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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

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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!

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Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on November 26, 2010 at 10:15pm: Ladies, thank you for all your well wishes. We have had a wonderful time together as a family. We have spent the whole day together. Took our Sailor shopping and got him some civies that fit. He had said he would be able to wear them this weekend and now I understand! Afterwards, we all went to movies and saw, "Tangled" Had a great time and none us were under 22 years old.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 26, 2010 at 7:39pm: PollyAnna, we live so close. i'm in North Phoenix. Another Arizona/Navy family member. Yeah.

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 26, 2010 at 6:38pm: Congrats Dor. Your secret is safe with me and 1234 more members here!

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 26, 2010 at 1:21pm: Karen,
We Skyped last night for the first time too. Talked to my son for almost an hour. His roommate is gone for the weekend so he was being his goofy old self. Geez, that boy. There is some accessory, or application, (not sure the right lingo) for Skype to where they can make the image we see go very strange and all kinds of different faces/pictures. It's wild. He kept doing that and frustrating his sister who does not yet know how to do that stuff. It was fun though, and good to see that he's still himself yet taking things very seriously when he has to. His classes just started this week on Monday and he posted on Facebook "Goodbye fun Nick, hello serious Nick." Too funny but good to know he realizes he needs to take it seriously. Time and place for everything.
Sounds like everyone has had a nice Thanksgiving. That is so great.
Dor, glad that dinner came out great for your son. He is the expert now.

We went out shopping this morning, but have to say we didn't get up until 5:00. Just didn't want to do it. Got a couple of the good deals that I wanted anyway, so that worked out. Now on to internet deals and waiting for cyber Monday.

Comment by Karen on November 26, 2010 at 1:01pm: Mary, My son had a burger at Hooters for Thanksgiving also! Too funny. He said they usually go to the restaurants that one of the guys has a crush on a waitress :) Not sure if he went to a movie. We were able to skype for the first time last night. Now I want to do that everyday!!

Diana, What a wonderful surprise! Brings shivers and tears....

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on November 26, 2010 at 8:44am: Diana, that made me cry! What great kids, to arrange such a wonderful surprise. Enjoy your time with your son!

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 26, 2010 at 1:08am: Diana, that is AWESOME. Wow. How were you able to breathe when you saw him?
We live in Phoenix too.

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on November 26, 2010 at 12:08am: That is one great surprise, Diana. Enjoy!

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on November 25, 2010 at 11:59pm: My son told me he was having dinner with a family for Thanksgiving. What he didn't tell me was the we were the family! He surprised us (with the help of his sister) by flying from GC to Phoenix, AZ to be with us for Thanksgiving. It was our early Christmas present! Having a wonderful holiday.

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on November 25, 2010 at 8:49pm: My son is in New York (Prototype) and several of his classmates and himself were invited by two of his instructors and their wives who live across the street from each other for dinner. He had these two days off and called to say he was having a great time and the food looked great. He always loved it when we deep-fried our turkey and they roasted one and deep-fried one. Glad he was having a great time as he will have to work Christmas (overnight shift I believe). Thanks to all the instructors and officers who gave a nice time to our sailors, away from home, some for the first time. Last year my son went to Florida with his roommate to his family so he has been well cared for since joining.