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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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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 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 Kedj on May 6, 2014 at 11:29am: CO-TwinSalorsMom, my nuke is also celebrating a birthday today! He's 22. He's graduating the same day as your guy, but he's an MM so I don't know if they'd know each other.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 6, 2014 at 10:45am: Yes my boys are very sweet, the nuke one in particular is got a tender heart.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 6, 2014 at 10:44am: The bootie camp moms are doing planking, I can't do that because of my breast CA can't weight bear on my left arm.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 6, 2014 at 10:43am: My nuke son asked me this morning if I could sub for him and do the chemistry part for him. LOL

1 proud mama My nuke is EM also. I forget is yours graduating in August also?

One of my other N4M groups is doing what we named Bootie Camp together. I am eating all natural/organic. MSG is in almost all processed food. Even starbucks has MSG? So I shop the outsides of the store. Eat mostly fish and chicken. Eat a light healthy breakfast. Main meal at about 1:00 and eat like yogurt and fruit or cereal before 7pm. Don't eat after that. Drink lots of Tea (good for weight loss) Eat lots of fruit and veggies. NO potato, rice, pasta. I walk about 2 miles a day and extending it as I go. Also I love the PBS show, Classical Stretch. I measure out my fish or chicken 4 oz per meal. Eat lots of spinach I love it. Salad of Spinach with nuts, strawberries and feta. with balsamic. or spinach with mandarine oranges and onion marinated in rice vinegar. No bottled dressing just juice or balsamic vinegar.

Comment by susank on May 6, 2014 at 10:37am: And I remember that one of your boys wants you to have a bakery on the base. You did a good job raising those sons!!!!!

Comment by susank on May 6, 2014 at 10:35am: OMG Co twin mom that is the cutest thing ever that he wants to buy you a pretty dress. That alone would be enough!!! Happy birthday to your wonderful twins. And God Bless you that you like to cook. I hate to cook but I don't mind setting the table and doing dishes!

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on May 6, 2014 at 9:47am: slezaksMom - congrats on son being picked for 1st watch, means he's doing well and they see something good in him. Good luck with your job search in Florida. Co-TwinSalorsMom- congrats on your weight loss, I've lost 25 lbs but that has been since December. Still have 50 to go but making progress. If you need weight loss buddy I'd be interested. so much easier when you are doing a journey together. pm me if interested.My boy went to medic Sunday night sounds like he has the flu fever and very week he missed Mondays class haven't heard from him last night he said he was feeling a little better. Hoping hes just in class, and not to sick to call.

Comment by SlezaksMom on May 6, 2014 at 9:15am: Submomlll - congrats!! I was so proud when my guy got his Crows!!

B'snukemom - thanks! It's been...interesting.

Co-TSM - happy birthday to your guys, congrats on your weight loss and they both sound sweet.

My nuke really struggled with the Chemistry in Power School. He tends to be a "big picture" guy when it comes to learning, so he doesn't do well with "learn this little thing over here and don't worry about the why" sort of thing. Telling him not to worry about something is the BEST way to get him to worry about it! Lol

He ended up doing a LOT of extra study during that section -- most of it office time with the instructor -- because he needed to understand the chemistry better in order to accept the concepts and things they needed him to know for the program.

I told my son that when it came to science, I did best with biology, chemistry and then physics. He promptly said, "The only thing I know about biology is that whether you subscribe to nature or nurture as a theory, it's still half your fault I'm having trouble." We laughed and he felt better. :)

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 6, 2014 at 9:00am: Talked to my nuke boy! Got to say happy birthday to him. He had PFA today got an outstanding on his run, 9.4 his best time yet. Must be those giraffe legs of his. So funny to me as I am only 5'3" and he is 6'4" his class is into Chemistry now, he is finding it a challenge. I told him that was my best class in college, my teacher thought I should have switched from nursing to lab tech or chemist I was so good at it. I am about to go back to school and am going to a culinary school because I love to cook. Chemistry is sort of like cooking in a way, maybe that is why I was good at it.