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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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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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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

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 Emily-aaronsgirl11 on August 11, 2011 at 8:46pm: You moms have been busy chatting the past two days!

Just wanted to pop in to say Hi. My sister and her kids' last day in Ohio is tomorrow. :( And once they leave, I have less than a week to pack EVERYTHING and get to Clemson!

Hope everyone is having a good week. :)

Comment by nvmomma on August 11, 2011 at 8:07pm: One of the first things my son bought in GC was a set of flannel sheets. He loves his at home. When he was on his way home on his leave in July, he texted me, "can you please wash my sheets?" AS IF I hadn't already taken care of that - already on the bed waiting for him. After he left, I must confess I crawled into his bed for a few minutes before I stripped the bedding off (I know, "sappy"), now I know why he loves them. I felt like I was in a soft little nest. Now I want some for me!

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on August 11, 2011 at 6:38pm: My boyfriend was told he could have his, just not drive it. He's buying a car tomorrow. (DONT ASK WHY!!, he's a boy!)

Comment by William in Nashua on August 11, 2011 at 6:21pm: J's mom, sending them sheets is unnecessary but it makes it a bit easier to make the bed for inspections if you have fitted sheets, so it is just for convenience because they do get Navy issue sheets but they are not fitted sheets.

Regarding the car we drove my son's car down there, since the car is in my name I wrote a "to whom it may concern" letter saying that son has my permission to operate, maintain and repair the car while he is in SC. The Navy did not look at the letter, it is just there in the car if a question ever arises.

In Phase 1 the sailor cannot drive the car anyway so we waited until he was in Phase 2 or 3 before delivering the car to him. Hope that is useful.

Comment by amanda on August 11, 2011 at 6:19pm: elizabeth- sadly, no. My English teacher was the one who fired him. He helps support me through military stuff since he was in it. He's got some super funny stories too. And its so weird to think of him as a drill instructor because he's the sappiest guy I know :)

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on August 11, 2011 at 6:01pm: J's Mom, he should be able to have it, and keep it parked in the lot, just cant drive it until he phases up to that. My boyfriend said that black shoe polish was the best thing ive ever sent him. the little thing like this,

because then if some little scuff gets on his boots he can quickly touch it up with that, and not have to repolish them completely:)

Comment by Sherri_M on August 11, 2011 at 5:09pm: Bandito's mom...so so sorry for the loss, will be praying for the family. I do agree with Pollyanna, the sailors are pretty tough. While it does affect them, I think they do a fairly good job of dealing with the losses. My son's great grandfather passed a way a few weeks back. They would not let him leave to go to the funeral, was a great grandparent--he was still in power school at that time. THey told him if it was a grandparent or parent or sibling, he coulda left. He was sad, it was a shock as he was in very good health...just old age, I believe he was about 88. But my son did fine with it. DId great on the test the next day...one of the best he took actually. Weird, huh? I think he did so well to prove he could do it, and as a tribute to his great gpa.

but, will still be praying that they do ok, everyone grieves in their own way. I do hope he is ok!

Amanda, That is just appalling!!! If true, I can understand why he was fired. How terrible!

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on August 11, 2011 at 3:21pm: I really hope their was some myth to that story. It's awful.

Comment by amanda on August 11, 2011 at 3:14pm: My High School English teacher was a Marine Boot Camp supervisor of Drill Instructors. He said that one drill instructor decided to tell his recruit that his father died by lining everyone up and saying "everyone here who has a dad, raise your hand" and when the recruit who's dad just died raised his hand he said "Whoa Smith, put that hand down, no you don't". Needless to say, he was fired after that move.