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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 ⚓️.

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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

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 7, 2018 at 10:57am: Hi all - Happy Monday!

Chipmunk - I hope you had a wonderful birthday! How was the graduation on Saturday?

NNLori - A school grad will be here before you know it. I'm sure the next couple of weeks will fly by :o

Sgtsixpack - by son did proto at BS also. The area is beautiful up there - we were fortunate enough to visit twice and enjoyed it thoroughly!

JayDee - I was talking to B yesterday - he's trying to get packed up for the move to MI and he's holding off now on the date of the move since his roommates will be out with the Bush. He wants to make sure he can spend some time with them before he leaves.....he's really going to miss them!

Comment by Sgtsixpack on May 7, 2018 at 10:34am: Sisters and brothers, how exciting to personally experience why the US Navy is THE premier naval force in the world. Brains, Brawn and a lot of love ❤️

Comment by NNLori on May 7, 2018 at 9:49am: I'm getting excited!! A school graduation is 2 weeks from Friday!!! I thought it would never get here and now it's right around the corner. Of course when I listen to all the testing my son has to go through before that can happen it makes me tired!! Oh my goodness!! I pray all goes well and we will take it one day at a time. I'm thinking of all those taking Comps today. Best of luck to you all!!

I love hearing the stories of graduations from every step!! My plan is to make it to them all, I hope it works out.

Happy Monday everyone!! Have a great week!!

Comment by JayDee659 on May 7, 2018 at 7:39am: Buzzbeck & KamMom, I realized on Saturday that it was the one year anniversary of Prototype graduation! A year ago today I was sitting on Folly Beach with both my daughters. Where does the time go. I for one am amazed at how much my Nuke has accomplished in that short year, a deployment (Tiger Cruise for me), numerous underways and inspections and a re-enlistment. Now all those things that were new are just part of the routine.

For all you moms who are at the beginning of your journey, realize that your Nuke will be through the pipeline in a blink of an eye and out to sea before you know it. Enjoy your moments while they're in school and you can reach out and touch them. Mine called me Saturday and chatted for two wonderful hours while she cleaned her house and prepared for her next journey. I'll have that conversation to think back on while she goes quiet for awhile.

Happy Monday to all.

Comment by ProudOfK on May 5, 2018 at 8:39am: Buzzbeck - I agree with you that the Power School graduation is the most wonderful. I thought it was better than PIR. I felt it seemed grand and wonderful and small and personal all at the same time.

B'sNukeMom - to answer your question see SgtSixPacks comment - unfortunately he wasn't able to be in the graduation.

Comment by Buzzbeck on May 5, 2018 at 3:16am: Sgtsixpack: Well said. So so proud of our nuke sailors, sacrificing so much to get through the pipeline.

Kai cat: Our sailor's A School ceremony changed dates at the last minute due to needs of the Navy. I went to SC anyway, saw him over Thanksgiving, but missed the ceremony. So, as JayDee said, go as often as you can, because you may miss the next one. Power School was definitely the most awesome ceremony. Once announced, the date never changed, and my parents, sister and Mr. Buzzbeck were all able to attend. Unless a hurricane hits.

Comment by Chipmunk on May 5, 2018 at 12:44am: Oh, and whether you son thinks he wants you there, mine really appreciated us coming out and seeing him.

Comment by Chipmunk on May 5, 2018 at 12:44am: Thank you proupNukemom and B'sNukeMom for the birthday wishes. It has been a long day for me at an annual weekend convention that I only was able to attend today, because tomorrow is daughter # 3 graduation from college, so another busy day. I have been trying to catch up on all the N4M news and my birthday emails.

I know I will forget something, so I will just respond to KaiCat - my son's recent A school graduates only had a 3 day liberty, since they had extra time off at Christmas. And his Friday, was considered a work day. So, graduation started at 9 Am (I think - too tired to dbl ck) and was done with ceremony / pictures around 10:15 AM. We drove over to the mini Nex when he could walk over and meet us. He wanted to change out of his dress whites. They didn't have anything that had to be gone back and cleaned up in their classroom, and he didn't have to be in NWU's, but he had to be within a certain radius, since he was officially still "on duty", or "on call" (forgive me for not knowing technical terms), and available for us to return to NNPTC if need be. We ended going to Ft. Moultrie and spent the afternoon there after eating sandwiches for lunch in our motel room.

He was able to be with us from then until Monday- our hotel check out was 11 AM Monday, and we went bowling afterwards, ate another sandwich lunch in the car and then walked him back to his check point near the backside of his BEQ. So, we had time to do things with him on the weekend, because they had liberty and 75 mile radius liberty without a chit.

Comment by Sgtsixpack on May 4, 2018 at 8:41pm: To kaicat. Absolutely visit or attend as much as you can. We are 80 in Fl. We could not attend this PowerSchool and found out Thursday, the 3rd, gs had something to complete but he was still scheduled fo continue at BS. (Believe they start 5/15). Still don’t know if he was allowed to be in program today. So God is good. They say Rickover was “against the tide” and look what he accomplished. I’ve seen the pictures of these Nukes at attention in the Whites, and you know they all are our future, and present, heroes regardless of their names. All volunteers whose values have been instilled by great upbringing and are being honed and polished by “ The needs of the Navy”

God Bless them all!