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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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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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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: 4 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 CO-TwinSalorsMom on January 7, 2015 at 3:16pm: 1 proudmama,,,That is aabout when I was thinking. He is an EM. I know he said he has had some pretty intense hours.

Maybe he will graduate on his b day? that would be fun. His twin will out to Sea,Sea, Sea...

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on January 7, 2015 at 2:19pm: Co-twin... if I remember right your son is at the marf plant so I think different graduation. My son's roommate is at that plant and started after him but in all likely hood will graduate before my son do to maintenance problems at S8G. But pay attention to when 1402 graduates and should be 2 months after that. if he is at S8G my son says for now they are saying May, and this is all rumors and best guesses.hope this helps give you a ball park figure.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on January 7, 2015 at 1:04pm: B'sNuke you are such a ray of sunshine! I borrowed my profile pic from you and your cute little postings.

Cool about your Fireman son, Rhonda! You seem to have raised 2 heroes!

Glad you are sticking around, B'sNuke. What would we do without you? My son reported to his base today. I need N4Ms more than ever!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 7, 2015 at 12:19pm: Oh and Co-Twin - yep my sailor might be graduating but surely you must know it's not that easy to get rid of me lol! I hope everyone else sticks around too.

He may be moving on to VA but I'm not going anywhere. I have too much fun here ;-).

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 7, 2015 at 12:01pm: Hi all - Happy Wednesday! I see a couple of you have changed your profile pics - NancyJo and Co-Twin. Love the new look!

Rhonda - congrats to your oldest on his graduation from the Fire Academy. Safe travels to you! We'll have to plan on getting together after I get back from sailor's prototype graduation.

Someone was asking about shipping items. I always used the USPS "if it ships it fits" box. The large box cost $15.80 to ship and was always there in 2 days (from CA to GC and later from CA to NY). I would print the label online (you can even order free boxes online). I never had a problem with a box getting to my son. Just make sure to tape the box really well! I would cram as much stuff as I could in those boxes LOL! You don't want them to break open in transit.

Co-Twin - so happy that your house has sold. Yes it's bittersweet but now you can completely move on.....which you seem to have done quite well I might add!

Good luck to all taking their 50% exams.

We made it to BC grad, A school grad and now we are going to prototype grad - woohoo! We were all set to go to Power School grad but our sailor didn't pass and had to re-comp. Because of that he didn't get to walk in the ceremony :( It's a long/quick trip for us (from CA to NY) and sailor is going to fly back home with us for his 30 day leave, but we just decided we really want to do this (even more so since we didn't get PS grad). I pray that the weather holds up for since as we fly into NY on 1/21. Fingers crossed!

Have a great day!

Comment by Rhonda K. on January 7, 2015 at 10:55am: Good Morning Nuke Moms!! Just wanted to brag real quick about my older son who is graduating from the Fire Academy tomorrow. We are heading up this morning to Chico, Ca for his graduation. Its about a 9 hour drive but worth every minute. So proud of him. Its a super tough program and he was in the top 10 of his class. Can't wait to see what his future will hold after he finishes his Paramedic courses. ;-)

On another note about my Sailor, Does anyone in this group have a newer A student in class 1509A? Just curious. His class is 35 Sailors and I would love to meet other Mom's that may have a son or daughter in his class.

Have a blessed day and again, thanks to all of you for the information you provide. It is so helpful for us newbies!!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on January 7, 2015 at 10:22am: CoTwin I just love that pic of your sailor. What an adorable boy! All that promise in one little precious boy. BTW, love the new profile pic too!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on January 7, 2015 at 10:15am: Bittersweet indeed, COTwin. Congratulations!!

Comment by ChuckG on January 7, 2015 at 10:01am: 1proudmama/EM/S8G/1403 My son is in Charleston

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on January 7, 2015 at 4:01am: Feeling nostalgic with the sale of my old home. Here is my future nuke reading on the front steps.