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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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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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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

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Latest Activity: 21 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

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Comment by Newbie17 on January 7, 2015 at 8:37pm: What a wealth of information you all are! I have a few questions that I am sure you all can answer...

1) MM A school is 14 weeks, power school is 6 months, then prototype is 6 months...is that correct?

2) It seems as though most of your nukes have been in prototype for almost a year or even more...is this the normal time frame? For both GC and BS?

3) As for graduations...are A school and power school graduations close to the 14 weeks or 6 months completion date of each school? Example: if A school started this week would graduation be in exactly 14 weeks from now or is there a hold time?

4) Lastly, is there usually leave time between each school?

Comment by Dink(Vinson) on January 7, 2015 at 8:36pm: My son's Power School class was 1403, and his Prototype class is 1404, so it's not always the same.

Comment by Mark on January 7, 2015 at 8:22pm: CO-Twin, I suppose that, in a sense, that's sort of how it works :)
The first two digits are the fiscal year the class started; the second two digits are just the order of classes. My class number of 8302 means that I was in the second class to begin Power School in fiscal year 1983. Congrats on selling the old homestead, BTW.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on January 7, 2015 at 7:15pm: So I got some info and it appears that being able to open a bakery on base is a possibility, Got a list from the nEX of what info they need. Maybe I will end up with a franchise. Anyone want in?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on January 7, 2015 at 7:14pm: So Mark obviously they start the count over occasionally. Do they go to 9999 then start over?

Hard to beleave My son is working on coming out the other end of the pipeline. WOW. He can be proud. He is so easy going he hardly ever complain.

Comment by Mark on January 7, 2015 at 6:44pm: MichianaMom - yes, the class number from Power School stays with them for prototype, and in a sense - the rest of their lives, whenever we meet another former Navy Nuc, we usually compare class numbers to establish a context. My own was class 8302, way back in the day.

Comment by MichianaMom on January 7, 2015 at 5:09pm: Just want to add my congratulations to all of the Sailors graduating prototype and moving on to the fleet. It is nice to see some familiar names being able to celebrate that accomplishment with their Sailors. You give the rest of us hope! (When you mention their class number are you talking Power School class? Do they keep the same class number in Prototype?)

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!