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

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2693
Latest Activity: on Friday

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 Hawkeye Nuk on May 14, 2018 at 11:54am: Kai Cat: My son graduates A school this Friday and already has requested leave. He was told he should take leave as he might not have opportunity later on. He also was told Power School would start sometime in July, but did not provide any other details.

Comment by kai cat on May 14, 2018 at 11:47am: JayDee659 - That is so FUNNY!!

My youngest sister lives in Korea right now teaching English and last week she was like "You're sure your going to be home all day Thursday?" I was really hoping she was going to come home for a visit and surprise me like that - but she sent mother's day flowers - which I loved - but I would have loved her more!

Comment by JayDee659 on May 14, 2018 at 11:42am: B'sNukeMom, I love the painted balls! What a neat idea. Sounds like you had a great Mother's Day, too bad your hubby had to work :(

My oldest daughter surprised me by coming home. She got to the house while we were out on Saturday and hid in a dog crate. I thought that the dog had opened it herself (she can) and when I went to let out the other two, my daughter started barking from the third. Scared the heck out of me but I was so excited to see her!

My Nuke is at sea but I got a little email from her late Saturday night. I replied immediately but of course, got no answer. Still don't understand how the ships email works but it's darn near impossible to go back and forth. My Nuke-in-Law text me on Sunday as did my oldest daughter's boyfriend. Good men. :)

Comment by kai cat on May 14, 2018 at 11:39am: Ok my super smart nuke moms! I have 2 questions for you:

1. My son thinks that right after A school grad he will be able to get a week off and leave to fly home on the Friday of graduation. He already has the date the next powerschool starts and it is about 7 weeks after A school grad. Will he have trouble getting this time off?

2. He was telling me about Powerschool (I was pretending to understand! LOL) but - it is confusing to me. Right now he is in a very small class with ONLY ET's. But then he said like 300 or so people do powerschool at the same time but they break up into small classes/groups. But that in PS they mix up all the MM, EM and ET into the same class, so in his class of 30 people there might be 10 mm's, 10 et's, and 10 em's. Is this right? (LOL - DId I understand it correctly?)

Thanks ladies you are all so Awesome!!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 14, 2018 at 11:28am

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 14, 2018 at 11:27am: Hi all - Happy Monday!

bigsky21 - he's got this!!!

CSW - I'm sure you'll hear from someone regarding the welding school.

Buzzbeck - how did the garden go? Did you get it started?

I hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day. My youngest & I went by our local park yesterday - they are doing an "Art Float". Something like 300 painted balls floating in the lake - pretty cool. Then we headed to my mom's to finish cleaning out the garage ~ it's almost done! Then out to the new house to offload everything and out to dinner with her. My husband was bummed because he got called in to work and wasn't able to join us. Got to talk to B too so it was a nice day ;-D

Comment by bigsky21 on May 14, 2018 at 8:51am: Fingers crossed for my sailor who at this moment is in the middle of comp....talked to him last night and he didn't sound too stressed about it :) Looking forward to A school graduation this Friday!

Comment by CSW on May 14, 2018 at 8:30am: Looking for some info from nuke mom who's sailor also did the welding? Thank you.

Comment by Buzzbeck on May 12, 2018 at 2:55am: Happy Mother's Day to all the Nuke Moms. I could not have made it this far without all of you.

I am going to stay busy by starting my vegetable garden this weekend. Mr. Buzzbeck did the tillage, and I am getting my starts from the Master Gardeners Sale. And hopeful get a text or a call on Sunday from my nuke!