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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.
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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/
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(843) 296-9426
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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.
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NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)
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A school graduation
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His Work Is Done
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Hotels, villas, other places to book for a visit
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sightseeing in Charleston
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 14, 2024 at 10:44am
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Thanks Pizanche! He is the sweetest lil guy too!
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Comment by Pizanche on June 13, 2024 at 1:35pm
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B's - he's very cute!
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Hi all - Happy Thursday!
Oliver picking flowers in the garden ;-D
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Comment by 4kidsforfun on June 12, 2024 at 3:18pm
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JMNavymomOH - my son and his Nuke friends got almost a day and a half and then again off for dinner when they stopped in Rio so I think they try to get them all of for at least a bit. I did see some post their kids got a half a day. I hope they don't have him stay in Norfolk long - when my son got there initially he went to the room they assigned him and for whatever reason he left and checked into a hotel. Not to mention the place he was initially told to report was not an open office. Luckily he finally got through to his sponsor and get the real details. The paperwork from Charleston was not correct. They made changes to where to be and when but none of it was approved or known by the folks in Norfolk. Fun times!
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Comment by JNMnavymomOH on June 12, 2024 at 3:09pm
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4kidsforfun he says he won't know what the plan is for him until he checks in at Norfolk. But I think he is going to call and see if he can get a better idea as he does not own the vehicle he has been driving. He also says what they decide determines what he is able to pack and take. I saw the port call was cancelled. I kind of wonder how many of those port calls do the nukes really get to do, or if it might be like a rotation.
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JMNavympmOH so good to hear you made it to graduation and are enjoying time with your son. Are there any plans to fly him to meet the ship? This week's port call was canceled due to weather so the sailors were bummed. Hopefully things will go smoothly for the next one. I told my son to be on the lookout for a new guy and that they seem to have lots in common (at least from what their moms think!)
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D'sMom - so glad to hear that your son is improving. I'm sure it's been super frustrating for him but remind him these things take time! And I'm so glad he will be home for his cousins wedding. I'm sure the family time will do him well! Enjoy!
JNMnavymomOH - thanks for the update! Depending on how much longer the ship is out I would think they would fly him out to meet up with them.... Funny how the time seems to fly by in some instances but in other it seems like forever!
Nice that you and joe-mom were able to meet up! I've met many Navy moms over the years and I cherish each visit!
Chipmunk - continue to enjoy those snuggles with Baby P!
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Hello!! My son has finally transferred commands and is currently on his transfer leave. Quite a few questions about what he is to do next as his ship is currently on a deployment. Trying to get him ready for this next chapter (supplies, phone options, changing his license, bills, going through his belongings kind of things). Prototype graduation was wonderful. Advice for those going....if your nuke is in the early graduations and you want the souvenirs, get them EARLY. A tshirt I wanted sold out because I waited until the end of our graduation ceremony. It is nice having my nuke home, and I am excited for him for this adventure to begin, but I am also sad because I know where he is going next. These 18 months have gone by so quickly (MMN). He did the STAR re-enlistment, but he thinks he wants to stay in for as long as he can for the full retirement (22years?).
For those that have started the pipeline, my son and I made an agreement in regards to communication. He would call me on Sunday evenings. Sometimes he was busy and forgot, sometimes he had study hours. We would text occasionally during the week, especially if we had something we needed to talk about. It kept me from being anxious and it meant the call would be longer than 5 min. He doesn't do small talk very well, and if he doesn't have anything to say its better just to hang up than endure the silence and feel awkward.
joe-mom - I am so glad that we got to meet. I am extremely happy that your son came home and has re-opened those lines of communication. I know it is so nice having him home, even if the time seems so short. I still have mine for a bit yet, but it's going by so quickly.
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- *Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC
- *Navy Nuclear Field (NF) Program Description
- *Nuke School, Part II (Power School)
- *Nuke School, Part III (Prototype)
- *Surviving Nuke School
- *Emergency Messages Via Red Cross
- *A Sailor's Perspective of Prototype from 2009
- *From Wikipedia - Nuclear Power School
- *Nuke A School daily schedule-a sailor's perspective-from 2017
- **NUKE LINGO
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