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

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: yesterday

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 William in Nashua on August 6, 2013 at 3:15pm: My son was release from NNPTC on a Friday morning and had to report in at Ballston Spa the following Tuesday.

Comment by kayinaz on August 6, 2013 at 10:33am: Does anyone know how many travel and house hunting days they get when they transfer from Goose Creek to Ballston Spa? I thought I saw it on here before but couldn't find it. Thank you :)

Comment by PrayingNavyMomsHusband on August 5, 2013 at 7:36pm: Janet(NukeMM1338A) For future reference Delta does offer military discounts even if you are not travelling on orders (so vacation/leave etc). However, it is not a set discount like 5 or 10%. It varies like the rest of airline pricing by route/direction/availability etc. Kudos to your son for taking the initiative and covering his expenses. Let him know to check Orbitz etc, but I would call the airline prior to booking a flight to see if they do have a good discount on that particular. flight. As Mark said, military do get two free bags even travelling on their own funds, up to four bags when travelling on orders.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 5, 2013 at 6:56pm: I don't know I my son got a discount but he did not have to pay any baggage fees. He also did not have to go through TSA security, just went to the military desk, showed his ID and he was waved through. At home they made him go through but he did not have to take off anything.

Comment by Janet (Grad Hold in BS) on August 5, 2013 at 6:42pm: Thanks Mark .. I deleted my original post, but I appreciate your response. My son assured me that he got he best price he could find but he did not call Delta. I thought there were military discounts available. He is paying for all of his own travel expenses and I want him to get the best price possible. I'm glad to know that graduation day doesn't "count" as leave because he is maximizing time at home. Yea for me!

Comment by Mark on August 5, 2013 at 4:29pm: Graduation day would not be charged as a day of leave. After grad, they are considered to be on "special liberty" the rest of the work day. Does Delta actually offer a military discount if you call them directly. My dated experience plus what I've read is that these days, "military discounts" for air travel are largely myth - that the same rates are available to anyone, and at most military get a break on extra baggage fees.

Comment by NonnaB on August 5, 2013 at 4:07pm: Denise: My son was in ELT training when my grandson was born. He was there for the birth and could visit after his shift, but had no time off. In fact, grandbaby was almost a year old before he took his leave allowed for paternity. My daughter and I each took a week in BS to help out my DIL.

Comment by UBU'sMom on August 4, 2013 at 10:10pm: Hi all, went to A school graduation in GC. It was great. Got to meet my son's friends, instructors and even the director of the A school. Everyone was great. I am so proud of my son, and all of the sailors...They were a great looking bunch of sailors!! All proud and so good looking in their dress whites! I was very glad that I went...I was also glad to see there were a lot of family members that went to see their sailors graduate.

Comment by MN Mom of MM on August 4, 2013 at 9:03pm: Congrats to your sailor J's Mom. I felt such relief seeing the text, "I'm qualified" It was 2 years and 2 days from his entry date in BC.

I see we are again at 2090 members. I will still add names for anyone wanting to guess a date.

Dor, Nancy Jo, Mary, What's the status on our tristate? I still have the 8th marked on my calendar.

Comment by Mark on August 4, 2013 at 4:09pm: Ah yes, it feels more like four days off because they come off of graveyard and usually head straight to bed to make the adjustment to normal dayshift hours, but they do have 120 hours exactly before coming back on days. Anyway, not sure what FB means (I thought facebook) - but unless there's some personal questions, I think there are many others interested in what I might post about ELT training. As long is it's informative, I don't think many feel that it clogs the feed, You're welcome to send a friend request though. :)