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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

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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: 6 minutes 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 blackie123 on July 2, 2012 at 11:38am: Holiday Standdown= "Christmas break", last year started about 12/15 and lasted till after New Years I believe. Doesn't happen at boot camp though,

Comment by AngelW (Ship 07 Div 060) on July 2, 2012 at 11:28am: What is the "Holiday Standdown" - my son doesnt clue me in as much as I would like.

I am so sorry for this issues, hurt feelings, etc going on. I pray for all of our Nukes everyday. This is a hard journey for them and for us.

Comment by blackie123 on July 2, 2012 at 11:13am: Mary-MM/PS, my sailor went back this morning and is classing up 7/16 as well. She is looking forward to getting back to school. She did say that they were starting something new as far class schedules go and that they are planning to be finished by holiday standdown. Something about too many coming back after leave and having diff passing comps. Who knows? Your SR may be the one she was texting all week lol.

Comment by William in Nashua on July 2, 2012 at 10:58am: uffda6 I am sorry to hear about your son, and wish him well.

Comment by tina41 on July 2, 2012 at 10:38am: hello all!!

bunker---please dont leave the group.

my son eats out or the food i send him. he kinda said the same thing that GodBlessAmerica's son did.

mariab---congrats on the grandbaby!!!!

Comment by reneec on July 2, 2012 at 9:38am: Uffda6- please keep us updated about your son's progress. It is so hard when you cannot be right there with them during upsetting situations!! We parents just get the phone call that the sky is falling and you sit and worry and many times the problem will work itself out and things are fine, but do you get a phone call to tell you about that? not usually!! :)

And Congradulations to Mariab!!!

Comment by cathy on July 2, 2012 at 9:04am: I have been reading about the sailor who is facing Captain's Mast. My heart goes out to him and his family. As upsetting as the situation is, the only thing she can do is support, encourage and love him. It is so hard when our children grow up and we can no longer fix things and make them right like we did when they were little. Our children are grown up and as much as we want to fix things for them - we can't. It is so hard to sit by and watch them struggle. I do not know what the end result will be, but I pray it will be fair.

That brings me to another point. That is all the DUI's. I know my own son is very concerned and disgusted by the amount of underage drinking he sees. To him it seems that many are just getting away with it. This is of great concern to me. Drinking and driving can have serious consequences. I do not understand how they can come down so hard for minor infractions and then look the other way for a dangerous trend. Something needs to be done about the drinking!

Comment by JenG on July 2, 2012 at 8:38am: Our son's PIR was 5/18...his bus left the base at 12:30 a.m. for the airport and we met him at the O'Hare at 1:30 a.m. His flight left at O'Hare at 10:30 a.m. Keep in mind that your son/daughter may have duty after PIR...which will mean that they have to be at base a bit earlier than the rest or can't leave immediately after PIR. But treasure every moment you can be together!!!!

Comment by Peggy on July 2, 2012 at 8:22am: Could anybody on here inform me when their children flew out of Great Lakes and which airport the sailors flew out of to Charleston?

Comment by GodBlessAmerica on July 2, 2012 at 1:02am: Yes, Mariab, congratulations on becoming a grandma. Being a grandma is a world of sweet treasures!! :)