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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

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

Weather - Charleston

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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

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USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

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Comment by carols_kitchen on December 31, 2008 at 12:59am: Anti M--thanks for the chart info. I found it interesting and even made me more proud of my sailor's choice with the Navy!

Comment by NevadaSierra on December 30, 2008 at 10:31pm: Hi Everybody: Before it starts, I want to wish all of you a very happy and safe new years celebration. One of the great blessings is having this site! Thank you all. My angel blessings, Susan

Comment by Anti M on December 30, 2008 at 8:33pm: When looking at the chart in the link below, you're looking for the rates with the "N: for nuke. SW is Surface Warfare (ships) and SS is subs.

Comment by Anti M on December 30, 2008 at 8:14pm: The Navy assigns the rates based on projections of shortages in those rates. Reenlistment of current sailors, what ships need more of which rate, that sort of thing. Knowing the manning levels for each rate in 2008 can give a hint, just a hint, of which rate may be assigned.

I found the CREO for 2008, hope it sheds some light on the process. Hope I get the link thing done right.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/a/creolist2.htm

Comment by Mark on December 30, 2008 at 2:27pm: Hi Mary,
Do you know if they're still on 12 hour shifts even if they have completed all of their oral checkouts, and have only watchstanding signoffs left? That would certainly make a big difference. BTW, the NRC has no jurisdiction in the Navy Nuclear Power Program. The Navy (through Naval Reactors branch of NAVSEA) has all authority, something Admiral Rickover negotiated with Congress in the early days of the program. Naval Reactors is generally considered to be more stringent in their oversight and regulation then the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the commercial nuclear world. While NR is probably quite concerned with the training delays, moving the students around is not a call they are likely to make, that isn't really their role. It really is a shame if the students who have completed all of their non-watchstanding signoffs are being kept on 12 hour shifts "just because", but having spent my six years on active duty in the program, I wouldn't be shocked - part of the reason I didn't do twenty years. That said, I don't regret the six years I did do, it was a good experience on the whole.

Comment by Mark on December 30, 2008 at 12:59pm: It's natural for the guys on hold to be a little impatient to get to the fleet. Trust me on this though, when they do eventually get to their boats, they'll realize what a sweet deal they had being on hold at prototype.

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 30, 2008 at 10:21am: Pat - yeah, I guess I misunderstood. As of now, they are not sending any of the NY sailors down to SC - they are just leaving them sit up in NY. But that could change as well. When he came home for Christmas he was told he was going to be starting back up when they all got back, and then they got back, and found out that they were on hold indefinately. So.....

Comment by Pat L. in IL on December 30, 2008 at 7:43am: Trina, I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear. I just meant that because A school is backed up, this will increase the load on trying to get sailors through the program. Then add the possibility of having to bring prototype back down to GC. My point was that it seems there could be an overload for a while. Let's hope Spence can get on with it soon!! Did I make myself any clearer?? Pat

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 29, 2008 at 11:11pm: Pat - Spence is done with A and power school. He got held up at prototype in NY. I guess this place is major ancient old - like some of the parts are older than WWII. So it is hard to fix. There is crap that went on up there, and unfortunately these sailors now have to sit and wait for everything to get figured out, and start up again.

I am sure that SC will be busier because they aren't sending anyone to NY anymore, so everyone has to stay down there.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on December 29, 2008 at 11:06pm: Trina, I hear (through the grapevine, you know) that there is quite a back-up at Goose Creek for A school.