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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 ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2693
Latest Activity: 1 hour ago

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 Pat L. in IL on April 20, 2010 at 11:19pm: EMC(SS), First of all, thank you for your service. Also thank you for taking the time to come to N4M's and adding your insight and information.

Comment by EMC (SS) on April 20, 2010 at 11:12pm: Currently there is an additional potential hold period due to a combination of planned maintenance and some issues at prototype that we are playing catch up from. During this hold period we have been finding special work for the graduated Sailors that are standing by to transfer (volunteering out in town, working with other Navy commands on base and even allowing them to take some condensed college classes through Columbia College of MO. However this is not guaranteed hold period and several Sailors have been very surprised when they thought everyone stays on hold and they were told to be in NY ready for prototype 15 days after graduation. The "normal" process is to send everyone to one of the prototypes for training directly after NPS graduation (literally giving them their orders and saying goodbye to them 30 minutes after they walk across the stage on graduation day). We will get back to this once we clear the backup over the rest of this year or so is the prediction.

Comment by EMC (SS) on April 20, 2010 at 11:02pm: Navy policy changed and it is a liberty limit of 350 miles no matter what command you are at without special permission. While at NNPTC they are required to submit a request chit anytime that they are going farther then 75 miles from base.

Comment by Anti M on April 20, 2010 at 8:02pm: They can go 400 miles. I've heard 450, but don't think that is correct. I've also heard they can get the chits for special occasions such as weddings.

Comment by Navy/ArmyMom on April 20, 2010 at 7:50pm: All I know is that we expect our son home on or around June 11 or 12th following A School graduation. Then he talked about a T-hold at some point, I believe immediately following his leave. I'm confused too. We're looking forward to having him come home.

He wants to buy a car though and I'm concerned about that as he will be wanting to travel home 6 hours on weekends to see us and his girlfriend. Roundtrip it would be 12 hours over a weekend, and although he's a good driver I worry about the interstate driving. I'm beginning to think that I'll worry about him less when he's deployed on a submarine! (I said this to Colleen, MomofJustin)

Does anyone know the distance allowance they have to travel? Also if they can get a chit to travel farther would it be anytime they want one? I'm hoping that he won't be allowed to travel like that often. It's just not something you want your 19 year old doing on a frequent basis.

Comment by MsMom on April 20, 2010 at 2:52pm: Thanks everyone... trying to navigate gets difficult- there is so much information, and I am trying to get into one or two groups that I can learn from and share if need be. My son is a MM I think and he graduates 4/30 from Great Lakes. I don't know if he is G-N-G or if he will be around the whole weekend- does anyone know when we get the letter about PIR? I have reservations and am hoping he is graduating on time. As for "geekiness" Mike is definitely not in the traditional snse of the word, but he does have his geeky side. He is also an athlete and majored in government in college. Not sure how he'll do in Nuke school but he is very excited about it for sure!

Comment by Stacie - Sailor Logan's Mom on April 20, 2010 at 2:48pm: Hi Nuke Moms, Logan is now in Goose Creek waiting for A school to start. I believe that will be May 6 or 8th. I will be going over all your postings but will probably have some additional questions. Hope all is going well for everyone and looking forward to getting to know you fellow Nuke moms.
Stacie

Comment by Pat L. in IL on April 20, 2010 at 2:41pm: Welcome MsMom,
MM = Machinist's Mate
EM = Electrician's Mate
ET = Electronics Technician

Comment by MsMom on April 20, 2010 at 2:20pm: Hello, Nuke Moms... My son is in boot camp and due to graduate next week. I am trying to figure out the MM, ET, and EM acronyms. could you elaborate? I haven't heard from him in weeks, and hope all is OK.

Comment by Hope-Nuke ET Wife on April 20, 2010 at 1:24pm: My husband just wrote me in a letter that he got his choice at boot and will be an ET! I am happy for him, thats what he wanted.