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

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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

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USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

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Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on June 27, 2012 at 3:22pm: PhoenixMom, Power School grad is 11/9--135 days!!! :-)

Comment by William in Nashua on June 27, 2012 at 3:01pm: Colleen in PA that is interesting. Two months ago had a graduation ceremony where they announced the 50,000th graduate of Ballston Spa there is a TV news video here

http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/586077/program-grad...

On the video I could see a glimpse of what looks like family members in the audience. I sure hope there is an graduation ceremony that the family can attend but either way will will visit him that day.

Comment by Colleen in PA on June 27, 2012 at 2:26pm: William in Nashua, you may not be able to go to graduation in Ballston Spa. My son went there for prototype and they did not have a graduation ceremony. We (family) were not allowed on the site. We went up to NY and stayed at a campground. We waited at the house he was renting and went out to eat afterwards. He stayed with us at the campground. My son graduated proto last November.

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on June 27, 2012 at 12:11pm: I know a lot of people say that A-school graduation is not a big deal. Well, I attended my son's graduation and the room was PACKED with families. I think there were maybe a couple of sailors who didn't have someone in attendance. It was really emotional and lovely. It was much more intimate than power school grad (the only reason I know THIS is because my son is on the color guard and got "papal dispensation" for me to attend Power School graduation Memorial Day weekend. I was going up there anyway to spend the weekend with him--attending the graduation was just icing on the cake). I know exactly how expensive it is to travel and flying for A-school grad was just not an option so I drove 10 hours to be there. I will never regret taking the time to go. Can't wait for PS grad in November--only 135 days to go...yup, I'm counting!

Comment by William in Nashua on June 27, 2012 at 12:01pm: We did not attend our son's A school or power school graduation either but we do plan to be there when he graduates prototype in five months. It is just under four hours to drive to Ballston Spa from our home. We visited Ballston Spa two weeks ago, and this weekend he is planning to come home for the weekend with some of the friends and show them around Boston. It is a nice easy drive through beautiful New Hampshire and Vermont to our house.

The wife and I hope he gets assigned to Groton, Connecticut submarine base that is only a 2-1/2 hour drive from here, that would be great. Probably not what he wants but great for his parents LOL. Future grandkids too, three boys and a girl sounds about right LOL.

Comment by cathy on June 27, 2012 at 11:46am: Does anyone have a sailor in A School - class 1232?

Comment by Sailor's Mom on June 27, 2012 at 10:37am: Back on Navy for Moms, my son is in A school, class 1224 M/T

Comment by tina41 on June 27, 2012 at 6:52am: good morning all!!

cathy---we didnt go to A school graduation because of expenses. we are going to power school graduation. i asked a mother who was going to A school graduation to take some pictures of my son. she was really nice to take them a nd e-mail them to me. maybe you could find someone to take pictures for you.

amanda----have a safe road trip. we will be doing that in a couple weeks!!

Comment by Amanda/Colins mom, MM PT 1204 GC on June 27, 2012 at 6:43am: son gets his apartment tomorrow...so loading up the U-Haul tomorrow and taking his furniture and stuff to him friday in Goose Creek! He is soo excited about getting out of the BEQ!

Comment by cathy on June 26, 2012 at 10:35pm: Thanks bobbysproudmom, I am having trouble making up my mind. It is so expensive.When my older son was in the Army, we went to everything. My husband is now deceased and traveling by myself makes me nervous. I went to PIR but had a friend to go with me. If A School graduation is no big deal, I will try to stop stressing over it. Think I'll start saving for Power School graduation.