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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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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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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 tina41 on January 1, 2012 at 2:12pm: sherrie--glad to hear the wedding went well! hope everyone is doing good your way also

Comment by Sherri_M on January 1, 2012 at 1:58pm: hope you all have been well and had a great Christmas! Hope you all had a very safe New Year as well. Our sailor came home Wednesday and yesterday was the wedding. They got married in August and the wedding was yesterday! It turned out pretty nice.

Comment by susank on January 1, 2012 at 12:41pm: Bandito's Mom I think if anyone could invent underwater Skype it would be a nuke or a nuke's mom:) Running silent is really the pits! Best of luck for a better year 2012 to you and all the other families reading this.

Someone asked me at a party last night what I use my iPad for. "N4M's" of course! I couldn't make it without the support!

Comment by kathryn56 on January 1, 2012 at 12:39pm: Heather, Congratulations!!! Will definitely pray for GC and a long grad hold!

Dramaboysmom - I hate it when they leave. I do not know which is worsae, when they leave on the same day or on different days!

I will be at the Feb 3rd power school graduation! Hope to see some of you!

Comment by DramaboysMom on January 1, 2012 at 12:09pm: well, the tears commence. I guess when he had his car home, I knew he would be back. Watching him and his dad drive out of the driveway, after the good bye to his pup, is heart wrenching. I will be fine. I am strong. 'Member, Heather, when I said you will have emotions you never knew you had... ya, this is one of them. In usual fashion, I will be cry for about 20 minutes, then be fine.... until the college one leaves on 1-15... then all over again... Dang...

Be strong all of you sending them back to Goose Creek! and we'll see all of you from class 1106 on Feb 3!

Comment by CindyLou (Louisville) on January 1, 2012 at 11:09am: Happy New Year!!!!

Heather..... Congratulations!!! What a great Blessing. You couldn't have timed the birth any better. So glad you and your husband had Christmass stand down to spend with your new bundle of joy!

Comment by tina41 on January 1, 2012 at 10:14am: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

we had fun partying last night (not too much fun!!LOL)

Heather---congrats on your new addition to the family!! it is a little overwhelming at first, but you both will be great parents. we are here if you need any advice.

i too think skyping is great!!

Comment by DramaboysMom on January 1, 2012 at 7:25am: Goodness Gracious All. It's been a long several months for me. I wonder if some of you thought I dropped off the face of the earth. Just been tooooo busy to be on the internet. But with Sailor son and College boy home, we dusted off the computer and got back on.

Sheltie, we too enjoyed New Years Eve with Sailor son. He stayed up and Skyped a friend late into the night. He is still sleeping on the couch. Enjoyed not shaving (liberty beard!) His pooch and brother ( yes in that order, I am sure) and is packed to head back to GC to finish Power School. Will grad on Feb 3, ( hope to meet some of you there!) He is assured that he will be going to BS, so he has sorted through all belongings and ready to have us bring them on our "spring break". I cried last night while I made cookies for his drive back to GC. His dad is going with him today for 14 hours of bonding in the car. Then dad will fly home tomorrow. Glad it worked out that way, but sad it isn't me going with. They will be heading out here in about 2 hours, provided they all wake up. I, too will be trying hard not to cry today, so I am drilling into my head that I will see him in one month. Unfortunately his little brother can't get away from college to see PS graduation. *sigh* very glad and thankful that they were all here for the holidays. Probably the last one we spend here together given the boys chosen paths and given the health of both grandmothers, probably the last one they will spend with both of them. (sad, but have to face reality,..,stinks, but true!)

Heather~ Your heart will be forever changed. Emotions that you never thought you could have will well up in you and often catch you off guard, but its a Mom thing for you now. Our Sailor was a 7 week early premie weighed in at a whopping 4 lbs. After 13 days in hospital, came home and scared me to death to be alone with him. Now I wonder why.... You will find that anytime you are scared you can call on pretty much any mom who will share a story, offer comfort and give advice (Lord knows, we all have advice!) Enjoy your little one. Read to him all the time.

To all~ Give your Nukes big hugs and be very proud. I am!

Have a wonderful and blessed New Year!

Comment by Gulf Coast Mom on January 1, 2012 at 3:46am: Heather - Congratulations to you and your sailor on your new little one. My baby - Joel was 21 on the 17th of Dec. (he is not my nuke son). The year he was born, he was baby Jesus at the candlelight service at Christmas eve. It was funny - no one thought I would be out yet, so didn't expect us. I hope things will go OK for you. After a while you will wonder what you did before the baby, as you will spend hours just watching him. Don't be afraid to ask some of your friends for help or advice - the first one is a little overwhelming, and being away from your friends and relatives is harder too. Keep us posted on how things are going and post a pic when you have time. Glad your husband was able to have some time to bond with the baby before he goes back to the grind.

Comment by Heather(labellaleigh) - ETwife on January 1, 2012 at 3:02am: Hey everyone, it's been a bit since I was last on here. Updates for me include sailor and I moving into an amazing apartment complex here. He is very happy to be away from the base, even if its for a few hours out of the night. He practically lives there and comes home to visit it seems lol.

Oh, and I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on the 19th of December =) After an unexpected return to the hospital, we are finally home and enjoying being parents to this little miracle. Sailor begins work again this week and i'm a bit petrified to be home alone with our newborn. Thankfully he graduates Power school soon and we're hoping for a long Grad-hold. We are also going to find out Wednesday if we are staying here in GC or be transferred to New York. Please pray we get GC... i'm not really up to moving just yet and being even further away from our family now.

I hope everyone had a great New Years. =)