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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: 2693
Latest Activity: yesterday

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 Vincent'sMom on October 18, 2010 at 4:23pm: Hi Ginny (Robert's Mom) What part of North Carolina are you from?

Comment by Vincent'sMom on October 18, 2010 at 4:12pm: Hi Foaling-lady, My son graduated on 10/15. He is also MM. He is suppose to fly out of GL early Tuesday morning. I guess we will be going through this together. : ) It's nice to know someone who is starting the same time with the same job. I look forward to talking with you more. I know the other Moms on this site will help us through.

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on October 18, 2010 at 3:25pm: Just heard that my son passed his comp for MM A school and he will graduate from A school on Friday. Now T-track til Power School starts.

Comment by Kris, Stevens mom on October 18, 2010 at 3:10pm: Mary - we stayed at the Wingate by the University too and it was nice, staff was real friendly. However they are redoing one of the girls dorms at the college and so a whole floor of girls were staying there, your boys may or maynot enjoy it......
Challange coins - I also heard that everyone in the bar lays there coins and whoever has the lowerst rank buys the drinks.
Talked to my sailor last night, hes kind of bummed as they maybe shutting down a reactor and the other one might also go down so everything might get pushed back even more. He's moping because friends from BC have already finished their first tours on ships. It was nice to talk with him though, he's lonely. Said hes thinking about coming home for a few days before prototype is suppose to start but doesnt know, he has a grandma whos going to be 102yr.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on October 18, 2010 at 2:58pm: foaling-lady, Welcome to the Nuke family!!!

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on October 18, 2010 at 2:40pm: Home from GL after 10/15 PIR, now the real fun starts! My son ships out Wednesday very early am to SC, I think with at least 2 dozen other sailors from his boot camp division (347). He's a MM but won't know his class until later. I've just been reading some of the older posts on this site, full in good info, taking notes about stuff like holiday leave, gift ideas, hotels .. you guys are great, keep the tips coming for us new nuke moms! Anybody out there from 10/15 BC grad, div. 347 who's nuke, esp. MM A school, pls stay in touch with me... I really appreciate any info.

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on October 18, 2010 at 2:10pm: My3sons, that is so funny! I think I'll do that, too, and see what he gets. Also, I didn't think of more than one challenge coin. I like the Anchor's Aweigh one. Great ideas!

Comment by NavyMomLG on October 18, 2010 at 1:48pm: I am wondering where you can purchase a NEX gift card. Is there a website?

Comment by Pat L. in IL on October 18, 2010 at 11:50am: One story about Challenge Coins is that when sailors went into a bar, they would slap a challenge coin on the bar. The sailor who didn't have a coin had to pay for the drinks!

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on October 18, 2010 at 11:36am: I didn't know there was a game for the Challenge coins. I just thought they were nice keepsakes. for PIR, I bought him the Recruit training command coin, Navy core values coin, and the Navy Creed. for A school graduation, I am ordering his E-4 rank coin and Anchors Aweigh.