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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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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 Christina (EM Nuke gf 1111M ) on February 9, 2011 at 2:08pm: NavyMomLG I agree too.. My bf had already told his two close friends that hey if your gonna break the rules I'm going to have to say something because this is my job too.. and his friends felt the same way so I guess its just who they choose to hang out with

Comment by NavyMomLG on February 9, 2011 at 2:01pm: I don't disagree that these kids feel they are between a rock and a hard place - but they are only there because a "friend" is breaking a rule and putting them in that position. Maybe not worth the friendship. Stepping off my soap box now.

Comment by Christina (EM Nuke gf 1111M ) on February 9, 2011 at 1:54pm: Yeah my sailor realized hes just going to have a avoid those nights where some sailors want to go out and have fun just so he can avoid the problem all together.

But I am glad 200+ sailors got to watch the captian mast because i'm sure it will scare some sailors straight so they dont make that mistake.

Comment by NavyMomLG on February 9, 2011 at 1:48pm: Christina - don't get a lot of details from my son, but he said he used TurboTax. I had reminded him where to find his W2, and told him about the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance on base - someone else had mentioned that on here.

Comment by DramaboysMom on February 9, 2011 at 1:31pm: Navy Mom LG. Hurray for your son who has his student loan paid off! Mine is working on that part.

And as to the "you better tell if you see it", my son last night, that it puts the kids between a rock and a hard spot. As Mary said, its a risk of friends and ridicule, honesty and integrity, and doing the right thing. His comment was "we are supposed to watch out for our fellow sailors,but they make it a catch 22. If you tell, then you get in trouble for being in the situation whether you were a participant, observer or just had knowledge. If you don't tell, then you get in trouble for having knowledge that you DIDN'T share. Mom, it's a lose, lose, situation. Makes it hard to keep a big circle of friends if they flog you for everything you do."

Just feel for these young men and women who are trying to live up to what is expected of them. Be their sounding boards and their distant strength.

Comment by Christina (EM Nuke gf 1111M ) on February 9, 2011 at 12:51pm: Where did your son do his taxes at or did he do it online? My bf is debating on what to do with that this year

Comment by NavyMomLG on February 9, 2011 at 12:33pm: Back to an older topic - taxes. Just had to jump on and comment that my son texted me last night to let me know he had finished his, and had paid off his student loan as well. I had passed on some helpful tips many of you had provided, which helped him complete his tax return so quickly. Thank you!!!

Comment by Zazzws on February 9, 2011 at 12:55am: in·teg·ri·ty

–noun

1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.

2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire.

3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of a ship's hull.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English integrite < Latin integritās. See integer, -ity

—Synonyms
1. rectitude, probity, virtue. See honor.

—Antonyms
1. dishonesty.

Comment by Christina (EM Nuke gf 1111M ) on February 9, 2011 at 12:42am: So I finally got caught up on the post and my bf is in the class with some of the kids from the underage capt. mast... heard that whole story so many times because its not that they just punished the people drinking but pretty much anyone that stopped by the party was. Thankfully my bf and 2 of his close friends came home for the night and didnt stop by like they probably would have if they were there.

Pretty much the moral of the whole mast is to make sure you report anything your sailor sees that involves another sailor breaking rules. Because it they get caught they will find out who else knew about it and you'll be in just as much trouble for just seeing something. And i dont know if it was said but only one got kicked out (I believe that his grades weren't that great) and the other 16 are on mil div for a couple months.

Comment by Karen on February 8, 2011 at 11:18pm: I haven't been on for awhile, but came in on a very interesting topic. Thank you for the insight. I'll be sure to share with my sailor.