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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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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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Comment by BunkerQB on February 3, 2012 at 4:13am: IF THIS SITE IS RUNNING SLOW OR FREEZES UP, check to see if you are connected on CHAT.

Disconnecting from CHAT will solve the problem. When you first log on to Navy 4 Moms, look at the bottom right of your screen. You'll see either a red dot or a green dot. A green dot mean you are connected on CHAT, a red dot mean you are not. You should surf the N4M site after you DISCONNECT on CHAT. So if you see the green light, click on it (you'll see a "connected to chat" with a check in front of the words. Place you mouse over the "check" symbol and click. The red dot should appear. I go through my whole session disconnected from chat. At the end if I have time, I go into chat for awhile. But I always make sure I am disconnected before I log out of Navy 4 Moms; otherwise, the upload will take forever when you log on the next time.

Comment by all5roc on February 2, 2012 at 9:32pm: Dor & Dotsy, Thanks so much for the info. Will be here for you "expert" moms on the Nuke subject.!

Comment by all5roc on February 2, 2012 at 9:15pm: Could someone explain how the MM,EM,ET's get chosen?? I know they choose sometime during BC, but do they explain each one along with civilian jobs? Just clueless on how the Nukes decide what they want to do. My Nuke will go to BC June 4th or possible sooner if spot available. Thanks!!

Comment by kathy on February 1, 2012 at 11:00pm: Caryn, please hang in there. My thoughts & prayers go out to your son for a positive outcome. I will tell you that about half of my son's A school class got masted last summer & as far as I know they are all doing ok. I think the beck known as the "beach party" class.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on February 1, 2012 at 6:30pm: caryna, prayers for your son.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on February 1, 2012 at 6:28pm: Oh Rachael, you packed his favorite pillow case. That put a lump in my throat. Yes, the change in our children from the day they go to MEPS to PIR is unbelievable. I still can't get over it. My sailor was a good kid already, but I am so grateful for the discipline and responsibility I have seen since that day a year and a half ago. Our sailors are special people.

Comment by Navy Mom x3 on February 1, 2012 at 5:59pm: Lesliet...

My son just graduated from Bootcamp on 1/20/12. We packed his laptop, phone, Ipad (grad/Christmas/Bday present) and his favorite pillow case in a blue carry. We never intended on him keeping it but when we got to the airport, he had already checked his backpack so he got our bag.

All of the Sailors at the airport were allowed to have their phones. They also end up with a list of phone #'s for everyone in their group. They do a lot of sitting around if their flight is later (since they have to get there around 4am) so also bring the charger. There are plugs all over the terminal.

We were able to meet him at the USO and then get guest passes to get thru security since his flight wasn't for a few hours. Ended up being an extra day and a half so we met him at the airport on Sunday as well. That day, we just met at the USO and took some pics, got hugs, and marveled at how our 18 year old had turned into a man.

Comment by tina41 on February 1, 2012 at 4:17pm: hello all!!

congrats to all the sailors who passed their power school comps!!

caryna---will be praying that whatever lies ahead for him, he will get through it ok.

lesliet---he should be given a black packback that he can use to put his laptop in if you meet him at the airport and you know that he can have his cell phone given to him there also. he will have to have his laptop checked through sercurity at the airport. i believe they just have to take the laptop out of the bookbag when going through.

Comment by Bainite on February 1, 2012 at 2:14pm: Deke, since he has the Nuke contract, he will be going to Charlseton, SC. Mid-way through Boot, he will be asked which two of the three Nuke ratings he wants. (ET/EM/MM). He will then be told which one he gets. ET's and EM's attend A-School at NNPTC together for the first part, then they split up about 2/3 way through. MM's are in a separate set of A-School classes, at the same facility. Their housing is 2 sailors to a room. they usually try to "stagger" their roomate, so their roomate is 6 months ahead of them in the process. Their roomate may or may not be the same rating as them.

As far as I know, Nuke sub sailors don't even attend sub school at all. they go straight from Prototype to their sub. (as far as I know)