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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

Events

**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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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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***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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sightseeing in Charleston

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Prototype Graduation - Goose Creek

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Civilian Contractors in Goose Creek

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Comment by Sailor's Mom on July 5, 2012 at 11:19pm
Just saw the amazing laser light show on Stone Mountain, near Atlanta. Great pro America show. Free, just pay ten per car load. We are spending the night, will see my sailor tomorrow pm!
Comment by MN Mom of MM on July 5, 2012 at 10:55pm

Bobbys proud mom, Immy, Aggie, Michimom  Thank you ladies for all the suggestions.  I am going to visit my friend's travel agent friend tomorrow.  You have supplied me with lots of ideas.  I would imagine being summer, a lot of places would be higher priced, if they did have openings, I just don't like the $300. plus a night hotels for the racing season that William posted a while back.  Another friend offered to check what might be available on her time share.   I will keep you posted as to the trip plan developments.   

Comment by missa_m on July 5, 2012 at 8:49pm

Thanks, Mark! That's what we thought/figured. 

Comment by Mark on July 5, 2012 at 7:01pm

missa_m - Prototype  is entirely different from A school and power school in that respect, there is no standdown or days off, unless the shift/crew they are on happens to be off.  The reason is they are assigned to a crew (though in a training status) that is shares responsibility with the other crews for operating and maintaining a functioning nuclear power plant.  Whether the reactor is running at full power or shutdown, there are many watches that still have to be stood and relieved - they can't just turn the keys and walk away.  Their training status won't get them off the hook; they're not going to make qualified staff stay and give trainees the day off.  Hopefully that helps make sense out of it.  You will be able to plan though, because once they are assigned a crew, they will know their schedule through class graduation, since it is a constant and predictable rotation with the other crews.

Comment by missa_m on July 5, 2012 at 5:25pm

Happy summer! Question: what is Thanksgiving and Christmas week like for sailors in Prototype? Do they get the same days off as A and Power School? And stand-down too?

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on July 5, 2012 at 1:42pm

Well, I just checked:  Niagara Falls is about 5 hours away. May be too far.  The neighboring New England states are close by, though.  We visited Vermont. 

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on July 5, 2012 at 1:37pm

MN Mom,  Anyone into baseball?  Cooperstown isn't too far.  Lake George is beautiful (we hiked nearby and saw a great view of the lake when we visited in April), but I get the sense that it's very popular and, I think, pricey.

 

I've heard great things about the Finger Lakes region.  Lots of wineries.  We just drove through it, but it's very pretty.  And what about Niagara Falls?  Does your sailor have a passport?  I like the Canadian side much better than the American (prettier). 

Comment by Aggie08Mom (ship 02,div. 903) on July 5, 2012 at 11:31am

MN Mom, my non-sailor son and I flew into Albany a few weeks ago.  We rented a house on a lake close to Whitehall (about an hour north of Saratoga Springs).  It wasn't very good planning on my part because my sailor son had a schedule that only allowed us to see him after 1 a.m. a few days.  He did get to spend one entire day and two nights with us during our week.  We drove to Boston, it was about 4 hours away from the house we were in.  The Lake George area was also really nice.  I don't know how far away you need to get to avoid racing season price gouging. 

Comment by Immy on July 5, 2012 at 7:54am

NN Mom-about 3 hours west there are the Finger Lakes. Ithaca is a beautiful town to stay in. There are wineries all around both Lake Cayuga & Lake Seneca. Many state parks. At Buttermilk State Park you can swim in around the waterfall and at Robert Treman State Park you can actually walk under the falls & swim. Both have life guards. There is Watkins Glen gorge to hike and many other hiking areas. We have vacationed there as a family for many years. Doesn't get more relaxing or beautiful! 

Comment by bobbysproudmom on July 5, 2012 at 12:29am

MN Mom-we flew into the Albany airport and had our Sailor pick us up there. We were there in February so there wasn't a whole lot to do which was fine because we wanted to just spend time with him...He didn't get to come home for any of the holidays and I/we needed a little cheering up. 

We did take a road trip up to Lake Placid and through the Lake George area.

 
 
 

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