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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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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: 2693
Latest Activity: yesterday

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 Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on January 28, 2011 at 9:09am: aaronsgirl and Kat, I agree with both of you on our sailors being under 21. Yes, I'm happy mine is only 19. I am also happy that he has ways to de-stress. He's also said he doesn't want to do anything that would jeopardize him staying in the nuke program, so he's staying far away from anything that would do that, and that includes drinking underage. I wish everyone under the drinking age, even non-military, would feel compelled to obey the law, but, well, we know that doesn't happen. Plus, I think my son is pretty good about watching his money, and cokes are pretty cheap! ;)

Comment by heebsmom on January 28, 2011 at 5:19am: Aaronsgirl1

I agree about drinking with the buddies to relieve stress, but my son now is off campus and has an apt. (waiting for prototype) so I worry about his driving back from the Dive. I hope he stays in his apt. with friends who also rent in the apt complex.

Comment by BunkerQB on January 28, 2011 at 4:07am: I added a discussion above which contains master lists of various groups. Of course the one you would be most interested in in the near future will be the list of groups associated with ship. But check out the other lists - they may come in handy.

Comment by BunkerQB on January 28, 2011 at 4:02am: Thanks moms. You are a great group of moms. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Good upbringing plus good DNA - a winning combination.

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on January 28, 2011 at 1:56am: BunkerQueenBee...Thanks for the great advice, I too sent it along. My son just started Power school a few weeks ago and he is stressing. I know he works out and has enough distractions but in his own words he is finding himself having bouts of panic. TOday he said he was panic stricken because he thought he failed a test that he actually got a 3.2 on. He was thrilled with the score and it was middle of the road. I really don't think he holds himself to being at the top shich I think is really good, I think he is afraid of not making it. It really eats at our guts when we can do nithing and I know for a (little) control freak like me that hard. :) I guess I do what I can. Talk positive, don't share the worries of home and send him my love and care packages when I can. Of course at this point the USPS owns me and I REALLY don't like them. Once again today I had a run in with them. WHat is it with the people they hire. My aplogies to anyone with close connections to USPS employees. THey really need to make it more user friendly. I sent a package today and after the guy posted the postage to the machine he told me if I mailed it in a Priority mail envelope I would have saved 4 bucks. I paid 8.50 to send 10.50 of beef jerky. Of course it is my son's favorite kind that he can't get in SC. He also immediately informed me their was nothing he could do to take the postage back, I sent it parcel post. GOod thing beef jerky doesn't go bad. Stuck a few Subway cards in there too.

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on January 28, 2011 at 1:30am: also...Amanda so sorry to hear your bad news. Peace be with you and your family.

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on January 28, 2011 at 1:29am: Amanda, I agree with you about Delta and the military. Had lots of problems with my son this holiday season when he had a head injury at the airport and even before that on the trip here. He had his orders changed and they could do little to help us. I think we should boycott them.

Comment by William in Nashua on January 28, 2011 at 12:48am: Hi NicksMom can you share with us the APO-address part of the Goose Creek address or explain how you entered it? I would not mind ordering the Hickory Farms gift package myself thanks. That one is a really good deal.

Comment by amanda on January 28, 2011 at 12:29am: JUST FOR THE RECORD I LOVE CONTINENTAL AIRLINES! I just had to make an emergency flight for saturday morning and i got a discount that couldn't be beat anywhere. Sadly, its not for the best circumstances, death in the family, but the reservation lady I talked to was so nice (and patient considering I had to ask my fiance on skype before telling her answers). got a flight for probably 600+ down to 400 with military discount

And I really hate delta. Hung up on that lady saying "i can't believe you don't have room for a Military Service member, goodbye" felt reeeal good lol

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 27, 2011 at 10:04pm: Any one who tries to get by with drinking and driving when they're in the military (especially the Nuke program) is just plain dumb. They will find you, and you WILL be kicked out of the military. No questions asked. No honorable discharge, no chance at time in the brig, no chance of being rerated. You're kicked out. Period.

I drove Aaron home many nights when he was home for Christmas break. Some of the late nights he walked home... But I agree. Thank goodness for the Dive. :)