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Navy For Moms

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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: 2692
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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by William in Nashua on April 12, 2013 at 7:39am: My son's handwriting is awful too but he was selected as an ET, which was his first choice. However his grammar and spelling are excellent Lol.

Comment by NAVY-em's_Mom on April 12, 2013 at 6:34am: My son just started school in February as an EM. They go to school with the ET's for at least the first few months. He said grades are posted with names and ranked. So everyone knows what your grades are. My son's first choice was ET, but I'm glad he got EM...I thought he was more of an EM personality. I think he got chosen as an EM cause his handwriting is awful. He said they always tell him to spend his study time on his handwriting (grades are great). He said he jokingly told the chief "The navy chose me on my mental ability, and not my handwriting skills". LOL

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on April 12, 2013 at 5:23am: My son is going to be an EM! Was our second choice since Dad was ET hoping for that, but we are very happy. Any moms with EM's out there that could give any info on Job. thanks. He comes down to Goose Creek 1st weekend in May.

Comment by NonnaB on April 12, 2013 at 2:40am: To MomThatLovesHerSon: My son had duty after PIR and needed to be back by 1500 hours. We had enough time for lunch and saw him for breakfast in the morning.

Comment by Adam'sProudMom on April 12, 2013 at 1:19am: I had forgotten, Dan's mom, about the ZERO reception in their rooms on base. Adam called home weekly, but he always had to call from outside. If I tried to call when he was in his room, it wouldn't go through.

Also, MomWhoLovesHerSon (and any others not at Goose Creek yet), they aren't allowed to have their phones in the building where their classes are (for security reasons), so they can't just carry them around with them all the time.

Comment by Sunshine66 on April 11, 2013 at 11:07pm: We text most every night for a couple of minutes, avg a call about once a week. Sure it will get less as he gets further in the pipeline. But I'll take it for now :)

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on April 11, 2013 at 10:55pm: in A school, they can call whenever they have time. You can give him his cell phone at the airport.

Comment by MomThatLovesHerSon on April 11, 2013 at 10:48pm: OK Nuke moms, educate me on PIR weekend and my Nuke son. Is this how it is: After PIR, he can spend Friday with us until I have to have him back to RTC by 8 or 9 whatever he is told. And then he will probably ship out Sat. and that could be anytime from very early morning to evening. And I can go to the airport and spend the time with him until he leaves. And he might even ship on Sun if there were transportation problems. Is that about right?

Also what happens once he gets to A school as far as communication? When is he allowed to call me? Is he allowed more calls than in boot camp?

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Comment by MN Mom of MM on April 11, 2013 at 7:52pm: Alright then...on my guess chart I have 2 winners and correct me if I missed someone. Kfquay and Robin written in on thursday the 11th. I will need addresses and you can send that info to the business email mnsnoflakes@gmail.com

Dor, Mary, Nancy Jo, I am done with school on June 6th. So the rest of the Thursdays in June are open for me. I look forward to a 4 some.