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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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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 Jennifer on April 5, 2010 at 8:18pm: I don't know if it's a hard and fast rule but he said when they asked them where they got their hair cut if it wasn't a barber but done by themself or a roommate that they failed inspection. He said that keeping care of the fuzz on the back of his neck would require weekly visits to the barber so I told him to shave it. It is his first week at GC so he's got a lot to learn. He's also been very careful to not spend money willy nilly although they did have a visit by a four star admiral to their room so they spent a lot of money on cleaning supplies this weekend.

Comment by Mark on April 5, 2010 at 8:04pm: Jennifer,
That sounds like bogus info to me, but even if it is true, if I had a roommate I trusted that was willing, I'd just do it anyway. There was no policy like that when I was in. It's not like they'll demand a receipt from a barber, and there's definitely an issue with equity between female and male sailors, because the standards for women's hair are much more flexible than the guys, and it doesn't make sense to force them to have a haircut weekly. I've been single for quite a while, but I still know that it costs the ladies a lot more for a haircut than the guys. :) That really boggles the mind, if there really is such a policy now. It might be of interest to readers that all ships, even submarines have a certain number of crew members that they send to a Navy barber school (not sure how long, but I'm sure it's not more than a week) and they're designated barbers for the crew so that they can get a "proper" haircut before coming into port after a long underway. But even so, we weren't required to have our hair cut by the designated people, we just needed to meet grooming regs before going on liberty. I'm very curious to know if this policy at Goose Crick is for real...

Comment by Zazzws on April 5, 2010 at 7:24pm: Here is the link to a local newspaper, Post and Courier:
http://www.postandcourier.com/

Comment by Jennifer on April 5, 2010 at 5:58pm: Anyone know why roommates aren't allowed to give each other haircuts? Apparently they're only allowed to get their hair cut by a barber and has to be weekly costing lots of money. Kind of an odd rule in my opinion, but what do I know.

Comment by suzanne on April 5, 2010 at 12:51pm: Thanks for Zazzws for the rental resources in B.S. I will have him check them out.
Ginny-my son wasn't real clear on whether`they all actually rented the places or just got their roommate selections done. It sounds like they should get a move on this as I was not aware this was such a tourist area.

Comment by Zazzws on April 5, 2010 at 11:30am: Here are some places to look for rentals in the B.S. area.
http://www.mynewplace.com/apartments/ny/saratoga+springs?CID=AFL-ay...
http://realestate.saratogian.com/rentals.asp
http://www.saratoga.com/Guide/RealEstate-saratoga-apartment-rentals...

Comment by Zazzws on April 5, 2010 at 1:42am: My sailor starts "A" school this week or next week. He says that he heard that they're so short of nukes in the fleet that they are contemplating shortening power school to 5 months. The full curriculum would be covered in 5 months rather than 6. Anyone else heard this?

Comment by suzanne on April 4, 2010 at 9:08pm: Hi everyone...I'm brand new to N4M. My son will be going to prototype in Ballston Spa, NY in May. Are there any resources for finding roommates that are also in same training program or are on hold in NY for it? He thought he was going to be on hold after power school, but he just found out he is going. Most of his buddies have already gotten their rooming situations settled as they were more sure they were going straight to prototype. Just wondering...How is it decided who gets put on hold and who doesn't?

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on April 4, 2010 at 7:56pm: Poe's Tavern is on Sullivan's Island.

Comment by carols_kitchen on April 4, 2010 at 7:44pm: Gayle--tell her to find Poe's Tavern. Great burgers close to the beach--was it Folly's Island?