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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: 8 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 Doreen-ProudNavyMom on March 8, 2012 at 10:52pm: Mnozell48 - yes, I am sure that was me. We live about 45 minutes from O'Hare, so we stayed until they were about to go through security. We had the gate passes, but didn't see the need to be the only parents with all of them. I figured they were boarding the plane as soon as they got through security. Yes, I think only about 3 set of parents were there. Everyone thought they were leaving on Saturday, so they had already left Chicago. It was really great standing and talking to the other sailors. We talked about this website and how we knew more about their training and what was coming than they did.

Comment by 31mom on March 8, 2012 at 10:46pm: Thanks doreen and coloradomom. It helps just to have some idea of what to expect. I checked out the nuke school website and feel good about knowing more of where he will be. This site has been great, but also makes me miss him like crazy!! My daughter got a note from him today and he said he is going to have 10 day leave after A school. Do your kids have the same?

Coloradomom, where do you live? If you cant share that you can email me: californiakelleys@yahoo.com. I grew up in Northglenn. Left for CA when I was 21 and now live in TX!! Colorado is still home to me, tho.

Comment by mnozell48 on March 8, 2012 at 10:43pm: my son found out that he wasn;t leaving until 5am on sunday morning. we found out on the day of graduation that we would get an extra day. We already planned on staying to sunday anyway due to we never went to chicago before

Comment by mnozell48 on March 8, 2012 at 10:42pm: Doreen

you weren;t the lady that I passed around 4am were you >? I was there at 430 to drop off my sons phone and ipod for the trip, we were on our way to Midway.

Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on March 8, 2012 at 9:50pm: Sorry, my son left on Sunday morning at 5:40 a.m. I shouldn't have wrote a time for Saturday because I didn't know what time they left on their flights. I meant they left for the airport early Saturday morning. The man from the USO said there were 300 people there Saturday, fortunately we only had 24. We got to sit in the USO because it was empty.

Comment by ColoradoMom Nuke ET on March 8, 2012 at 8:42pm: The Nukes left in shifts last week - it seems by brother divisions (or some similar). While some left early Saturday morning (per doreen), my Nuke and the others in his division and brother division didn't leave until 5:00pm Saturday. I think there was at least one group in between.

But, definitely plan on them leaving sometime Saturday.

Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on March 8, 2012 at 7:37pm: My son graduated last Friday. Most left early Saturday morning. 24 nukes left at 5:40 a.m. on Sunday for Charleston. I guess it all depends. The only problem is he had to stand watch from 12 - 4 p.m. on Saturday so we just got a few more hours with him, but it was more than most parents got. Now he is settled in his room in Charleston until he starts classes in a couple weeks.

Comment by 31mom on March 8, 2012 at 7:34pm: Thanks, Rachel. The navy site said they usually leave the day after, but I was just hoping... :) my hubby and I dont leave until Sun, so if he does have Sat, that would be awesome. How soon before PIR did you find out?

Comment by Navy Mom x3 on March 8, 2012 at 7:21pm: 31mom... mine just PIR'd in January and was at the airport at 4am on Saturday. With all of the snow on Friday, they cut liberty short and they had to be back by 7 that night. We met him at O'Hare and got passes to get thru security so we could spend more time with him. With flight delays, we spend all day Saturday at the airport and part of Sunday. Luckily, our flight home was out of Milwaukee on Monday.

Comment by Betsyleebig on March 8, 2012 at 7:21pm: http://www.navybmr.com/e4mar12studyguide.html This is the site I used to order the study guide. I haven't heard yet from my son on how helpful it was but the way I figure it couldn't hurt.