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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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Navy Speak

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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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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 Kat (MM Nuke) on November 23, 2010 at 12:07am: yes, my son will be coming home for Christmas too, so it won't kill him to have to be gone for Thanksgiving. He hasn't been gone all that long anyway since he left for bootcamp on Sept 13.
I bet the mess hall will have a great Thanksgiving feast. I always heard that the Navy has the best food out of all branches of the service and I'm sure they would provide for those who won't be going home. i told my son it's just a day, so don't let that get you down. Find something to do, like go out to eat, or maybe he will be going to someone's home for dinner, then before you know it the day will be over and Black Friday will be here and you can be very thankful you aren't still working in retail and having to work that day.

Julsburd - my 16 year old daughter volunteers at a therapeutic riding stable here in Phoenix. She is a horse handler, which means she leads the horse during the lessons. She has to tack up and un tack and control the horse for the rider. She also volunteered all summer, since they didn't have lessons because it is way too hot, mucking stalls and feeding. She loves being over there and helping out. Thank goodness it's only 2 miles from our house.

Comment by Julsburd on November 22, 2010 at 11:40pm: Foaling lady... what kind of horses do you have? I am a big horse lover, owned one but had to put her down because she broke her hock... It was my mid life crisis when my last "baby" left home for college! I just love being around them. I am starting a volunteer job at a riding center north of town to help with barn stuff and with their special needs riding program. Can't wait to smell the manure again!

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on November 22, 2010 at 11:22pm: Talked to my son tonight. He is being "adopted" by a local family for Thanksgiving dinner, along with one of the other nukes. He believes the family includes retired or former Navy, plus three kids in the Navy! He is looking forward to being with a family for the holiday, even if it isn't his own.

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on November 22, 2010 at 10:41pm: Kat, that makes me feel better, I had visions of my son all alone (poor baby) with nothing to eat for Thanksgiving dinner but vending machine crackers! My husband was going to drive down (14 hours each way) but it'll be raining and besides, we have a pregnant mare who's trying to drop twin foals 5 months ahead of time, so I'm glad to have him home in case things get ugly in the next few days. Our son will be home for Christmas leave in just three weeks, and he'll get to see all of the relatives then, so he'll be ok on his own this holiday. I just hope the mess hall knows how to make green bean casserole (heavy on the crispy fried onion topping, please) and cranberry jello mold with walnuts!!!

Comment by Josie(PIR11-5)ET_A_SCHOOL_1107 on November 22, 2010 at 10:31pm: That is nice he wants to cook, I would take that as a compliment, that he wants to replicate your dinner!

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 22, 2010 at 9:51pm: Oh, I didn't send mine any goodies for thanksgiving. I sent him money so he can go out and get some goodies though.:)

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 22, 2010 at 9:49pm: yes, josie, that's what mine had too, indoc. last week. Wow, your son wanted MM but was told no? I wonder how all that works. i just know that in bootcamp is when they put in for what they wanted and one of the letters I got said "yay, I got the job I wanted."
Julsburd - I would assume your son would have a week of indoctrination, just like ours had last week. My son didn't head to S.C. until the Wed. after PIR, so that was on Nov. 10 that he went there, then off for Veteran's day, then i'm not sure what was on Friday, then last week was PT, PFA, uniform inspections, a lot of classes to sit through that explained the program, told them about their benefits and all. Kind of like a new employee orientation. So I would think he wouldn't start classes on monday because there's a lot to go over first.

Foaling lady - my son will be there too, as will probably most of those who just got there in the last couple of weeks, unless their families are pretty close by. We are in Phoenix so there is no way. he did sign up for that adopt a sailor program but hasn't heard yet about if he gets to have dinner at someone's house.

Comment by Julsburd on November 22, 2010 at 9:28pm: My son heads to A school on Saturday after his PIR on Friday. He will be training as an ET. I was just wondering whether he can plan to start right away on Monday or do they usually wait for a full class to show up? What do they do if they don't start classes right away?

Comment by Josie(PIR11-5)ET_A_SCHOOL_1107 on November 22, 2010 at 9:14pm: Kat:

my sailor started today, and was indoctrination/briefing all last week

~~~Josie

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on November 22, 2010 at 8:54pm: Just checking, is the mess hall definitely serving Thanksgiving chow on Thursday? My son will be one of the few sailors staying ... his roommate is flying home, most of his classmates are driving/flying home. I sent a care package of goodies that should arrive by Wednesday, but it's not the same as turkey w/ all the trimmings!