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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

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Latest Activity: 4 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

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Comment by javajo50 (MM Power School 1103) on December 11, 2010 at 7:02pm: Michimom~ when in Jan does your son graduate A school? I wonder if he's in my son's class who is also an MM??

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on December 11, 2010 at 7:00pm: Too funny about everybody's snow or lack of snow. We got a bit less than an inch here, but maybe will get more. Last winter it seemed to miss us all the time--everyone just north and south of us got the bulk of it. Our sailor is hoping for a white Christmas!

Well, we skyped with our son last night, and he kind of razzed me, because I didn't get it right that when he graduates A school (in January), he'll be a petty officer 3rd class. I didn't think that was until after power school. So he said, "Mom, didn't you learn that from Navy for Moms! I thought you knew everything about the Navy now." Hey . . . I'm trying! LOL

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on December 11, 2010 at 2:15pm: my son is worried that the snow will melt before he gets here for Christmas -- he wants to go snowmobiling. I told him I don't think that will be a problem -- it's not going above freezing for the next week and it will be below zero every night.

Comment by Sherri_M on December 11, 2010 at 2:04pm: wow..that's ALOT of snow!! We live inTN, and I live far enough south that we shouldn't get any---kinda BOO, but kinda Yay! too....I was born in Indiana and am used to the snow and know how to drive on it, but many people down here don't know how to drive in it, which makes it difficult! I do miss the snow in DEC though...and it VERY RARELY snows here in Dec....Some of TN (north of us) should get about an inch...our county is still under a WINTER STORM ADVISORY as of right now...funny, huh....you all be safe and warm up there and enjoy some of the snow for me! My son really likes being at GC, and I'm seeing some great ideas on this group and am kinda getting a feel for GC now. Can't wait to visit him next year!

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on December 11, 2010 at 11:54am: Mary, I see you live in Des Moines. I grew up in Des Moines - went to Hoover. We now live in Minneapolis and YES it's snowing. It looks like we got about 6-8" last night and expecting another 8-10" today. We're at the high for the day of 20 and it is supposed to drop to 8 below tonight. brrrrrr

Comment by Gulf Coast Mom on December 11, 2010 at 12:10am: Penny - once they graduate prototype, they are assigned to a sub or ship. Not sure about ships, but on the sub, they they have to qualify different watch stations and systems on the particular sub they are on. It takes normally up to a year - they they get their dolphins. Until they have their dolphins, they basically have no free time. Either they are working, sleeping, eating or studying. Some of the checkoffs can only be done while the sub is underway. This summer we had the chance to go on the sub. There is a shadowbox mounted on the wall of one of the very narrow passageways. The dolphins are mounted along with the name of the sailor underneath - just waiting for them to qualify. It is a big celebration when they actually get the dolphins. My son is getting close - he is out now for just a couple weeks and thinks he may get them this trip. I am hoping and praying he does. Then he will have at least some time to read or watch a movie in his free time.

Comment by nvmomma on December 10, 2010 at 8:44pm: lol Darla, no, I didn't think of that snappy comeback - good one! I just said "we'll see" (and we all know what that really means)...

Hey, is anyone else's sailor traveling on the 18th to the west coast? SFO specifically?

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on December 10, 2010 at 1:46pm: Thanks, Darla. I didn't know that as I thought once they finished with A school, Power School and Prototype - they were good to go and sent out onto the carriers or submarines where they spent the next 4 years of their 6 year enlistment !! (Sounds simple, huh? lol)

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on December 10, 2010 at 1:11pm: Gulf Coast Mom - Can you explain what you mean by your statement :Now, he is almost qualified and ... will have some free time".

I'm mostly asking about the fact that he is almost qualified...what does that mean? If he graduated from Nuke school one year ago, what is required after that? Thanks for being patient, my son is in BC right now with a PIR of 1/28/11 and then on to Goose Creek.

Comment by Colleen in PA on December 10, 2010 at 12:08pm: Hey arronsgirl11, thank you for mentioning the sub moms group discussion on Kindles etc. We got a kindle for each of our sailors kids. Nate won't be on a sub for a yr or so, so he should be able to use it esp on the train home! I too researched the kindle and they have lots of older books to be downloaded for free.

One week from today and Nate will be on the train home and 1 wk and 2 days from now we will be on our way to see my sailor daughter, Lindsay, arrive in port. I hope Va won't be too cold then. Gramdma want's them to bring their uniforms home to w.pa for pics but Lindsay has had enough of uniforms. She can't wait to get off the ship and go shopping!