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

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2693
Latest Activity: yesterday

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 April 25, 2014 at 4:00pm: B'snukemom Nice pictures. he is a big guy. Love to see pictures. I have a cottage booked in Charleston for Power school graduation in August. Hoping other sailor twin can come from Virginia then.

Comment by susank on April 25, 2014 at 3:31pm: B's nuke mom you and your hubby look so young!!! No fair!!!

Comment by Jill - Kevin's mom on April 25, 2014 at 2:08pm: My ET son has just finished his leave (between Prototype and his assignment to the Seawolf). It was really great to see him, especially since all you moms with sons underway remind me to enjoy him while we can see, hear or even email with him! The sub is home-ported near Seattle, and the photos he's sent of the view from his room in the BEQ are beautiful. Everything is so green!

He's trying to figure out what his new life is going to look like - living in the BEQ unless the sub is underway (I guess), since he's several months away from E5 when he'll get to live off base again. So he's got all of his Ballston Spa furniture (which I TOLD him not to buy) that he's putting in storage. He's already realizing what a pain "stuff" is that you have to pack, move, store, unpack selectively, repack, move, store... This'll teach him to live and be happy with just the few things you really need in life, i think.

I'll write more when I know what his routine is like -- this is the kind of information I wish I knew already, so I'll pay it forward :)

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 25, 2014 at 12:08pm: Here's a picture of sailor, hubby and me at the park.

Here's another of sailor, hubby, my mom and me.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 25, 2014 at 11:51am: Dianeproudmom - yes I met your son! Love that guy! LOL My son and his roommies hang out with your son and his roommies all the time. We went over to your sons apartment and met all the guys there. Great bunch of guys....(funny I didn't know your sons first name though!) So glad to see you on here ;-) Our sons are in the same class.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 25, 2014 at 11:28am: Hi everyone - Happy Friday! We are back from visiting our son in Ballston Spa - we had a wonderful time visiting (too short though) and met some other sailors too. Now I'm trying to catch up on everything - both here and at work - ugh! We made it to Cooperstown - Baseball Hall of Fame and that was great fun!

I'll second Patti's comment about BS in August - it is horse racing season and everything is booked solid. The hotel we stayed at was already booked through the race season (end of July-September and the rates double!).

Dianeproudmom - Our son is also supposed to graduate PT in September, but I'm not going to count on it as they have many delays! I would definitely hold off on making reservations until much closer to the time as it will most likely change. What class is your son in?

Patti - that's awesome that your dad did the Honor Flight. What a wonderful experience - thank him for his service please!

Hope everyone is wearing their Red today!

Comment by Margavant28 on April 25, 2014 at 10:23am: How do you know which class your nuke is in? Is it the 4 digit number which is part of his address? My son does not offer a lot of information to me. That's just the way he is. That is why I don't post very often but I do read all the N4M comments to get my information.

Comment by A's_momma_Erin on April 25, 2014 at 8:29am: Dittersmom I wish I could help but mine is 1420M... I do know my son was super nervous about a test 3 -4 weeks ago. Went in for extra help and he would get it, then be confused on the next problem. His instructor aid he was "nuking it". He was over thinking everything and couldn't see the tree in the forest. He was sure he was going to fail, not just do bad. He was wrong and passed with very decent grade for all his worries! It will be ok and I will add a prayer for your son today.

Comment by Dittersmom on April 24, 2014 at 11:42pm: Patti P- thank you for the pictures and tell you dad thank you for his service. It makes me cry every time I see our vets gather here and I get a chance to say thankyou. I appreciate all they have done and given up for us.

Please say a prayer for my son. He is taking a test tomorrow and he is really nervous about it. He is in A school, but he was worried about it enough that he called at 11:30pm his time to ask for prayers. I reminded him that God is always leading if he will just follow. Does anyone have a nuke in class 1426A?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 24, 2014 at 7:09pm: Great pictures. My dad is Navy as well, destroyer though, he goes to ship reunions. USS Wilson WWII