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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!

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Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on August 14, 2014 at 4:42pm: Gee, I am an old-timer. My sailor marked 4 yrs in on May 12.

Comment by tina41 on August 14, 2014 at 4:16pm: hello all!!

submom--congrats on your sons anniversary! my sons 3rd year anniversary was july 19th. time sure seems to have flown by.

bsnuke--happy Thursday to you too!! we should all do happy dances on Fridays!!lol

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 14, 2014 at 10:55am: And Happy Thursday everyone!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 14, 2014 at 10:54am: submomIII - congrats to your sailor on his year anniversary!

Words to live by!

Comment by submomIII on August 14, 2014 at 9:41am: One year ago today, I very proudly (but with tears too) watched my son start this new and exciting chapter of his life. I've been on this site longer than that, and really appreciate all the support, information, and connections here. GO NAVY (AND MOMS)!

Comment by BunkerQB on August 14, 2014 at 1:11am: We too pick up the tab on many things - plane tickets, dinners, odds & ends. When we retire, it'll stop.

At the same time, I see over and over again parents paying for things for their kids when their children should assume financial responsibility. One of my sisters has continuously written huge checks over the years - wedding, divorce, purchase of home. Unfortunately, this is going to have a big impact on her & husband's retirement. So maybe it's better to let them assume responsibility as soon as they can.

Comment by momtom1932 on August 13, 2014 at 10:32pm: I too buy my sons tickets, but I am very lucky not to find this a financial burden. I also recognize that many parents are not so fortunate and I feel very blessed to be able to do this for my son. We all love our children and just do what we can when we can.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 13, 2014 at 9:48pm: SoCal Salior Dad I hope I didn't offend. I didn't mean to. So many on Navy4Moms buy their sailors tickets and I sometimes wonder if I am being a big meanie.

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on August 13, 2014 at 9:38pm: I hope I'm not sharing to much correct me if I am. Reactors are shut down for scheduled routine maintenance all the time called outages in private sector. Was just going to connect with other moms who's adults are starting class same time as mine potentially.

Comment by Mark on August 13, 2014 at 5:17pm: @WearsLargeHats - that is a good question. I'm confident the discussion below is OK. All reactors need periodic maintenance on primary and support systems, and much of that maintenance can only be done when the reactor is shutdown. OPSEC would come in if specific work was discussed, or if schedules were discussed - "up and running this fall" is vague enough to not be a problem, but I wouldn't recommend being any more specific than that. It could also be an OPSEC issue if someone were to say that the reactor was shutdown because something was "broke" (technical nuc term, lol). This would be different from what is mentioned below, which doesn't suggest anything more than a routine maintenance shutdown. Regarding qualifying, there are many signoffs that must be done during a shutdown period, so as NancyJo said, qualification progress can still be made. Finally, assignment to specific prototypes has nothing to do with rate, or sub/surface designation. I wouldn't be surprised if married students were more likely to stay in GC to help control relocation expenses, but that is only speculation, and I'd be even less surprised to hear that marital status doesn't matter either. The main factor is getting trained nucs to the fleet as expeditiously as possible.