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

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Latest Activity: 7 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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by becciquilter on September 7, 2011 at 10:31am: Dang Dogs?!! LOL! Thanks Mary for the laughs this morning!

Nuke Boy purchased a brand new car just before leaving for BS last November. He had to have a new bumper put on the front before June as he discovered a "snow bank" on his way home one night. Er, that's what he said and he was sticking with that story!

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Comment by Pamela on September 7, 2011 at 7:22am: All the ladies who've answered my questions about prototype and the Navy lodge in GC, thanks!!!! It's been very helpful!! @Emily-sorry I got you confused. I can do that sometimes because my brain is going 100 miles an hour and my fingers are trying to keep up on the keyboard!!!! LOL!!! I usually re-read my posts so I'm not sounding crazy or like an idiot!

I'm so glad to hear that Foster Creek Villas is a decent place. I'll have my son book it for our visit. He's very anxious to see his baby brother! It's been a while. Sounds like it's a good thing that he's not graduating Power School until 12/2. That way he will be able to be home for Christmas!! The other one will be in Japan, but at least I can have 1 of them with us. Really was hoping for both, but, that's the way the ball bounces in the Navy! I figured I'm going to make a turkey dinner and ham dinner for my son before he leaves for Japan. That way he'll at least get the holiday meals I always cook! I think I'll even get a little Christmas tree to put in the condo too! I'm sure I'll find one since they put out Christmas decorations so early.

Comment by Maddie on September 7, 2011 at 12:34am: Bandito's Mom--yay! it's official!! Bootcamp can be crazy because of the spotty communication but hang in there! Create/join a group for his ship/division once you have that info; I literally lived for all the messages between us parents while mine was in BC.

Comment by susank on September 6, 2011 at 10:45pm: My son was in Ballston Spa last winter and they had a ton of snow. My Southern California son in his mini Cooper didn't do so well.

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on September 6, 2011 at 9:42pm: Thanks for the info, NicksMom. Now I'm really hoping my son does prototype in NY--then we can compare who gets more snow. The last few years we seem to have been in a little bubble, with the bulk of the big snowfalls going north and south of us, but missing us. (Not that I'm complaining.) So parts of Michigan definitely would get more snow, but us? Well, we'll see. Last year, some of North Carolina got waaay more snow than we did. Funny.

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on September 6, 2011 at 8:55pm: Only a month of NY winter after Christmas? Um, no, I really don't think so. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm guessing they get more snow in BS than we do here in Michigan, and we get snow through March, sometimes in April. Maybe someone with a sailor in BS can enlighten us.

Comment by NavyMomLG on September 6, 2011 at 8:48pm: Glad to hear Prototype may be classing up sooner - it seemed like it was closer to 8-9 months for MM's not too long ago. My son was told that there are 50 spots open for college classes, so he "applied". He is in the top 30 overall, so he is hoping that means he will have a good chance. He isn't coming home after he graduates PS in October, but is planning to come home for Christmas. I hope that works out!

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on September 6, 2011 at 7:37pm: TN Navy Mom, my son did mention that some of the guys who graduated power school in June might be classing up to prototype pretty soon. I'm also hoping my son doesn't class up until after Christmas, but we'll see.

About Foster Creek Villas: We've stayed in a 3-bedroom unit two times now. I learned after the first time to bring a frying pan since they didn't have one among the pots and pans. When we're traveling, if we've got kitchen facilities, we like to make a good breakfast before we head out for the day. One less meal to eat out, even though my daughter wanted to go to Waffle House. LOL No Waffle Houses in Michigan. (She survived.)

Comment by Bandito's Mom on September 6, 2011 at 7:34pm: Ha ha, We sure weren't fed today. Ran out of the house without breakfast or coffee. Seriously thinking of opening up a small coffee and sandwich place right next door to MEPS!!! We know the area and wouldn't even dare to leave for fear of missing him. And when the lunch truck came, the announcement was for staff, so no parents went out to grab something either.

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on September 6, 2011 at 7:00pm: Bandito, good luck to your new SR, Seaman Recruit! In just a few weeks he'll be a Sailor! And then ... a baby nuke, as the guys on this site like to remind us. Make sure you carry your cell phone (or forward your home phone to your cell) 24/7 so you don't miss his call!