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Navy For Moms

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

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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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NUKE moms

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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: 2695
Latest Activity: 1 hour 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 javajo50 (MM Power School 1103) on November 27, 2010 at 6:07pm: Julsbud~ It is neat that so many are mindful of our military and thanks them for their service. The few times I've been with my son since bc, there was no prouder time than when someone pulled him aside to thank him. :) When I take him home for Christmas vacation to see family and friends I told him he's going to be my 'trophy sailor' and I want to show him off!

Comment by Julsburd on November 27, 2010 at 4:57pm: Thanks Pat for your help at the VFW. My son was able to get out with my husband and they had a real uneventful, quiet time hanging out in the hotel room. That's all they wanted to do besides take a long hot shower all by themself. He also took another sailor out and they both wanted to do the same thing. Eventually they left the room long enough to get a Steak and Shake junk burger. One of the questions they asked my husband after going out of the hotel was what they should say when people stop and thank them for their service... (I guess they got that a lot). That's pretty neat that they really noticed that and wanted to have a respectful answer. At first they just felt uncomfortable with it all.

Comment by Josie(PIR11-5)ET_A_SCHOOL_1107 on November 27, 2010 at 3:07pm: Pat L in IL:

What a treat for the recruits and their family/friends to get a call on Thanksgigiving. And thanks to the VFW for putting on Thanksgiving dinner!

~~~Josie

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 27, 2010 at 2:15pm: Dor, My lips are sealed!!!!!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 27, 2010 at 2:12pm: Any new Nuke moms with PIR 12/3. Helped serve your recruits Thanksgiving dinner at the VFW. Talked to a lot of them and they had tons of questions. All the volunteers shared their phones so I hope a lot of you got phone calls. It was so much fun and your recruits are FABULOUS!!!!

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on November 27, 2010 at 1:19pm: Hi guys, nothin' to say, just wanted to see if my new profile address came up! You're right, it's time to update, boot camp is over, we're nuke moms now!

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on November 27, 2010 at 8:48am: Happy belated Thanksgiving, Nuke Moms! We didn't see our sailor this weekend, but we will have him home for two weeks at Christmastime, so that will make up for it. He was adopted for Thanksgiving by a former Marine and his family, along with two other sailors. They watched the Lions game, although that wasn't too much fun, I suppose. (We've long since given up on them!) The wife even gave them leftover turkey and stuffing to take with them, so he has leftovers! Then, after that full meal, he went out with a few buddies to dinner again that evening. I don't have to worry about him not getting enough to eat. LOL Yesterday, he went to see the new Harry Potter movie; said he really enjoyed it.

He's doing great, and is ranked 4th in his class at nuke school, only 1/100th of a point away from 3rd. So proud of him! He said the two guys ranked 1st and 2nd are way ahead of the rest and are crazy smart, so he's ok with his ranking.

Congrats on your son's engagement, Dor.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 26, 2010 at 11:48pm: Yes, i thought it was time to let go of the bootcamp division and move on to his new class AND Nuke school. It's nice for us to have some sort of identifier though, so I like that you too put the MMNuke and class number on yours Denise.

Comment by Denise (MMNuke 1104-7) on November 26, 2010 at 11:44pm: Kat, good idea to update profile name. Time to move forward from boot camp, the sailors certainly have.

Diana, what a lucky mom, I am sure you will enjoy the weekend.

Talked to Spencer last night and he was in good spirits. He spent the day with a Master Chief family and played basketball and a game called "cornhole". He explained it was similar to what we call "washers". I think I prefer the Kansas name. lol.

Our visit on Skype certainly made my day complete.

Now the countdown to Dec. 18...22 days.

Thank you to the Navy moms' family for providing support and guidance through the maze of Navy life. I have learned so much from your sharing of experiences.