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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

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Latest Activity: 15 minutes 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

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Comment by NF Mom on July 23, 2013 at 2:57pm: FYI, buying a new car in SC, and registering it there is a great deal if you are stationed in the military at a SC military base and have a home of record somewhere other than SC.

South Carolina allows you to register your car in South Carolina and you are expempt from both Sales Tax on the Purchase and exempt from personal property tax on the vehicle. Both exemptions apply only to car - one of the two exemptions does not apply to pickup trucks.

Comment by NF Mom on July 23, 2013 at 2:54pm: USAA does not care where the car is registered or where your drivers license is issued from. They will issue a military members an insurance policy for the state it is garaged in which would be SC - they need a SC street address - 101 NNPTC Circle works fine if they are in the barracks.

For example my son's car was registered in WA state and his drivers license was WA state and his insurance was issued through USAA for South Carolina.

In SC it is legal to have your car registered in another state as long as you are in the military and do not show SC as your home of record on your pay stub ( LES - Leave and Earnings Statement ).

SC counties do have a personal property tax that will be collected if you register your car in South Carolina - there is a waiver process for some military members stationed in South Carolina - but you must follow the rules exactly and go through a paper work process to get the waiver if you register the car in South Carolina. The most important rule is that only the Military Member must be shown as the Registered Owner on the title and registration.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 23, 2013 at 2:43pm: On the car/registration questions - one more - is the vehicle required to be registered in Sailor's name to be on base? Currently it is in mine and hubbies name. In order to transfer to his name only he has to be present - we can add his name and that can be done by mail. Even though I have a POA for him they won't accept that for DMV stuff.

I spoke with the Automoble Club and the smog waiver is easy to do, you just complete a "Statement of Facts - exempt for smog" each time the smog comes due. Then when it comes back to Cali you just get it smogged.

I'm going to call USAA myself - I'm sure if he is going to put the insurance in his name then his name will probably have to be on the title....Hopefully we can just add him to the title along with ours and that might be the easiest way.

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on July 23, 2013 at 2:25pm: The mailboxes at the mini-NEX--right there on base--are only $10/month and you can get your boxes/mail/whatever very easily and during much more times than the post office there at school. My son had been in A-school for about 4 weeks when he got one and even though he's 1/2 through prototype, still has the same box. It's awesome--plus, the people at the mini-NEX are really wonderful!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 23, 2013 at 2:05pm: Thanks susank and J's mom - I hadn't considered the smog situation but that could be a problem. I'll contact DMV and see what the situation is with the waiver - and for how long it is good for.

He mentioned he would contact USAA - guess he just has to find the time now since Power school started! And we still have to get the car shipped there! It's good to hear that USAA is helpful :) Thanks again!

Comment by MichianaMom on July 23, 2013 at 1:53pm: ladywolf: Charlie is the alligator that has lived on base (I believe) for many years and has seen a lot of Nukes go thru the pipeline. Not just an urban legend. . .

http://www.charleston.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123254302

A link that was posted back in June. I loved the "tree climbing" story one mom posted!

Comment by tina41 on July 23, 2013 at 1:50pm: hello all!!

just got home from goose creek. hubby and I left for Gatlinburg, tn on Friday. stayed till sunday then headed to goose creek to pick up youngest son who was visiting with sailor son and wife. had a great time!!!

Comment by ladyhowl on July 23, 2013 at 1:30pm: Michianamom, what is "Charlie"?

Comment by susank on July 23, 2013 at 1:25pm: B's nuke mom the problem we had leaving it registered in CA was the smog situation. It is hard to do that when the car is on the east coast. I think you can get a temporary waiver from CA if the car belongs to a miliary person. I am not sure. You should check that out. My son decided to register his car in SC. I don't think USAA cares where it is registered.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on July 23, 2013 at 1:06pm: That's a sad thing to hear about pkgs at GC. I was looking forward to putting together some fun ones when my son got there. Guess I'll have to think of other ways to get goodies to him. It's too bad that they don't set up the PO to be open when the Nukes have their free time from class.