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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 ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

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Latest Activity: 15 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

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Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on August 12, 2011 at 11:31am: He's wanting to live with me Andi. That's why i'm kind of obligated to live close, which I don't mind, I really enjoy the beach:) He'll be done with Power school about the time I move, and he will have to live off base for proto he says, so it should work out pretty well, plus we'll probably be engaged, and him living with me and helping plan stuff will be VERY conviniant, not to mention, I might be bringing out dog down, since he's little:)

Comment by Andi6109 on August 12, 2011 at 11:28am: Nicole I moved down this way in May after I finished school finally. But I didnt move to GC or Charleston. I moved a little bit north of there like 1 1/2 hours. He really "preferred" that I move up here and do something on my own. Plus when he comes to visit he is like 90 miles from base so when we go anywhere we don't have to worry about ppl watching us or running into anyone he knows. It's like a lot of weekend vacation's for him. But it is super nice because most of A-School I was 8 to 9 hours away from him now I'm less than 2. Makes for many more visits. And I am close enough to make a day trip

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on August 12, 2011 at 11:23am: Awesome! I'm just hoping he has some sort of hold between power and proto, simply so he can help get me settled and get us settled, moving a bed and all that by myself just doesn't seem too terribly fun. Not to mention my car is getting old, and I don't want it to break down alone, because I'm basic with cars, I know basic oil change, and thats it. And a 17 hour drive with that risk and stuff with me im not thrilled about.

Comment by Aggie08Mom (ship 02,div. 903) on August 12, 2011 at 11:17am: Nicole, my son's an MM in power school graduating 10-4. He said he's been hearing rumors lately that the grad hold could be as long as 10 months. He stressed that it's only rumors, but he said he's hearing it quite often.

As far as the time between A-school and power, he graduated a-school on 4-1 and began power school on 4-28. He was home for the first 10 days during that time, and I visited him in Charleston over Easter weekend (4-22 to 4-26) so he didn't have any classes or anything to be worrying about. It was a great time to visit.

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on August 12, 2011 at 10:58am: I'm hoping for 4/5 month wait, that would be very nice:) Haha, He wants me to move down when I graduate, and that would make the transition aloooot easier.

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on August 12, 2011 at 10:29am: My Sailors was 7/29: betsyleebig:)

mary- do you know the hold time approx. between power & proto? ive heard it's going up?

Comment by Betsyleebig on August 12, 2011 at 10:26am: Nicole my son is in MM an d starting school on Monday. His PIR was 7/22. When was your sailor's?

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on August 12, 2011 at 10:06am: Mary, you slay me! Your menfolk need to figure out that while

that particular piece of equipment does often rule their thoughts and decisions, it doesn't really contain brain cells.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on August 12, 2011 at 10:02am: William - Congratulations! I bet you are so proud of your son. Well done to him and the other grads.

Evi - what a hoot! If that's paradise, what is the opposite of paradise because I think that's what I want to shoot for. LOL