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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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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

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Comment by SherBear Nuke Mom (ET) on July 19, 2013 at 5:26am: chrisjoshuasmom, you can go to the airport with your son and wait and sit with him until he flies out. My son was originally leaving at like 12 am, but then called us and said it was changed until 7 am. We headed out to the airport (using Sarges shuttle/cab service) and arrived at the wonderful USO at the airport, where we found out his flight was delayed again until later Sat evening. We went and got security passes so we could accompany him to his flight gate later and then took off for Navy Pier (can ride the train from the airport) and the rest of my family joined us and we had a wonderful day with him and another sailor. Then we got to go sit at his gate with him until they left. You just never know. He will have his itinerary at PIR or shortly after, just make sure you are ready for anything!! you can take his cell phone, laptop, etc to the airport and give those items to him also. My son also requested some boxer briefs and I took 2 pair...he and his friend both promptly went into the restroom and changed out of the "whites'. Happy boy!! LOL

Comment by Cathy on July 19, 2013 at 12:26am: anyone have a sailor in A school now in class 1335? They would have went in May. My son has lost his phone and it is turned in to lost and found and has not been on facebook to see my message. Received a message that it was turned in there but no way of letting him know. Just looking for a classmate...thank you.

Comment by shello63 on July 18, 2013 at 9:21pm: Chrisjosuasmom, my son is going to SC as well. I wonder if they are ALL leaving at that time. That made me feel a little bit teary, actually! What is your son's PIR date?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 18, 2013 at 6:43pm: I barely crochet, but knit fairly well. I would think a crochet beanie would not be hard.

Comment by kayinaz on July 18, 2013 at 6:02pm: That is not normal. They should have issued him sheets, a pillow and a blanket. I'm not sure what else but I know he should have gotten those. He should go back to billeting (or wherever they issue at for Nuke school) ask about items he is missing. He can ask his roommate for more information.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 18, 2013 at 5:59pm: Janet - have fun visiting with your sailor! Get lots of hugs :)

Chris - glad to hear your son is doing well in BC. It's too bad you won't get to spend much time with him after PIR but the good thing is you will be able to have more communication from that point on! And it's nice that you have family in the area - we are in California so it's harder to get that way.

Co-Twin - they gave me the option of either knitting or crocheting but since I didn't know what I was doing I figured a straight crocheted scarf would be the easiest! Maybe once I master the scarf I can work my way up to a beanie! I'm not the most talented when it comes to stuff like this - LOL

Comment by katherine21 on July 18, 2013 at 5:50pm: Good Evening, my son Danny is now at Nuke school in holding. However, they did not issue him a pillow or a blanket. Is that normal? Also he has not mentioned anything else, he did not even mention the pillow and blanket until I emailed him and asked if he wanted his pillow. Does anyone know if there are more items they do not issue that he needs????? Thank you

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 18, 2013 at 5:37pm: I knit and am making my twins hats one navy with gold stripes and the other gold with navy stripes.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 18, 2013 at 5:31pm: B'snukemom that is kinda like me, I have twins both navy. One is out to sea on deployment his twin is in Nuke school the first one is 5'7" his twin is 6'4" and I am 5'3"

Comment by Janet (Grad Hold in BS) on July 18, 2013 at 4:51pm: I'm so excited ... my husband, daughter, and I are headed to Charleston for the weekend to see the sailor son! YEA! He may not have much time to visit since he has to study for a Monday test, but I'll see him!! I'm going to hug every sailor I see and remind them to call their momma! Move out the way, I have 850 miles to drive in his small truck!!