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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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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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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.)

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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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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: 2693
Latest Activity: 1 hour 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 britefuture on October 2, 2015 at 7:24am: CO-TwinSalorsMom- The bakery is looking good. Do you have a grand opening date yet?

Nuke&SnipesMom- Welcome and congrats on the Nov PIR. Will you be making the trip to graduation?

Joaquin seems to have everyone on egg-shells. I live far enough west, of the coast, that I'm not overly concerned about our house. My husband filled up our spare fuel cans for the generator, just in case though. My Mom, however, lives on the water. Right at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. She's more worried about the rain that's been falling and the winds that are yet to come. It's amazing, the power of mother nature.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 1, 2015 at 10:36pm: Welcome Nuke&Snipes Mom fasten your seat belt.

Here is a bakery update. Redone south wall. large opening will have a display inserted there. The small opening and the bigger one will have granite countertop,

Comment by KYNavyMomma on October 1, 2015 at 4:07pm: Hi all...just wanted to introduce myself, as I have been silently stalking the group for months ;) My youngest son is set to have PIR on 11/6, afterward, he will be flying to Goose Creek to begin his adventure in the Nuke pipeline. I look forward to the information and the support through this group. Thank you all in advance.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 1, 2015 at 3:45pm: Van - Sorry for your sailor being redirected. (Denuked sounds so negative to me) He will be able to try a different path that will be not so stressful. Best of luck to you and your son. Honored to have gotten to know you a little.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on October 1, 2015 at 11:27am: Hi all - Happy Thursday!

My fridge didn't get delivered yesterday :( One problem after another with the delivery company so now they say maybe Friday. Not real happy but it is what it is.

Sorry about your sailor not making it Van - tell him to be patient as it may take some time in DTP. Look through the discussion forum above & you'll find some other discussions on this topic. Best of luck to him and you and definitely keep us posted.

Most of you know my sailor is in VA - their ship is out on an underway & they are preparing in case Hurricane Joaquin hits them sometime this weekend ...guess it's getting pretty crazy there. He's a CA boy so this is all new to him! I texted his roommate this morning - he's from FL - and he said he's well versed in halting hurricanes so he's not worried! He also said people's driving has gotten worse as the storm gets closer. lol All kidding aside though, praying that it's not too bad & they don't get damage or injuries..guess there's already been some flooding.

Comment by AParents on October 1, 2015 at 10:53am: van, for those of us with sailors just starting through the nuke pipeline in A school and who know very little about the process your sailor is going through (and those before him), we totally are prepared for our sailor to experience at any given moment in the pipeline what your sailor is going through, even though we know less about it than you do presently. We always encourage and support our sailor to do their best, no matter what. And it seems you are definitely doing that... which is awesome. The fact that your sailor was identified as one who would be a nuke candidate in the first place says that he has many qualifications and skills that will be very useful to the Navy in another rate. So many have left the nuke program to thrive in other ratings. We've only been here a short time, but we've already heard of it several times before. If our own baby nuke's path is altered, we know she will find a path to serve the Navy with her talents. I guess the first thing we've had to learn about the Navy is that flexibility has to be built in, constantly. From when we get to see our sailor, or heck even talk to her while in A school, (totally different from when she was in college and could text any time of the day or night), to what she will end up doing and where she will be doing it. It really is like she's on a boat and she's not driving, and doesn't have a lot of control over where it's going. So being what we call "positively flexible" seems to be the way to view all of this. It's the only way we can wrap our brains around it since we're not as military minded. Our sailor is doing a better job with all this than we are. So support your sailor, let him know how proud we ALL are of him and that we thank him for all his efforts. Please let us know which direction he ends up going and how this works for your sailor, so the rest of us can know more about this process through what YOU learn and share with us here, if and when we need it. We would appreciate that a lot. God bless you and your sailor.

Comment by Joniana (Helen) on October 1, 2015 at 10:12am: Mark & britefuture, thanks for the explanation of the Cruisebook. There's so much we can't understand about the Navy, I appreciate it when I actually do understand something!

Johanna & NonnaB -- thank you for your wise advice! Will definitely pass both on to my son. He was very nervous when I first joined N4M, but now when he wants to know more about something, he'll ask if I've seen anything on here about it! So I know he'll value your words.

Happy weekend everyone, hope Joaquin doesn't hit anyone too hard.

Comment by WearsLargeHats on October 1, 2015 at 1:53am: Sorry to hear that van. You will have to be patient, this process can take a while, but it will be OK. Once in DTP he will meet with councilors who will help him chart a new course for his Navy career. Encourage him to keep a positive attitude. I know he has had a rough time. It will get better.

Since, IIRC, he did not complete A-school, it is kind of anything goes as far as what rate they will send him to. At least it is the beginning of the fiscal year, which is rumored to be better for job availability, but in the end it is needs of the Navy, with no guarantees.

Comment by 5Sailor1AirmanFam on October 1, 2015 at 1:14am: My son-in-law is an MM based in Seal Beach, CA. He likes his job and has done very well. He's been in almost 8 years.

Comment by van1612 on October 1, 2015 at 12:50am: Dear nuke moms, I really need your advice. My sailor has been denuked as he was falling behind even though he had been working very hard. He was called before an academic board but failed the interview. He will be going to DTP and will be rerated. Does anyone know where I can find more information about other rates there are available? I've heard about regular MM in contrast to nuke MM but don't really know the difference. Advice anyone?