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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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: 2693
Latest Activity: on Sunday

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 CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 1, 2013 at 3:53pm: Wow that is a lot of stuff. I know what you mean about the pride thing. When we went out to PIR I swore my son was taller, he said no he was just measured and no. Then it hit me he was no longer slouching but standing stick straight. So in a manner he is taller. Proud and tall.

Comment by BunkerQB on July 1, 2013 at 3:09pm: I am sure most have seen this video but it might be worthwhile for some of our new members.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A0S00M1a09FR6kQAhT37w...

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on July 1, 2013 at 12:37pm: I'm sure A school can be a challenge for the younger ones, but they are there because they have the ability to grasp the concepts being taught. It is a good thing that there is a range of ages as I'm sure the older ones help to be an example to the younger ones. My son will turn 19 about a month after he gets to A school in GC, so it will be interesting. I'm so thankful for N4M and especially this group to give me and my son some insight into the future and how to be more prepared for what's to come.

Comment by Regi on July 1, 2013 at 11:56am: britefuture - My son PIR'ed with yours and finally turned 19 in July AND purchased a sports car about a month back. It's a nicer vehicle than I've ever bought for myself. Sounds like you have a lot going on. Hopefully your son will be home for his sister's wedding.

Comment by Mark on July 1, 2013 at 11:09am: Note: I didn't count the two months of boot camp as part of that time period BTW. For all the fuss made over it, they don't learn anything useful to their ultimate job in boot camp; boot camp isn't about much more than acclimating them to the Navy, really. :)

Comment by Mark on July 1, 2013 at 11:00am: EMs and MMs are Firemen until they're advanced to petty officer, ETs are Seamen until they reach that milestone. The length of the training pipeline is 18 months for ETs and EMs, and about 15 months for MMs. That time doesn't include any of the hold periods though, so most spend around two years in the pipeline these days.

Comment by Babita on July 1, 2013 at 10:07am: My son left with a smile on his face and I did not spare any tissues!!!! Came home and cried even more when I was in his room.

Now just waiting for his arrival call from BC and then the graduation package, cant wait!!!

Thank you to all the MOMS!!!

Comment by Cybermom on July 1, 2013 at 9:47am: My son is also one of the young'uns, he turned 18 during boot camp and started nuke school two weeks later. He too thought college was not right for him at this time in his life.

Comment by ⚓ darsatm ⚓ on July 1, 2013 at 9:19am: shihtzulover56- check out this web site. hopefully it will answer some of your ???'s

https://www.netc.navy.mil/nnptc/

Comment by britefuture on July 1, 2013 at 9:14am: Good morning everyone. Typical "muggy Monday", here in Maryland. Lots of activity on N4M this weekend. I started my weekend with a call from my daughter informing me that she is getting married in 6 weeks, Aug 9th, and that her fiancé may get reassigned to the Naval Station in Hawaii. WHAT? ( he's Army ) That news was followed up with a call from my Sailor stating that he bought a car. WHAT? He's 18 and only has a MD learners permit.

That being vented, my Sailor was 2 weeks shy of 18 when he left for BC on Dec 10th. Last Christmas was very difficult in my heart. If it weren't for N4M's, I'm not sure how I would have gotten through. It was tough, at first, but now things are zooming by. He was beaming with pride when he came home last month so I know that he is happy, even with the struggles. I darn near had to pull his, "Peanut butters", off of him to put them in the wash, lol. Good to know that there are other young ones down there in GC. It's also nice to know that there are older men and woman in the same group. Can you imagine if they were all under 20? We'd have to put the entire base on Xbox/computer restriction, in order to get anything accomplished.