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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

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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 ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: 14 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 DramaboysMom on February 8, 2011 at 5:18pm: My son is 22 so he understands the "underage drinking and contributing" thing.

Comment by DramaboysMom on February 8, 2011 at 5:14pm: NAvyMomL yes, I think it was the same group. And when I said he was non chalant, I just meant he wanted to see if he could get a rise out of me by telling me he had captain's mast. Well, after the smelling salts and convulsions I was having stopped, I wished he was close enough to boot! He knew by saying it it would get a reation out of me and his dad, an old salty sailor himself, popped outta his chair and echoed my "WHAT???" He does know the rules and takes his position in the US Navy Nuke program and being part of the US Navy veeerrrrrry seriously. He is 3rd generation Navy, 12 generation US Military on my side. and only 3 generation US citizen on his Dad's side but also 3rd generation Military. He knows... trust me he knows. He said that is one reason he is very mindful of the under 21"s he hangs out with.

Comment by texasmom Prototype on February 8, 2011 at 5:10pm: Wow! I'm going to have to save these stories and send them to my son who hopefully be flying to GC a week from today. I'm waiting by the phone now hoping for the I'm a sailor now! call. Thanks for all the valuable information that I have been soaking up here while he has been in boot camp. You'all are great.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on February 8, 2011 at 4:46pm: Oh dear lord. If the text at 1600 ever says "I had/have to go to Captains Mast" without any explanation, I may very well have a heart attack right there.

They like to put the fear of God into the sailors a lot... The brief that really got Aaron during Indoc was the texting and driving brief. He came back that day terrified that I was going to die and made me promise to never text and drive again.

I think my personal favorite brief was the Family Planning... He came back from it and the text read: "They handed out condoms to us today" I about died laughing. :)

Comment by NavyMomLG on February 8, 2011 at 4:44pm: My son told me that 16 or so sailors were kicked out recently for underage drinking - must have been that same group. His nonchalance was more "... they were stupid, they deserved it... the rules are clear, just follow the rules...". Still a shame for those kids, they are still learning how to live on their own and come from a society where many rules are not enforced. Tough lesson.

Comment by BunkerQB on February 8, 2011 at 4:29pm: @DramaboysMom, it's OK that the little turd is nonchalant as long as he does not misbehave, drink and think he can get away with it. If he does, he'll be kicked out on his ASS fast. It does make a normally reasonable mom want to pull her hair out. Shortly of that, here's a glass of my newly discovered favorite Merlot (Ghost Pines 2008). LOL.

Comment by DramaboysMom on February 8, 2011 at 4:03pm: OK Here's a goodie... got a 2 hour call from my son on Friday eve. He was on the last day of Indoc, started classes yesterday ( Monday) But on Friday he said, " well, mom, I had to go to captain's mast today." WHAT?? WHAT??? " yep it was a non-mandatory-Required". Sounds like an oxymoron to me... What he said was his class, 1118, had to go to Mast for a "chat" to put the fear of God into the sailors. Apparently there was some underage drinking in another group ( I don't know if they were A school or what but they had gone to a concert off base on a weekend) and they wanted to make sure the A school class 1118 understood that

1) if you are over 21, your life will be miserable if you contribute, and

2) if you are under 21, your life will be miserable if you imbibe.

The little turd was so non chalant about it, {sacastically} "Yeah, mom. had to go to captain's mast. the entire group did... not pleasant.. etc etc"

THIS is why I am DRAMA BOYS MOM!!! Arrrrgh ~!

Comment by NavyMomLG on February 8, 2011 at 2:41pm: Welcome back Emily - good luck with the college planning!

Congrats on comps Connie - what a relief!

Hang in there Julie - praying for you and Jake to get through this rough patch quickly.

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on February 7, 2011 at 10:26pm: I guess our sailors all had good company over at the Rickover. My sailor said he had 7 hours to put in on Sunday and I don't think he watched the game either.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on February 7, 2011 at 10:25pm: Connie- Sounds like Amanda is awfully excited about the trip! She's lucky... I never even got to make it down there for Aaron's A school grad.! It'll make Power School grad. even more special. :)