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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).

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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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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 Nuke Loo’s Mom⚓️ on November 4, 2019 at 1:02pm: Chipmunk, momterp and ProudofK--thanks for the prompt replies. I SO much appreciate the sound and timely advice this group provides. Thanks again!

NLM :-)

Comment by Chipmunk on November 4, 2019 at 10:10am: Nuke Loo's Mom - I have to concur with ProudOfK and I apologize for not being bolder with such a statement as well.

I spoke to my son last night and I asked him to double ck on his thoughts for our Thanksgiving. He agrees with ProudOfK's sentiments as far as leave and travel. It is not fun to spend two days of leave flying back and forth and that is about what it has boiled down to for both our son flying home to us and us to him. And we are only halfway of what your son needs to travel.

Also, definitely a day early flight is best as well.

And he would need to make sure his leave chit is approved as well.

It is hard, I understand. My compliments on your son wanting to surprise you, but this school & military stuff is all new. I think it was the 1st Christmas that my son flew home, and barely missed the large power outage at the Atlanta airport. Then he flew back early due to the holiday. I was so thankful, because they had an unprecedented snow fall, such that school was cancelled.

Comment by ProudOfK on November 4, 2019 at 9:32am: Nuke Loo’s mom - if it were my son I would advise him to save his leave and his money and come home at Christmas instead when he would have a longer time. But if he insisted on coming for Thanksgiving I would definitely recommend the return flight be 24 hours earlier. When flying my son always left a day to spare on the return. In the military there is no excuse for being late - not cancelled flights, not snow storms, not missing a connection - you get the idea. I can only imagine how much you want to see him and him you. But to me anyway it’s just not worth the possibility of messing up his schooling. Best of luck.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on November 3, 2019 at 10:26pm

Comment by momterp on November 3, 2019 at 8:36pm: Nuke Loo's Mom, your sailor will have a 300-mile radius (I believe) that he can travel within on a normal liberty and will need to request an actual leave to travel to California since it exceeds that radius. Definitely book a refundable ticket and give him time for weather delays, etc.

Comment by Chipmunk on November 3, 2019 at 4:21pm: Nuke Loo's Mom - Sorry no one has had a chance to respond yet. - Okay, the sailors usually do not get out of classes until at least 4:30 / 1630 and then I don't recall if there is a check out at Thanksgiving like there is at Christmas or not. Our sailor has not been home for the last two Thanksgivings. We are in OKC and that flight from Charleston >ATL>OKC is hard enough, I can't imagine all the way to LAX!

He needs to allow 2 hours for getting through TSA and boarding. The airport is not too far away from GC, but if he is driving and parking, he needs to allow for that. I don't know if you are going Delta (since connecting in ATL) but if so, I would look on their website and find the # specifically for military flights. I don't know if that will work better than just calling them, and when I was booking last month, their lines were very busy. But military can have at least one checked bag for free, so that will take a little extra time, or tell him you have clothes at home ready for him.

If Sunday he has to report back by 1200, that is because they will have mandatory study time. The 1959 flight may still be pushing it! But you can always try.

Comment by Nuke Loo’s Mom⚓️ on November 3, 2019 at 10:36am: Happy Fall Back Day Fellow Nuke Moms!
Question for the experienced Mom’s...any idea of when the sailors get liberty on Wednesday before Thanksgiving? My son wanted to “surprise” us and bought flights home but they were outside of the allowable leave times (1700 Wednesday/1200 Sunday) and he had to cancel. Fortunately, he received a full refund because he cancelled within 24 hours.

Looking at flights that depart Charleston 19:59 on Wed and return on Sunday at 0921. These red eye cross country flights with stops in Atlanta between LAX will be brutal... but it will be so nice to see him again. Hoping there is enough wiggle room on either end that he (1) gets to his plane on time out of Charleston and (2) has enough time to get to GC on Sunday.

My sailor thinks this should work...but he hasn’t traveled during this time of the year since he was 3 years old. Has no appreciation for the chaos! All I know is he really wants to come home. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks,

Comment by Chipmunk on November 2, 2019 at 11:21am: New Adventures - I sent candy and treats to my sailor for his classmates in both A school and Power School. They seemed to enjoy them.

Comment by Chipmunk on November 2, 2019 at 11:21am: Kbpoohbear - LOL!

The Hammer - Yes, us planners, be in control moms have to let go of the reins and let our children share them with the Navy. The fact that your sailor finished so quickly is unusual, and the orders as I recall don't always come out until maybe a month prior to graduation, and some were later. I think there were some who didn't have their orders until after Proto grad.

The best you can do, is to plan for your trip to graduation. Remind your sailor that depending on where he is going everything 1st has to fit into his vehicle, and secondly it then has to fit in the barracks or wherever that he is staying. Be prepared to help him deal with excess if need be. If able plan for a couple of extra days both before and after graduation!

Once he has his orders, he should be given a contact for his sponsor to help him through the paperwork and transition. That will definitely be much easier if he is not having to stand duty someplace after graduation. Also, he needs to get his medical and dental paperwork all up to date and checked out.

Comment by The Hammer on November 2, 2019 at 7:13am: You know... I work in government... so you would think that I would be used to the waiting game... but waiting for orders for ship assignment and duty station is super hard! Graduation isn't until Dec 6th! I want to strategize and plan the move! I want to ensure that every detail is taken care of!

And then I realize that my sailor is 25 years old and can handle all of this himself.

Semper Gumby.

The Hammer