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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 ⚓️.

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 elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on November 18, 2010 at 4:52pm: About leave. My son first was told from the 17th to January 2. (I bought tickets) Then he was told he would have either 5 or 10 days. With the five day shift not including Christmas or for him his 21st birthday which is on Dec. 23rd. The ten day leave would include Christmas. He got lucky and pulled this one. (I changed ticket return date.) He called yesterday and said he was going to have to change his leave time on Friday the 17th because it was too early. He thought he would be able to leave on the same flight he left on when he got leave after graduating A school. He was wrong. He called himself this time and after a lot of time, different airline reps. he made the change and had the fee waived for the second time!!! What I have learned from this and I only hope he has is....don't make reservations too early and not without a commanding officer putting the information in writing.

Comment by musicmom of a Sailor on November 18, 2010 at 12:09pm: Kat - Your son should have Christmas off from Dec. 17 (end of day) until Jan. 2 (around noon). They do allow new sailors to go into the hole on leave during this holiday as well. He shouldn't have watch or anything either. I think the sailors with watch have at least finished A school from what my son has told me.

Comment by Dodie on November 18, 2010 at 10:20am: LindaK, Is there a process for the nukes to inform the command at Goose Creek about the apt complex so nukes can avoid them in the future? I thought I read in an earlier post that the command at Ballston Spa keeps a list of landlords/properties to avoid.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 18, 2010 at 1:16am: wow, glad you don't have a brain tumor. That is very scary. Just glad you are o.k.

Comment by Binker & Bro: 2X Nuke Mom on November 18, 2010 at 12:45am: Spent most of the night last night in the ER at the VA hospital. I am happy to know that I dont have a brain tumor, even though I went because I am afraid I am getting another ulcer!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 18, 2010 at 12:44am: Chris Mom, My son had a great apartment. Brand new. Management very helpful. Military discount on the rent. Only one little problem, can't ask my son the name of the complex because he is out under the sea somewhere. But I could give you the address and maybe use GPS or mapquest to find it.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 18, 2010 at 12:42am: wow, we should start a forum for these rental tips. it would be good to know down the road for all of us.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 17, 2010 at 10:45pm: well, my son just got to Goose Creek last Wed. and still doesn't know anything about coming home for Christmas. The airfares keep going up and it's expensive to fly to Phoenix during the holiday and during the winter because everyone wants to come here. He may have to stay there for Christmas. that would be such a bummer.
we just spent a small fortune flying back for PIR and all so he needs to pay his airfare, but it is getting pretty high.
anyone else having them stay there for Christmas?

Comment by Binker & Bro: 2X Nuke Mom on November 17, 2010 at 9:27pm: Thanksgiving Dinner: when I was active duty, the chow halls always went way out of their way to create a wonderful holiday atmosphere with elaborate traditional dinners. I would think that would still be the case.

Blankets: using two different fleece fabrics (print and solid) is no problem as long as you match up the selvege edges. You will be able to tell after you have cut them off by matching up the sides that stretch and curl and the sides that dont move. I always use square knots. They do come out every so often, but not a lot.

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on November 17, 2010 at 8:25pm: My son is also getting "adopted" for Thanksgiving and going to an instructor's house. He didn't know which one when I spoke with him on Sunday.