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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

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

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Comment by Lilo54 on November 14, 2015 at 1:53pm: Silly question. What date is used to celebrate when a sailor officially became part of the Navy - swear in at MEPS or boot camp graduation???

Comment by britefuture on November 14, 2015 at 9:47am: Good morning everyone. Just a quick drop in. I've been following all of the posts and think of you all often, just not much time to post. Been helping with my husbands grandfather who was placed in hospice. And now on to planning our family Thanksgiving dinner. No one knows that my favorite Sailor will be home except for me. So it will be a home coming then we say goodbye to him again and also my daughter, who will be moving to San Antonio on the 30th. My lucky Sailor gets to add Hawaii to his port visits. While he has enjoyed this 8 1/2 month deployment, he said he will be so glad to be back on dry land and home, where things are more familiar.

I will continue to pray for all of you and your families. And will add the victims of the Paris attacks. How very sad that those cowards have to attack innocent people. I suppose they know they are nothing against our military and coalition forces.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 13, 2015 at 11:55pm: WOW BWM, You made me smile. That was really nice.

I got a call as he waited to board. He was in good spirits. I could see his face just like your son's description of him. He does always smile. We talked about my going out to Hawaii when he gets back. Maybe His twin coming also. And their Dad. Having a kind of family get together.

I plan to vacuum seal cookies with the hope of sealing in flavor. I will send them to the ship and it will catch up at a port at some point. I had sent him some small Christmas Presents that he packed so he has some to open for Christmas.

Comment by Michelle0206 on November 13, 2015 at 11:17pm: Buzzbeck, yes, the Navy is training us too. Flexibility, strength, faith and Hope, also, Going with the flow and finding the silver lining is something we Moms all need to get to be pros at.

Comment by Buzzbeck on November 13, 2015 at 10:49pm: Michelle0206: I heard about the change of date for A School graduation last night also, I heard new date is Dec 4. I laid on the couch and sulked, because I cannot change my plans either. But being with our sailor is the priority, so it'll be fine. I guess I'll get used to being flexible, cause it's the NAVY right?

Comment by KAM Mom on November 13, 2015 at 10:43pm: The "A" school graduation was short and sweet this morning. It was for class 1536 only ! Easy in and easy out. Our daughter also came to see her brother graduate. He did graduate with honors....he had something to prove to himself. Now he has a few days off and then will wait until January to begin the next phase: Power School. Congratulations to all the Sailors in the pipeline, those deployed and those waiting or newly returned. Have a blessed Thanksgiving.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on November 13, 2015 at 8:10pm: William - I just saw that on the news. They said as many as 35 may be dead and there might be 100 hostages. Multiple attacks.....

Comment by William in Nashua on November 13, 2015 at 7:15pm: My son just texted me there is a large coordinated attack in Paris right now.

Comment by tina41 on November 13, 2015 at 6:12pm: hello all!!

cotwin--prayers for a safe deployment for you son and fellow sailors!! new2navy--welcome!! good luck to your son!! donna--a good watch if he doesn't have one already.

Comment by BoyWonderMom on November 13, 2015 at 5:26pm: CO-twin, I do remember you the most in my first days in this group. Our sons got to GC almost at the same time in June 2013. My son graduated BC before yours, but he was stopped at Great Lakes for two weeks waiting on a medical waiver. Even if our sons don't know each other personally, I did showed my sailor a photo of your boy a long time ago. He inmediately recognized him and said, I know who he is, he's the tall dude who's always happy. How do you know he's always happy? He replied, he always have a smile in his face. I told my sailor that your boy ended up in Hawaii. He was wondering! Anyway, seems like yesterday when they arrived at Goose Creek. Now they are out there taking care of our freedom with all the other sons and daughters. So, blessings to your sailor, hope he enjoys this adventure and come back with a bunch of stories to tell.