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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 susank on April 24, 2013 at 2:26pm: NF mom my son always says with the Navy it is Semper Gumby(you must be very flexible:)

Comment by Mark on April 24, 2013 at 1:28pm: Your son is right, NF Mom - a lot depends on current manning on the boat. If your son were underway on the boat, he could be qualified to stand a watch in a matter of days, and if an additional watchstander can help in an area where they are short, they'll probably try. Timing is everything with that though. My son flew to Pearl to meet his boat (a boomer) shortly after reporting with two others, who I think were already part of the crew. The timing ended up being wrong, and they flew back a day or two later.

Comment by NF Mom on April 24, 2013 at 1:07pm: Thanks, Susan and Mark.

It is a west coast boat.

My husband was doubtful they would fly an enlisted guy somewhere to meet the boat, but my son believed it was a real possibility in the first couple days after he reported.

Sounds like he will be in for an interesting ride for the next four years :)

Comment by Mark on April 24, 2013 at 12:50pm: NF Mom - boomers are "on patrol" for only a portion of the time they are out. The west coast boomers will occasionally pull into Pearl Harbor on their way to or from the patrol area, and be met by a small boat to transfer mail and sometimes put personnel on or off the boat. New crew members are sometimes flown out to report to a boomer this way.

Comment by susank on April 24, 2013 at 12:25pm: Boomers don't make port calls. Anything is possible with going out with the other crew or even another sub to start to prequalify.

Comment by NF Mom on April 24, 2013 at 12:18pm: I have a question for the Nuke mom's ( and dad's ) with a sailor already on a submarine.

My son reports to his boat today. A "boomer".

Apparently the boat has been out on patrol for some time now, and will remain out on patrol for some time to come.

Is it likely he will be taken out to join the boat on patrol ?

Since it will be his crew that will be returning with the boat, is it likely he will go out with the other crew when they take it out next ?

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 24, 2013 at 10:43am: Hi all - we made it home from A school grad. Had a wonderful time visiting with our sailor and seeing Charleston! We made it to the Magnolia Plantation - had a great time there. Also did Patriot's Point - it was so exciting to see our son and his buddy explaining all that they had learned in A school. Ate lots of good food too! Those hush puppy things are amazing! We don't have those here in California - Yummy!

The graduation ceremony was nice - much more laid back than BC. Took lots of pics (with his buddies, his SLPO, Chiefs and Commander). We got to go into the Rickover building and see the museum and even got to go over to where their rooms are (hubby got to actually go into his room but GF and I had to wait outside). And let me tell you - the rooms are SMALL! Our college boys dorm room is bigger than theirs :) Good thing they pretty much only sleep in their rooms.

I got to meet Mommamac and Pietschie too! Hopefully as time goes on I will meet some of you other moms (and dads!).

Sailor son is now on some well deserved R&R in Florida with some of his friends.....we are waiting to hear the exact date that Power School starts - heard it might be 6/24.

Oh and sunshine - I send my son "Tiger Milk" bars (peanut butter and honey crunch). I order them from Amazon and ship directly to him - he can grab a couple of those to eat in the morning before class. He's not a coffee drinker so he will drink a Monster instead - I told him to be careful with those - I think caffeine pills would actually be better than a Monster :/

All in all it was a great 5 days - can't wait to go back in December!

Comment by melindy on April 24, 2013 at 9:12am: I just FEDEX'd a large box of her requests from home
Sounds like they can make their rooms pretty homie but must be kept neat and clean

Comment by melindy on April 24, 2013 at 9:11am: The towel and washcloths were issued at bootcamp

Comment by melindy on April 24, 2013 at 9:10am: I brought my daughter's laptop and phone to her. The night before she took back to base her civilian undies,etc. Once there they had to go out and buy cleaning supplies, toilet paper, towels and washcloth, etc. The Navy expected them to use the issued towel and washcloth but the girls thought they were not absorbent and yuck. They were issued linens for the bed but again they weren't soft, so my daughter and roommate bought sheets. They plan to go back for a pillow as the issued one is flat.