.  I don't really know what it is called, and I would have thought your son would have spoken to someone there during DEP. In our area, the Nuke office for the district is located in Dallas, I think. My son actually had to go down there to take his NAPTC test, and he and I both talked to several different Nuke officials. They may be primarily over the ROTC enlisted, but they were actually Nukes, I believe, unlike most recruiters who don't have much knowledge on the Nuke pipeline.

My best wishes for your son, and feel free to stick around and ask us more questions. Maybe someone else will have more information, but I wanted to reach out to you this morning.

Cdolldonna, at the top of the N4M website, there is a search field. I just did a quick search and found many entries from recent years regarding this topic. I think this will give you some insight. As Chipmunk said, get in touch with closest Navy Nuke Program office. In our area it is in Portland, OR. 

Navy Recruiting Command has regional offices, try cnrc.navy.mil.

I'm sorry Donna - I didn't see this until now.  Your son should be able to reenlist although he will have to get a waiver.  Here's the article on the new physical standards the Navy has set:

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=103353

Also, if he does choose to reenlist make sure he his physically fit before he leaves for BC.  Have him focus on getting his run time down - he can do this!

My daughter left for bootcamp on March 28th. She is currently in SEPS, she is being sent home as she failed the run. In 6 months she can go back with a waiver. That is what I have been told and what she has been told. So head up. What else they may need to do we will find along the way. Takes a lot to get ready, both physically and mentally. Think my daughter finally learned that. I am looking forward to her following through with her dream.

bkm4 - I commented yesterday on your blog post but wanted to reply here too.  Your daughter will come home, get herself in shape and will be back in 6 months!  I look forward to following her adventure again.  She's got this!  Hang in there momma <3

RSS

© 2024   Created by Navy for Moms Admin.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service