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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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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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: on Friday

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 Lisa (MMNuke Mom) on November 23, 2010 at 1:00pm: Hi all. I haven't been on here long (my sailor son just PIR'd 11/5), just wanted to say I've updated my name and photo.
Have a great day!

Comment by Cheryl Mom Nuke ET on November 23, 2010 at 12:49pm: PollyAnna -- was your son in Div. 354 in BC, PIR 10/29?

Comment by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on November 23, 2010 at 12:34pm: Dor- Giblets? Since a mom was doing the turkey I didn't even get into giblets!!! You're right about the grinder too!!! My hubby got me an old fashioned crank grinder. I may have to get them one for Christmas!! You gave me a great idea!

Comment by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on November 23, 2010 at 11:45am: Dor - I can relate to the recipe "exchange". My sailor is married so some of the couples are getting together at one house and everyone bringing dishes. One of the sailors parents are coming down so they'll have a mom handle the turkey.

I had to email recipes for cornbread, gravy, dressing, and pumpkin pie. My son loves to cook and my precious DIL is learning. I'm a "southern" cook and most of what I prepare is by sight and taste so I hope what they prepare tastes okay. Would LOVE to be a fly on the wall in their kitchen!!

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on November 23, 2010 at 11:13am: Skype is a life saver! Aaron and I try to get in a call every night, and it lets us have a chance in the day to talk, face to face.
My mom wasn't really concerned with Skype.. Until she became a grandma. :) With the grandkiddies 8 hours away, she's learned how wonderful it is just to see them.
My niece tried to hug me through the computer one night. Cutest thing ever, but broke my hear just a little. :)

Comment by javajo50 (MM Power School 1103) on November 23, 2010 at 10:00am: Just dropping by to wish all a very Happy Thanksgiving to ya'll and your sailors :)

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on November 23, 2010 at 9:54am: Kat and Julsburd, so nice to hear about therapeutic riding volunteers. We've sold horses that were used in such programs, real "steady eddy" types, and as a former newspaper writer, I've done stories on the programs ... unbelievable how being on or around a horse can transform a child. Pass the word on to your friends; these programs can always use Christmas presents like lead ropes, halters, brushes, buckets, and of course, money to pay for hay and feed. Our farm is nearly all Thoroughbreds, we are a foaling facility so we also take in warmbloods, Arabians, and the occasional QH, Paint, Welsh, etc. It's breaking my heart to see this particular mare struggling to hold on to her pregnancy, she is my husband's personal mare (he raced her before retiring her to the broodmare band his past spring) and it doesn't look good for her right now.

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on November 23, 2010 at 9:13am: Kat, you asked when my son had PIR, 11/12, a week after yours. He isn't expecting to start class until the beginning of December, so another week or two. He told me yesterday that he was going to a host family for Thanksgiving. I was very glad to hear how well he is getting taken care of by the Navy and the supporting community. I appreciate the information on the number of students in an MM class. I know that his PIR had over 30 Nukes, but not all were going MM.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 23, 2010 at 12:32am: Julsburd - at Horses Help my daughter doesn't get to ride a horse while she is leading a rider in a lesson. she walks in front of the horse and leads and there is a side walker on one side, in case the rider should fall, and a therapeutic riding instructor on the other side, giving the lesson. so 3 people are always with the rider. She also did horse exercising during the summer, but it was more lunging than riding.
i think it is so important to volunteer and doing it in a way that is helping people with special needs, AND includes horses, well that is just perfect for her.

Comment by Julsburd on November 23, 2010 at 12:26am: Kat, that sounds like exactly what they have planned for me to do at the barn. I hope to be able to lead their trail rides also but they have to "train" me first. I hope these old bones can still ride... Even though I am so glad my son has joined the Navy its going to be hard to get used to the holidays and not having him here for them. He's 22 and we have never spent a Thanksgiving or Christmas apart. This year my husband will be driving to Chicago to take him out for the day but I can't go. I think he will have leave over Christmas so that will be great. Next year I'll be posting like you guys, wondering where he'll be getting his Thanksgiving turkey!