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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.

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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

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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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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

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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

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NUKE moms

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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: 23 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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by Rebecca J on March 22, 2018 at 1:18pm: Beglish...subspotr is awesome. I also learned about it from this group. I got to see my son's sub while it was underway. It was great because I was the first one in my family to learn about it. They were impressed!
JayDee...that sounds like a great idea!

Comment by JayDee659 on March 22, 2018 at 1:14pm: B'sNukeMom sadly enough our ski resorts closed back in February due to the unseasonably warm and wet weather. After that it's hard for them to re-open. Even the 8" yesterday wouldn't be enough base and making more would have been costly especially since most of it has melted away today. My skis are sadly waiting in the corner of the basement until December. :(

Maybe we ought to have a Navy mom weekend in some fabulous city (maybe not Vegas after last time....). It would be like a Shriner's convention but with Navy Mom's. Nashville in the fall, Branson in summer, whatever. We pick a date and a place and if you can make it great, if not maybe next year.

Comment by Beglish on March 22, 2018 at 1:13pm: Thanks all for the comments about packages to subs, emails and calls, and the suggestion to join Instagram (only for my sailor would I do that!)! That's give me something to work on...figuring out how :-) It's helpful to be a part of a strong community of women who understand the deal that comes with being a military Mom.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 22, 2018 at 12:50pm: Mammagoose - are you part of the Nuke mom's FB page? That is where she's at. I will send you a PM.

Comment by Mammagoose on March 22, 2018 at 11:49am: Good Morning Ladies, Is there somewhere I can find the information about the lovely woman who delivers packages to our sailors? I'd like to send my son and his friends a care package but am concerned about sending it directly to him for fear that he won't get it. Thanks!

Comment by kai cat on March 22, 2018 at 11:42am: B'sNukeMoM⚓️MM - Ok! Now this is my favorite picture yet!!! (Except the "Selfie" some of you tood in vegas!)

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 22, 2018 at 11:20am: Hi all - Happy Thursday!

Wow, the toll roads issue is frustrating - grrrrr. I agree J's/S'smom - sounds both incompetent and crooked! B lives in VA but he said he hasn't had any issues, but he also doesn't use the toll roads much.

CoTwin - hugs to you lady - keep busy (which I know you do!) so hopefully the deployment will go by fast.

NancyJo - we'll definitely have to work something out. I just can't believe your sons time is almost up in San Diego. Boy that seems to have gone by fast.

soccermom - glad your snow stopped. We're waiting for rain in our area today.

JayDee - I"m sure your snow will be lasting for a bit! Were you able to get in any skiing?

Beglish - fingers crossed you get an email. But like everyone said, just keeping sending yours in hopes that he'll get to read them!

SailorsLIMom - the video games could be a good distraction for your daughter when she has down time. Nothing wrong with that - they do need to unwind!

TahoeZephyr - thanks for the update - best of luck to him and please stick around to help out others!

Patti - can't believe we still don't have an update on your son!

Comment by kai cat on March 22, 2018 at 11:14am: SailorsLIMom - I had to laugh about your video game comments! I have 2 boys (one is my Nuke and another 15 yr old) and I play video games with them to stay connected! Since my Nuke has been waiting to class up and get really busy, we have been able to talk while playing video games each night! If we didn't play video games (League of Legends, FOrtnight, Minecraft) together, I doubt he would talk to me at all :) (but I grew up playing zelda and super mario brothers!)

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on March 22, 2018 at 9:40am: B'sNuke, I know! I miss you already! We might just have to work something out to meet again down the road...

COTwin, I'm sorry about the deployment. Running silent is such a trial. Hang in there, Sea Sister. He will be fine and back home in due time. Come on in here when you need a dose of love & support.

TahoeZephyr, so glad your sailor has finally got something solid ahead. I looked up gunner's mate and that sounds awesome. Keep us posted. I'm interested in what ship he gets once his training is complete.

Communication on carriers is not bad. We send boxes and email is fairly regular. My sailor is married so most opportunities for phone calls and FaceTime are used on his kids, which is as it should be. However, when he is in port somewhere I can usually count on some kind of contact, whether FaceTime, phone or text. Having said all that, yes, deployment sucks.

Comment by soccermom19 on March 22, 2018 at 9:18am: Good Thursday Morning everyone!! Finally snow has stopped. Now to dig out.

CO-TwinSalorsMom - It sure can be difficult not hearing. My son is still in A School, so I haven't experienced deployment but one of my dearest friend's son went in to the Navy and was on a carrier and there were many times when she did not know where he was because they couldn't say. I saw how hard it was on her. But he did fine. He is out now. He was just fine during deployment as I am sure your sailor will be. It's just the ones left behind because we don't know. I should mention that I am the mom of twin boys as well, Mine are fraternal. Night and Day, The second one did not go military and its a good thing because he would be just the one to challenge something if it didn't make sense to him. Instead he chose law school. He was what I used to say was "an argument waiting to happen" so I guess he chose well. Well, I know my turn to wonder will come up soon when my son is deployed, It's great to have people who understand here on this site to commiserate with.