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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:

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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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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

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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

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Comment by Mark on July 16, 2009 at 10:16pm: Hi Mimi - it is difficult to get a definitive answer to your question at this point. The Navy is more than a little misleading about how college credit can be given for Nuclear Power School. Here are a couple of facts though. 1) Only a handful of schools will give college credit for Power School. 2) The schools that do insist on a substantial (~$1000) up front to "evaluate" the student to determine what credit they will grant. 3) There are only a couple of degree programs that these schools will apply the credit towards - most are something like "Nuclear Technology". 4) The degree can be useful, but is in no way comparable to an engineering degree. Those are facts - the rest of your question is interesting, and I haven't heard it brought up before - namely, how the Navy views the credits for OCS candidates. That is hard to say - I do know that the Navy wants engineers more than anything else, so they may not be real keen on the credits - that is only my guess, though. The reason the credit thing is tough is because of the classified nature of the program, the Navy will not disclose details about the curriculum to college accreditation boards for evaluation, and also having experienced both Power school and two years of a highly respected engineering school - I can say that the Power school material, while challenging (mostly because of the pace of learning) goes into very specific areas with the purpose of hitting only the theoretical basics needed to understand how the reactor plant works, but is not broad enough, or strong enough in math (Power school math stops well short of calculus, for instance) to compare to a conventional degree program, even the first two years of an engineering program. All that said, there are other avenues towards a commission that will be open to her, that will put her in college for a few years, if she can get into them. The STA-21 program produces a lot of officers for the Navy. I don't know many details about it, because it wasn't around during my active duty time, but recruiters have some information, and you can probably research it online, as well.

Comment by June - Jon's Mom on July 16, 2009 at 4:07pm: Thanks Carole. It always sounds good, no matter how many times i've heard it!

Comment by June - Jon's Mom on July 16, 2009 at 11:43am: jmc18, I can relate. My son has been in the Navy 4 years. I think the hardest birthday away was this year. he just relocated and knew no one. He spent his birhtday alone. My heart ached for him, but he is Navy strong and I am so proud of him.

Comment by Lorraine:Proud Mom a Nuke MM ELT on July 16, 2009 at 9:17am: Beautiful, jmc18!

Comment by LLovesmysailor on July 15, 2009 at 8:23pm: Elaine, I'm glad they are having your son start over in a month. My son Alex had his appendix out. Although he was physically in good shape in a week or so, he still got tired easily and wasn't quite himself for a couple of weeks. I think he'll do a lot better dealing with the stress of prototype if he has some time to rest and get back into fighting shape as it were. The Navy takes very good care of their Nukes.

Comment by Lorraine:Proud Mom a Nuke MM ELT on July 15, 2009 at 12:07pm: Thanks, Marybeth and Anti M for the information.

Comment by Anti M on July 15, 2009 at 11:06am: Ask any old Navy vet about A school graduation.... you'll get a laugh.

Comment by Lorraine:Proud Mom a Nuke MM ELT on July 15, 2009 at 10:01am: Good morning all, I'm new here. My son just started classes at GC on Monday. I've been reading your posts and don't know what RAP days are? Could someone please explain :o) Also, my son said that A school graduation is no big deal. Power school graduation is the big one. Is this true?

Comment by Anti M on July 15, 2009 at 9:39am: I know this one ... weekends, when in the context of leave, DO count as part of the leave days, you cannot combine leave and liberty.

Liberty weekends, NOT in conjunction with leave days, of course do not count against earned leave.

Comment by Lorraine on July 14, 2009 at 12:00pm: If anyone is attending A School graduation on July 24th, I'm hoping you can share some pictures with me. Scott will be graduating that day but we won't be going down for this one. I'm missing him. He hasn't been home since he left for boot camp last February although I flew down for a visit in early June and it was so good to see him. Thank you to everyone on this site - I enjoy all the topics and your comments.