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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.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 20, 2010 at 11:18pm: That sounds good. I may recommend that he get the credit union account too.
My son has his own cell phone account. He got tired of me knowing what he was doing, ha, so he opened his own. Oh well, I guess it helps establish his credit, right? He just pays it online so I don't have to worry about paying things for him. But, he is still on our car insurance and i need to figure out what to do about that. Our insurance guy at Allstate said that if we drop him and he doesn't have any insurance for a while, when he goes to get a new policy they will treat him as if he never had insurance before and his rates will be higher for a while. Now our daughter is turning 16 tomorrow and will want her license soon, and I sure can't carry two of them on our policy, so i've got to find out what to do about that. he doesn't have his truck back there yet, and probably won't until next summer. Just have to see what happens with that.

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on November 20, 2010 at 11:13pm: I've recomended my son get a Navy Credit Account so when he sails he might not have any trouble so he has opened one but is keeping most of his money in his local account here as I am a signer and can pay things for him if he needs me too plus I can easily transfer funds to my account to pay his phone bill (part of my family plan).

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 20, 2010 at 11:06pm: yes, my son is using his debit/visa card too. I'm just glad to know the bank was looking out for him. Our credit card companies have called us before to verify that we were the ones making the charges too. It does feel good to know they are looking at it and keeping a watch, to some degree.

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on November 20, 2010 at 11:04pm: My son has a local Northern California bank (with our local address) and has never had any trouble. He has spent a lot of money and has never had any problem but he does use a Debit Card w/Visa logo and not checks. Our bank has never questioned any of his purchases. But then he has had the account for 5 or more years.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 20, 2010 at 10:55pm: Julsburd - I know what you mean about it being a personal preferrence. I was a little worried about that too, but got it and took it to PIR with us and figured we could bring it back and return it to Costco if it wasn't what he needed. He was actually very pleased with it, then when he found out the other guys had been buying them at the NEX and they were basically the same thing, it turned out great. It is definately a great gift idea. Heck, who has watches these days? Especially the younger generation?

Just FYI - if any of your sons/daughters etc. have bank accounts other than with the Navy Credit Union (my son has Wells Fargo because he was told he could open it here in Phoenix before he went and they have Branches all over), have them be sure to change their address to reflect that they are living in South Carolina. We got a notice today on his account suspecting fraud because he had been buying a lot of stuff and they knew he didn't live there. I informed him tonight and he said yep, they had already frozen his account so he had to call them and get it straightened out and reflect his new address so they wouldn't suspect fraud. Good to know they were watching out for his account though.

Comment by Julsburd on November 20, 2010 at 10:40pm: Thanks for the advice Kat. I think we'll browse the NEX when we go for PIR and he finds one he likes we may get it as an early Christmas present and then keep it with his cell phone etc. and bring it to him at the airport. The more I think about this the more I'm certain he will want a watch. Being on time seems to be a pretty important thing in the Navy. Our oldest son is a pilot and he bought himself this very specific watch for pilots so I am gun shy about just picking one out for him. Its a fairly personal preference.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 20, 2010 at 9:58pm: Hi there. About the watches. We got our son a watch for a PIR gift, because we knew he needed it. It has a silver band on it, and is waterproof, atomic, solar powered, has 5 alarms, and more. Got it at Costco. It was just under $60. He loves it and said a lot of the guys got them over the PIR weekend from the NEX and they were about the same as his but had black bands and cost around $100. After I read the previous post about the black band being required, I quickly sent him a message on facebook and asked if his watch was o.k. or if he's been told not to wear it. He said he wears it every day, all day, in plain site and no one has ever said he couldn't wear it. Gosh I hope it's o.k. So, I guess double check about the band thing before getting him a watch.

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on November 20, 2010 at 9:52pm: My son also has used his cell phone as his watch. He want a cool "Military" diving watch. He got his at the NEX.

Comment by Julsburd on November 20, 2010 at 7:56pm: Hi everyone! I am reading everything with interest. Thanks! Question for you... it seems our son will need a watch when he goes to A school since he won't be able to keep his cell phone with him (that's been his watch for a number of years). Are there "cool" watches that your Nuke's have asked for? Its Christmas time and we would like to get him one but we're thinking there is the "right one".

Comment by Linda (navynucmom) on November 20, 2010 at 1:24pm: I guess I'll just wait til I talk to him on Thanksgiving and see what he wants to do. He is G&G on Saturday, so I guess he could buy a phone on Friday when he's with us, then give it to him at the airport on Saturday. Thanks for all the info on the laptop.