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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.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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***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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USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

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Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on April 10, 2011 at 10:54pm: Before my son went to BC, he wanted to be on a carrier, but then, after talking with various people at BC, he changed his mind to sub. He did mention that he liked the idea of fewer people and better food. He never said anything about not shaving--will have to ask him about that.

And Skyping every night? Well, it's about once a week for us, although we might exchange some texts throughout the week. I'm enjoying the contact while I can!

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on April 10, 2011 at 8:00pm: I know my son has swung between subs and carriers since he started. It all depends on who he last talked to and what they were on, so I think in the end he will be happy wherever he goes. I don't think he has really strong feels one way or the other.

Dor, thankfully he had his car delivered on his day off, but he has duty today. Tomorrow he will probably be driving it all around. He was even bragging that his gas was less than ours, even though it is all way too high. Just one more thing to spend his money on.

Comment by NavyMomLG on April 10, 2011 at 6:05pm: Too funny Connie - I have had to out run cows too, and it's amazing how fast my short little legs can move!

I talked to my son last week. He is starting PS on 4/28 and said graduation is 10/7.

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on April 10, 2011 at 4:53pm: Dor, your comment about calves ... even tho I'm a farm girl I am creeped out by cows, something about the way they roll their eyes and stick out those longggg tongues. We had steers here to clean out a pasture of multiflora rose one summer, they got real big real fast and used to chase me when they saw me coming with a bag of feed ... been many decades since I was on the high school track team, but let me tell you, these old chubby legs could still boogie when I heard those thundering hooves!!

Comment by amanda on April 10, 2011 at 4:32pm: Jacob chose Carrier because then he gets to visit ports and see the world (his main reason for joining the Navy). And while on a sub we'd see each other sooner, on a carrier we could at least talk almost every day and he'd be on shore duty longer. I'm a peace of mind kinda girl, going 3-6 months without hearing a thing would drive me crazy! That, and if he is in port somewhere cool (say, Australia), I could fly in and see him for the weekend AND be on vacation! :)

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on April 10, 2011 at 4:07pm: Marybeth...mine wants subs, also. He has the same reason, size. He does not want to be 1 of 5,000.

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on April 10, 2011 at 2:35pm: mine said the reason he wants to go sub is because he's heard the food is better. guess that's as good a reason as any.

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on April 10, 2011 at 2:32pm: http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm

Comment by Jo1 on April 10, 2011 at 2:13pm: Where can you watch these episodes of Carrier at? My son just started BC this week and will be going to South Carolina after that. My son was trying to figure out If he wanted to go carrier or sub and I think he's decided to go carrier. It would be interesting to watch. Does anyone have any helpful hints if it's better to go carrier or sub or the reasons their sailors picked when they had to choose?

Comment by amanda on April 10, 2011 at 1:54pm: Colleen- Thanks for that post. I watched Carrier too and it's hard to remember that this fun time of skype every night for an hour or so then a whole weekend afternoon will be short lived. Though I do remember that in Boot Camp I totally transformed and wasn't bothered by not hearing from him much. It's like I knew he was doing a job and that was that. Tantrums weren't going to change it. Hopefully that part of me comes back when he's on a ship again.

Sherri- Now your engaged couple gets to say what I tell people when they ask what the date will be: "Whenever the Navy so graciously gives us it's blessing" lol

Dor- I know how you feel about the cows! It's why I want a small dog, they stay pretty much looking like puppies!! Jacob would kill me though lol. He's a big dog type.