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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: 14 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

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 susank on July 16, 2013 at 12:31pm: San Diego, WA, and Hawaii. I know the west coast ones:)

Comment by hk1853 on July 16, 2013 at 11:27am: Refresh my memory.... Sub bases are kings bay.... norfolk? What else?

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on July 16, 2013 at 9:35am: Dor, Mary, MN, August works best for me as well, the later the better. I can make August 8 work. I work for a school district and our new staff starts July 30 for training and kiddos start August 14. My job is all about training so those 2 wks are hectic. But, I can take a day. Looking forward to it!

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on July 15, 2013 at 1:22pm: William your son is off to a great start. He is exactly what the Navy is looking for a real go getter. I don't know why my husband and his friend advised my son not to do staff pickup will have to ask. I would have thought and it probably is an honor. So no disrespect to those who have sons and daughter doing it currently. Just advised son not to do it. I sorta came in and out of the conversation just remember hearing over and over qualify, qualify, qualify. And don't hang around people that cut corners they will only get you in trouble. Of course they will all have dry dock at some point but said if he can help it try and not get put on one that is going into dry dock shortly after being assigned. I asked do you get a say in which ship you get, he said if you choose whatever one is over in Japan (can't remember name) you will probably get it. He said that is a pretty part of the world too. Favorite was Guam, Hawaii being a close second. Nuke subs I hear are suppose to be the best trained. I guess close quarters and being around officers more to get things qualified more efficiently. My hubby works at a Nuke plant now Dominion North Anna. Although he himself was on the "Ike" an aircraft carrier he and others say you can tell a difference. My son as of now though wants air craft carrier. He is in A school now he says GC has way better food then BC. As he puts it you spend less time in bathroom now. not a rave review, but a step up. Loves to be able to walk to Subway.

Comment by Mark on July 15, 2013 at 12:35pm: I'm 99% sure that a holiday Monday won't affect the routine on Fri/Sat; it just means he'll have a day of liberty in GC Monday. Sorry :)

Comment by AMH_Ship03Div327 on July 15, 2013 at 12:06pm: quick question. My SR graduates RTC on 8/30. Since it is Labor Day weekend, we he have extra leave or will he still have to fly out to GC Saturday morning?

Comment by William in Nashua on July 15, 2013 at 11:58am: There is an A school graduation every Friday and new classes form every week.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 15, 2013 at 11:09am: Mine must be taking the place of all that just graduated. He starts A School this morning.

Comment by Mommamac MM(CVN77) on July 15, 2013 at 5:35am: So glad to ear that many moms are getting to see their sailors. It does make a moms life easier when we have some communication with our sons and daughters.
We spoke to our son twice last week. He was excited about school starting and getting back to a " normal" routine. I wish everyone all the best as they begin the next phase in Power School.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 14, 2013 at 11:08pm: NCNarrator - glad your son got a hold of you with the correct time! Enjoy your time with him....

We had a nice talk with our son tonight - the first "full" week of power school went well and they have their first test on Tuesday. They went to to a minor league baseball game on Saturday - The Riverdogs - said they bbq'd in the parking lot before the game....had a good weekend..... all is well :) He said it had been raining off and on (but what's new!).

Hope everyone had a great weekend.....