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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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NUKE moms

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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: 3 hours 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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by LLovesmysailor on August 25, 2009 at 10:38pm: Welcome to the group. Hopefully it will be cooler when you get to Goose Creek.

Comment by Lorraine on August 25, 2009 at 10:19am: Jeanne, Your future DIL has great skills and she will find a way to use them. I know of a career military family and the wife was highly educated. She had a job in her field wherever they went (I believe she was a school counselor and schools will be an option for your DIL). As long as they can adjust to the possibly frequent moves, they will be fine.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 24, 2009 at 2:03pm: Doublemom, What a sweet story!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

Comment by BunkerQB on August 24, 2009 at 12:41pm: Doublemom,
If that is a picture of you next to the handsome young man, then you better go to Hollywood and get yourself into show buz. I had my two boys at almost 36 & 40. I wouldn't recommend it. It's really hard to take off that baby fat. My sailor is 25. He has not cooperated with providing any grandchildren. I have tried offering money, free baby-sitting, new car, apartment. He wants to have a really established career before getting married. His off-and-on girl friend of 5 years is getting impatient. What's a mother to do?

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 24, 2009 at 6:50am: Seashell, Congratulations! Being a Grandma is the BEST! All the fun and you don't have all that responsibility to raise them right! You can spoil them rotten and then send them home and let their parents figure it out! heehee! AND you are getting two!!!

Comment by Mark on August 23, 2009 at 11:33pm: Yep, that was out in yesterday's paper here - trust me, whenever the Navy says "no specific issue was involved", it means, "a number of specific issues were involved".

Comment by NevadaSierra on August 22, 2009 at 10:41am: Our Nuke is now at Bremerton, and very happy. They all made it home safe and sound,
Things are quiting down here, especially since they left and school started. I'm still reorganizing the house and deep cleaning. Will be glad when I have it the way that I want it.
No job interviews yet - the Union is in Binding Arbritration with the Court. I'm not sure what that all means or will entail - but hopefully full reinstatement or a settlement. Thank you for all of your prayers~s

Comment by Anti M on August 22, 2009 at 2:00am: All emergency room visits are covered by Tricare. There's not a hospital in the US that doesn't take Tricare for ER visits, as long as they are actually emergencies. I know this the hard way.

If a sailor is on leave and not able to get to their base, they can call Tricare and get a referral to an urgent care clinic in the area. If he can contact his base clinic first, he absolutely should do so, but they'll put him through to the tricare folks to get a referral. The number for Tricare South is 1-800-444-5445. This may be the correct number for an out of area referral, call and ask! (I'm on Triwest, so my number is different).

As Navy retirees, we must have a referral, but that's usually just a phone call and then a visit to an urgent care clinic which is just up the block. When use urgent care when it isn't an emergency and we can't get a base clinic same day appointment.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on August 21, 2009 at 10:32pm: He has a military ID.His active duty ID is his proof of insurance. I would call the local hopital and ask them how they handle active duty military, if he needs to be seen immediately. You could also call the recruiting office near you tomorrow morning and they will help him.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on August 21, 2009 at 5:59pm: My husband did it also, except he threw in a pair of nearly new jeans. His underware came out a lovely shade of lavender. When my sons got out of BC, I sent each of them a box of color catchers in their first care package from home.