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Navy For Moms

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

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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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.)

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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

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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: 2692
Latest Activity: 18 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

MAKING POSTS TO THE GROUP - Please be sure you are on page 1 when typing your comments or they may not post!

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Comment by sgp on April 30, 2018 at 3:43pm: Thanks for the welcome! New to this. Still have a lot of research to do, but my son will graduate in May from the ROTC program and will begin subschool in Charleston on June 20. Nice to know there is a place to go to ask questions!

Comment by Chipmunk on April 30, 2018 at 2:23pm: Welcome aboard seadogs and sgp!

B'sNuke - Glad to hear that you "survived" the garage sale.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on April 30, 2018 at 12:37pm: B'sNuke, the garage sale sounds like a good story. Too bad we can't share it over margaritas. It just sounds like that kind of story. LOL

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 30, 2018 at 11:58am: Welcome to our newest members ~ Seadogs and sgp!

Please be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** information up above and of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Comment by kai cat on April 30, 2018 at 11:55am: I have been really quiet on here lately - but I just wanted to say *big hugs* to all of you! It has seemed to be a challenging week!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 30, 2018 at 11:51am: NancyJo - I'm so sorry to hear about your ex's passing but I'm glad the kids and grandlittles got to be there to say goodbye. And that's so sweet that they sang his favorite songs to him. I'm praying that the is at peace now.

Submom - you were asking about the villas - if you look in the discussion forum above you will find info on them - along with some other recommendations on places to stay. I think anyone who has stayed there has been happy with them.

We survived the garage sale at my moms new place. For now I'll just leave it at that lol!

I need to catch up on the weekend comments.....for now I'll just say Happy Monday!

Comment by Chipmunk on April 30, 2018 at 10:25am: NancyJo - my condolences to your family! I am glad that your children had an opportunity to spend some final moments with him. Prayers for your son and wife as they are also trying to move, death has a way of making interruptions in the plans of the living, as I know all too well. I pray for rest and peace, and hopefully some friendly volunteers who can come to their aid.

Comment by CSW on April 30, 2018 at 9:40am: Special hugs to all the Navy Moms, wives and sisters who are facing extra challenges this week. We have your back.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on April 30, 2018 at 9:37am: RebeccaJ, I'm so sorry to hear about your leukemia! Prayers that you beat that monster. It's true that they can do amazing things. Sounds like you are doing well?

Welcome new moms! Glad to have you here. This is a great support for us all.

My sailor lost his dad Saturday night. He couldn't bear to be there at the moment of Dad's passing but his 4 sisters stood around the bed and sang Dad's favorite tunes as he slipped away. His heartbeat changed as they began to sing and we believe he heard the sweet voices of his girls and went to heaven singing along. My sailor sounded OK last night but they lost a few important days getting their house ready for the movers to come and make the move to Goose Creek. Life goes on and keeping busy will help. It was heartwarming to hear how the grandchildren were able to come to Grandpa's bedside to say I love you. A couple of them were very chatty and didn't want to leave him. Sweet little ones. Being divorced it was weird for me. I wanted to be there for my kids but there really was no place for me. I had said my goodbyes to him some months ago and he had another wife. I'm glad for my kids that they know there was affection between us and they are free to speak of him to me. Weird, though. Now my focus is my sailor's move to SC.

Someone asked about the Villas? Yes they are on base and I thought they were great. However, many people are always going in and out of Charleston and most places are very accommodating. COTwin's mom did an airbnb thing and was very pleased. There are lots of options. Good luck!

Comment by CSW on April 30, 2018 at 8:18am: At Quality Inn if you tell them you're a military family here for graduation you'll get a military rate.