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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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Latest Activity: 17 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

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USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

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Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on January 29, 2016 at 1:05pm: ProudNukeMom, you sound like so many of us here. Somehow the navy knows how to take our kids, many of them young people just drifting through life, and make them sailors, someone responsible, disciplined, and hardworking. For me the biggest challenge was realizing that my little boy didn't need me to oversee his every action. He needed me to be his cheerleader, his shoulder to complain on, (or celebrate with), and just to be the one person who would always accept him no matter what.

Meanwhile, one thing at a time. Boot camp first. It's truly transformative. Try to make it to PIR if you can. The military pomp is splendid and the emotion that I saw on my son's face was so touching. Be there for your daughter if you can. Did you find a PIR group for your daughter yet? Highly recommended. Don't hesitate to come here with questions that will come up along the way.

After boot camp, time enough to start stressing the school part. Then the rollercoaster really starts!

Comment by KAM Mom on January 29, 2016 at 12:53pm: ProudNukeMom, I agree with JayDee659.....my son did not think that boot camp was all that hard....just keep your nose down and don't show off. Yes, I was worried also, that is the official job of a "mom", but still I like to know what he was learning and doing. I can't tell you how many times I watched every official and unofficial video or post about bootcamp life and experiences!!! Hours and hours!!!!! I am kind of glad that those kind of things are not available for Nuke A school and Power school....that stuff is boring anyway....not like fighting fires! We loved the PIR in Chicago!!!!! It was very moving even though I watched a bazillion PIR's that are on YOU Tube!!!! That last call, "Liberty, liberty" wow! Best to you and keep coming here.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on January 29, 2016 at 12:19pm: The Nuke that came to my bakery got a job here in Colorado with GE.

My son wants to be able to transfer credits to finish up a nuclear engineering degree then go for a mechanical engineering degree. At this point he wants to re up. Would like to end up teaching in GC.

Comment by JayDee659 on January 29, 2016 at 11:12am: ProudNukeMom its been my experience that I'm more worried than my daughter. She's there experiencing the reality and I'm here wondering what is happening. I found that she'd call me from boot camp and mention something going on that I would think was a problem. I'd worry and stew then the next time she'd call me it was done and over and she couldn't figure out why I was still stewing on it. I've learned that my daughter is a big girl now and can handle things and that all she's doing is sharing. It's a hard reality that we're not there to over see and direct. We have to come to grips with the fact that we've raised them right and now it's their turn to really fly. Your son will be fine. As for you, that's what this group is here for. :)

Comment by ProudNukeMom on January 29, 2016 at 11:06am: I am still trying to help my son get ready to leave. He had been out visiting all of our family and still feel kind of lost on how to help him. Not sure if I am worried about boot camp or his schooling more. Or maybe just how much I am going to miss him.

Comment by KAM Mom on January 29, 2016 at 10:15am: Thanks Mark for that clarification on the "college credits". It was a bit confusing. My son would like to finish his college degree also. Our daughter has a degree in electrical engineering and began her first 'real job' in May. I think that anyone who could get through Navy Nuke School would be fine in an engineering program. Best to you all.

Comment by Mark on January 28, 2016 at 10:38pm: B'sNukeMom- that is great news about the details of your son's discharge. Companies that hire nucs will treat your son pretty much the same as those who did all six years. As far as credits go, a handful of schools will apply his training towards a "Nuclear Technology" degree. That qualifies nucs for a lot in the workplace, but it won't be confused with an engineering degree; as a few have mentioned, nuc training doesn't get them any credit towards an engineering degree. Nuc school is tough but engineering is tougher.

Comment by KAM Mom on January 28, 2016 at 10:11pm: From some of the college info I have seen on various Navy sites, Old Dominion will accept some of the classes .........

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 28, 2016 at 7:08pm: Life After Nuke - I like that!

CoTwin - it wasn't that he had to get signed up through the VA, I think it's just more that they will help him navigate the system so to speak! And it sounds like there's a lot of different info out there....

Geez NancyJo - that's a bummer that no credits transferred for your SIL. I sure hope that some will transfer for my son but I won't hold my breath.

I'll look into that SlezaksMom - thanks!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on January 28, 2016 at 4:22pm: My SIL went for a degree in nuclear engineering after being a nuke and nothing he did in the navy transferred. He went to the University of Missouri-Rolla, which is an engineering college. That was some time ago, however, but I believe it is true that it all depends on the institution.