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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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***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

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Comment by Mama C (PS E-Class 1202-1) on September 23, 2011 at 10:30am: Kimberly0823 - I would wait to send any kind of care package until you get his actual address. He will have an address similar to this: FN Last Name, First, MI - Class: INDOC (Indoctrination) - 101 NNPTC Circle - Goose Creek, SC 29445. The package would eventually get to him, but it could take a while. I would rather be safe and wait.

Once he gets out of INDOC his address will change again and he will be assigned a Class. My son's class is 1136M. Your son will most likely get one similar once out of INDOC.

Hope this helps.

Comment by Kimberly P on September 23, 2011 at 10:29am: I sent my first care package yesterday and I sent some snapshot size frames with pictures of family and friends and those command picture hanging hooks. I hope he can have those, I thought one of you said on your Skype tour your son had a poster hanging. I also sent a huge package of vitamin c drops and Halloween candy. I got some good ideas off here and am going to have to start my next box soon.

Comment by susank on September 23, 2011 at 10:22am: Thank you so much for all your posts. I am not alone. One more thing that I wanted to share. Being a Navy mom trains you to deal with anything! Even Cancer! In my mind I pretended I was in Breast Cancer Boot Camp. I had to be strong, brave, and positive just like our sons and daughters must be. I even thought of the MRI as my little submarine. If my son could do it so could I. Trust me the Navy changed my thinking and that is a true gift! So when we are having a hard day, remember what our sailors have to endure!

Comment by kimberly0823 on September 23, 2011 at 10:01am: Thank you for all the great stories and inspiration. My son will arrive at GC on October 8th. I can send a care package BEFORE then and it will find its way to him timely? Or should I wait til I have HIS address?

Comment by navynrocks (1201M) on September 23, 2011 at 9:42am: seems like they really step up for each other, my son said when he arrived Wed night late he was approached by a "Civy" so he thought and it turned out to be i believe he said the commander master chief whom said son, "im going to call for your pickup b/c they will answer that phone for me asap where as you it maybe a wait. How cool and nice was that! Then he was starving so the van pulled thru the drive thru at McD's- Sure didnt happen like this at BC.

Comment by NavyMomLG on September 23, 2011 at 9:12am: So I have a quirky care package story. It seems that after arriving in GC, my son was hanging out with some friends and they went into JoAnn Etc to poke around. There were some "older" (mind you, that could mean 40!) women knitting in the store and my son sat down with them and they taught him. So now, he has been knitting hats as a stress relief/boredom buster. Last week I sent a box to him with some Easy Mac, a couple bags of Halloween candy, a magazine, and a skein of yarn. When I asked him if he got the box, he said yes, and the yarn is awesome! I guess they each need something different! He has never asked for anything because he feels that what the Navy issues him is just fine (clothing, bedding, etc). I will say though that the first aid and cold/pain relief ideas are excellent because they do have to walk aways to the mini-Nex, and after a long day of classes and not feeling well, it's nice to have those on hand.

Comment by navynrocks (1201M) on September 23, 2011 at 8:42am: Wow you guys have a wealth of info already,Love any ideas can get about care packages and foods and Sunny what a great idea w/the microwave rice cooker

my son has alwasy been a picky eater but he will eat rice and soups Beef jerky and Chicken wings ha. J's mom thx for clarifying the address so now i can give that out , Any clue if they get there mail daily pickup or just certain days?

Connie im glad your son didnt get his wisdom teeth out in BC! Heard some horror stories on that, one girl had her nerves severed where she had to go home have surgery and has lost feeling in her face permanetly!

MNMom im going to look into the Arimidex vs Tamoxifen which has hit me w/side effects but mostly the weight gain but guess all come with some quirks.

also still side effects from the surgeries that drive me nuts and getting use to a changed "look" oh well could be way worse.

Keep those great ideas coming on care packages and needs your sailors have requested Im totally green still!

Comment by HonorHim on September 23, 2011 at 8:37am: KAT...ty for the Red Cross Phone number!!!

MN mom of MM.... Thanks for the inspiring and empowering post

Sunnyb.. TY for the care package idea..definately doing this if I can find it :)

TY God for all posting here..ty for lifting up your continence upon them to give them peace..please remind me to pray for them.

Comment by Mama C (PS E-Class 1202-1) on September 23, 2011 at 8:16am: Sunnyb - Good idea! I've been meaning to send B another care package. That sounds like a great thing to have in his room.

B has asked for microwave type meals - have you tried any of them? I don't want to send them if they don't taste very good.

Have an awesome day!

Comment by Sunnyb on September 23, 2011 at 7:56am: About sending care packages, a few things that I sent my son that really blessed him was a big ziplock back of assorted granola bars. They made good meals on the run when he was busy. Also I found a microwave rice pot at Wal-Mart near the microwaves. It's like a micro. coffee mug only bigger. I sent those instant Knorr noodles that are so popular now. We tried it at home first, and we could cook pretty much anything in it from rice, noodles, soup, leftovers. It was pretty handy because it was just a mid size pot with a lid. And it was only 8 bucks. I got one for my other college student too. He said it was great for when he missed supper and everything was closed and he was starving for something more than snacks.