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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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: 13 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 Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 18, 2008 at 10:07pm: Lynn - that is when Spence is getting home. 11:28p. Don't know if he is wearing his uniform or not. The kids and I are excited.

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 17, 2008 at 9:32pm: That's a joke right? I don't know you, so just wondering....

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 17, 2008 at 6:09pm: I got the same error. But then if you look further down, like Jeanne said, it does give you the option to continue. You can continue and it doesn't blow up your computer or anything! LOL!!!!

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 17, 2008 at 5:33pm: Hey all - I think there is some confusion! LOL!!! Cheryl is the one going to DisneyWorld with her son!!! Although I wouldn't mind being in Florida, but it isn't me.

But Spence is coming home Friday night.....

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 17, 2008 at 12:01pm: And I should clarify - I don't think they haven't been training properly - these are our nukes out there - I just have heard the staff up there hasn't/wasn't doing things the way they are supposed to, and things finally all came together at once. I believe there is more to it than that, obviously, but it isn't the first time this has happened up there either.

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 17, 2008 at 11:45am: Good joke!!

To bad they can't actually get people up there that can train properly - and this is just what I have heard throughout the past couple weeks. Amongst other things. It seems things have been going wrong up there for a while, and everything finally came to a head in October is what I am gathering.

It is the pits, but Spence will be here Friday for xmas break!!!!

Comment by Anti M on December 17, 2008 at 11:39am: Generally speaking, yes, you're relieveing the person who has the billet you're moving into. There generally is an overlap when the outgoing and the incoming sailor are both onboard, this is for indoc, training, and such. Somtimes a billet will go short waiting for the new guy, but nuke systems are pretty critical, I wouldn't think that would happen. What is possible (just possible, not certain) is that the sailor waiting to move on with his orders is now extended, waiting for his relief. If it gets too far back-logged, that's when orders started gettin gc ancelled. Very much a domino effect and the Navy hates that.

Too bad the Navy cann't run out to Ace Hardware for reactor parts, hmmm? (joke! that was a joke! Don't kill me!)

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 16, 2008 at 11:44pm: Where did you hear this from??? What is happening with the nukes there now? My son started in Sept, they shut down in Oct, and he still hasn't started back up. Is this going to affect him? There is also a class behind him.

I would be curious to know where this is coming from.....

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 15, 2008 at 3:23pm: Good afternoon - in 4 days I will be picking up Spencer! I am so excited. I know that I have to get used to him being gone for holidays, but it was a nice surprise that he got to come home.

For those that can't have their loved ones home this year - I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

On another note for the day - -25 degrees for the day will take the breath out of you QUICKLY!!!!! Good thing I don't have to go anywhere today!!!
Trina

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 15, 2008 at 2:39am: Debbie - as far as I know there will be no refresher. They just have to pick up where they left off.

Also, how do you get the songs for your page? And a slideshow? I asked before about the slideshow, but couldn't figure it out.

I know that Spence got his passport right away when he got to NY - but I think that was because him and his friends were going to Canada for weekends.

I pray everyday for our sailors - that they can come home for xmas, that they are safe, that if they can't come home for xmas they have somewhere to go, and for those overseas - be safe and we are praying and thinking about you!

Trina