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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: 21 hours 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

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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!

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Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on April 21, 2013 at 7:10pm: My son said MM are called 'monkey wrenchers', EMs are 'wire biters' and ETs are something like terminal watchers.

Comment by tina41 on April 21, 2013 at 5:30pm: hello all!

betsy--i dont know but i will ask my son.

Comment by NCNarrator on April 20, 2013 at 8:19pm: Betsyleebig - my son failed a sit-up PT test during A school. He ended up doing extra PT in the morning, which usually meant he missed breakfast. It was only for two weeks until he could re-test.

Comment by Betsyleebig on April 20, 2013 at 6:42pm: Son called. He failed running in his PT test while in Prototype. Any idea what that will mean for him? I guess he wasn't the only one.

Comment by NAVY-em's_Mom on April 20, 2013 at 5:35pm: Angie: I can give you 'second hand' information about what their jobs are like. I was in the Navy in the 80's (not nuke) and my son is now in the Nuke program. When I was in the Navy we called the EM's and MM's "Snipes", A snipe was someone that worked in the engineering department in the 'hole'. I'm told it's nowhere near as dirty now. A MM's job is probably the most physical. My son jokingly said they 'pick things up and put them down'. Everyone please take that with a grain. I'm also told that their job is probably the most dirty. an EM's job is 1/2 physical and 1/2 mental. They are also called 'wire biters'. They get dirty, but also do less physical work. The ET's are not 'snipes'. They spend most of their time in a 'clean' enviroment. They also have to interact more frequently with officers. My son likes to say, that they are like Homer Simpson in the control room pushing buttons. I hope this doesn't offend anyone, and as I said take it with a grain of salt.

Comment by Debi on April 20, 2013 at 4:46pm: Hello all! I wish I could say to look out for my son at GC today but we found out yesterday that my sailor is on hold at BC because of a medical waiver he needs for 'special operations duty" of which I guess the Nuke program belongs. Sooo we are now in limbo. His waiver was accepted for general duty but now we have to wait for the second one to be approved. Luckily we live close enough to RTC that we can retrieve him for weekend liberty hours until he gets either approved or denied. We need prayers for approval please!!! All will be appreciated (add a request for speed too since if he can report by the 29th he can still class up with his buddies from his training group)

Comment by bclmomct on April 20, 2013 at 2:50pm: So happy for all the moms and sailors who graduated A-school yesterday. We can't wait to go back to GC for our sailor's graduation the beginning of July! Just so proud of all those sailors what what they accomplish!.

Comment by tina41 on April 20, 2013 at 6:33am: good morning all!!

welcome blondy and shelly to the navy family!!!

b'nukesmom---i am so happy for you!! you enjoy and give him a hug from all of us!!! we are going down in june to visit, but not sure how much time we will have to spend with my son since he is in prototype now. i am going to give him a hug everyday!! it doesnt take alot of time for that. ( as long as i dont hang on too long!!LOL)

Comment by Sunshine66 on April 20, 2013 at 1:10am: Congratulations B'snukemom! So happy for you!! Enjoy :)

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 19, 2013 at 10:56pm: Had a great time at A school grad today. So proud of everyone - had a great time at dinner with our sailor and some of his buddies. Looking forward to Patriots Point tomorrow.