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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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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!

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Comment by Kacey(1109M) on November 14, 2010 at 8:42pm: Hi! Will need to change my name too... But this is sooo funny! I just remarked that my son is on a spending spree... after BC... he said a lot of people bought tv's he bought a wireless router, was at the NEX today looking at christmas presents and other stuff! Who knows what he bought. He said he has another week or so til A School starts... Must be a shock to their system after BC!

Comment by Binker & Bro: 2X Nuke Mom on November 14, 2010 at 7:55pm: Thought I would chime in and brag on my boy! He has bought two plane tickets home, will buy one for Upstate NY for Christmas, bought a new laptop and a wireless router for his room, took his ps3 from home, tried to buy me dinner every time I go see him AND put $3000 in the bank already. And he left for basic on 19 May. He is putting his bonus into a 401k so his retirement is taken care of and plans to buy a car in around 4 months so he maintains his amount in the bank. I had no idea I taught the boy to be that frugal!

And since he's a new petty officer, he spent the weekend moving into his new bachelor quarters. He has the larger two person room compared to the smaller one person room. He said the sad thing about it all is that he had just gotten his new roommate broken in and decided he was an okay fellow!

Okay, I'm all finished bragging about Binker and will now sit anxiously awaiting his arrival home next week. He requested delaying his post A school leave so he could save on trips back and forth since his aunt and sister are coming to Louisville for Thanksgiving.

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on November 14, 2010 at 6:33pm: This is all sounding so familiar. My son did buy himself a new laptop (needed one, though) and some cheap movies, as well as one of those PSPs (personal play station, I think). That's pretty much it, though, and he says he doesn't go out much; I know that's because he watches his money. He's been very good about sending me a monthly check for his phone, since he's part of our family plan and there doesn't seem to be a reason to change--at least yet.

He even asked me advice about getting a credit card through the bank so he can develop some good credit (they're the only ones who would give him a card yet, since that's where his account is). AND he's buying his own plane ticket home for Christmas.

My boy is really growing up. As if graduating boot camp didn't get that to sink in, this all is. Makes me happy and a little sad.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 14, 2010 at 6:05pm: Yes, I like your son more and more NavyMomLG. sounds like a great guy.
They do need some down time and fun too, so that is great that they are going to get out for Thanksgiving. Don't know where my son learned his spending habits. It's the ME and NOW generation I guess. Certainly wasn't how he was raised. I hope that he can really get focused on school once everything settles down and gets started. Probably will be a little distracting until after the holidays. We aer looking forward to maybe going down there during spring break.

Comment by NavyMomLG on November 14, 2010 at 5:59pm: Fortunately, my son has always been frugal. It does seem that since he has been in class he is too busy to get off base. He and a group of classmates are going to go into Charleston for Thanksgiving dinner though, so I hope they get to do a little more exploring.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 14, 2010 at 5:55pm: your son is very smart NavyMomLG. I think once classes get started my son will have less time to spend. I sure hope so anyway. He does have access to my NetFlix account so has been watching movies and staying in just a little bit. I'm sure it's exciting to go out and explore a little bit though.
He had a really good full-time job at home before he left for bootcamp and spent every dime he made here too. Hopefully that will wear off as he matures. ha.

Comment by NavyMomLG on November 14, 2010 at 5:50pm: It's very funny how each new group is so much alike. My son hasn't left base since his first weekend there in mid-October because he doesn't want to be tempted to spend money :) Guess he didn't see much at the NEX that he wanted. He did get a new phone and his own plan at Best Buy that first weekend, but is making due with his old computer, and the tv/gaming systems his bunkmates bought.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on November 14, 2010 at 5:25pm: Aaronsmom - I am glad I'm not the only one with a spend happy son. ha. He has had a goooooood time the last few days buying up a storm. I know he helped the sales at Best Buy too. He also just HAD to spend a fortune on itunes for his new ipad, also bought new sheets and blankets and a pillow for his bed. He hates the old stuff and wanted fresh, clean stuff. I'm sure there is a bunch more he bought that he didn't tell me. Funny thing is that I have all of that here, waiting to send to him: laptop, phone, dorm length sheets and comforter, backpack. A bit of money and they go crazy. At least he says he is buying his own plane ticket home for Chritsmas. Sounds like things are going well in G.C. and he says it's green and pretty there.
I think I'll change my user name like Josie did.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on November 14, 2010 at 1:35pm: Pat L- Are they really #1 in sales? I knew they had to be up there pretty far. :)
I mean, give some of the most computer/video game savvy guys a steady paycheck for two months (which many of them have never had before), deprive them of video games for 9 weeks, and then set them loose in a Best Buy. Oh boy. I can only imagine what their profits are!

Comment by Lisa (MMNuke Mom) on November 14, 2010 at 1:16pm: Josie, love your eagle avatar (pic). Is that new too? I don't remember it from the PIR 11/5 group..