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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.

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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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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: 2695
Latest Activity: 18 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 Anti M on June 24, 2009 at 11:54am: Mail and packages ALL go to the mailroom, not to the individual sailor. So if you are sending things, use priority, because overnight may get to the mailroom overnight, but NOT to your sailor that day. They get a notice and have to go get their package. Do not mail things priority or express on Thursday ~ Saturday and expect the kids to get it quickly. It will sit in the mailroom over the weekend.

Never subscribe to magazines for them, they simply will not get them. Has to do with class numbers according to my nephew.

Comment by Lorraine on June 24, 2009 at 12:40am: I sent my son's laptop to GC by Postal Express Mail (which is 2 day from my location but overnight from many areas) because it gets good handling and is quite safe (includes $100 insurance and you can pay for more). Also with Express Mail you can waive the signature so that is not a problem. I also have very good luck with postal Priority mail and you can insure up to $200 without anyone having to sign for it (it just gets a delivery scan). Priority mail also has 4 flat rate boxes which are great for goody boxes and save money if you are several zones away from GC.

Comment by carols_kitchen on June 23, 2009 at 10:32pm: Traci--those things we shipped UPS insured. They got to our nuke just fine. We went with what we felt would give the better insurance for the weight of everything.

Jim--due to OSPEC we cannot comment on anything about Ballston Spa. Just tell the mother to pray and be encouraging.

Comment by Lorraine on June 23, 2009 at 8:20am: Laurie, my son is in class 0931A and he thought he wanted his car. Now he has a bicycle so he can get around on base easier and he doesn't think he wants his car at all while at GC. Isn't it great when they start growing up and looking at things differently? Of course, when I quoted what his car insurance would be monthly, that might have had something to do with his decision! :-)

Comment by LLovesmysailor on June 21, 2009 at 10:13pm: Cynthia, I don't know where your son is for Prototype. When Alex graduated from NY there wasn't a ceremony. They just handed him his orders and the guys left for their duty stations. In Alex's case he went on leave for a few weeks. We helped him move out of his rental house but there wasn't a graduation to attend. I don't know if its the same in GC.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on June 21, 2009 at 8:43pm: Dawn, Welcome home Hannah!! Have a great time!

Comment by Gulf Coast Mom on June 21, 2009 at 7:22pm: Tomorrow is first day of prototype for the guys and gals that graduated power school June 5 and are staying in GC. We attended the graduation and brought our sone home with us. He bought a car while here and went back Thurs. Was excited because his tag was only $24.00 in SC. If he had gotten it here (in MS) the tag would have been $300. plus he would have had to pay tax on the vehicle. Spoke to him today - he has driven to the Weapons Station and around it - found building where he needs to be in the am. Guess he is growing up - in the past he would have waited until the morning and then tried to figure out where to go. He is excited about this last phase - has done well so far so am keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck to all who start school tomorrow and hope everyone had a nice visit!!

Comment by LLovesmysailor on June 20, 2009 at 3:01pm: Jana, Wendy's right, those blogs are full of great information. It won't be long until your son will find out that there is no such thing as "hit the ground running" in the Nuke power program. Its more along the lines of "hurry up and wait." So you might want to be prepared for a certain amount of complaining from your son. I'll keep my fingers crossed that he gets to do some "running" real soon.LOL

Comment by LLovesmysailor on June 20, 2009 at 11:09am: Mary, I sent my son a box of candy the day before Halloween. The Navy delivered it to him in February. We still can't figure out where that box spent all those months.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on June 19, 2009 at 11:05pm: jana, Congradulations to your son. He'll be in INDOC for a while until his school starts. The good news is that you will hear from him more often. He will probably want civilian sheets and some other comforts. I'm sure he'll let you know what he needs or wants.