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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 ⚓️.

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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

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Comment by MN Mom of MM on November 29, 2011 at 12:30am: Praying in agreement with you MomofNuke. Thank you God for clarity of thinking, for remembering the info taught, and for our Power School Nucs to test well tomorrow. Thanks also for giving them restful sleep tonight. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Comment by MomofNuke on November 28, 2011 at 10:31pm: I'm sending my best to all the nukes taking PS Comps tomorroww.

Comment by Bandito's Mom on November 28, 2011 at 10:09pm: Mine started briefings today, he is an ET, so don't know if he is in a different class then suebal's and TrevorsMom's. He is in "don't tell mom everything mode" so I think I will wait to ask his class number. They did post a pic in his blue cami's on FB,,,, I think he has been waiting to wear them ever since they were first issued!

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on November 28, 2011 at 8:51pm: Yes, thanks Mark. I appreciate it too.

TrevorsMom, my son found out today he's in class 1209B. They still have to meet their SLPO though. He's hoping that will be tomorrow--chomping at the bit to get goin. (hard to tell him to chill, especially when he's psyched to get started).

Comment by blackie123 on November 28, 2011 at 7:52pm: Thank you Mark. Now she can worry about one less thing. Appreciate it much.

Comment by Mark on November 28, 2011 at 6:30pm: All nucs will eventually get a physical that qualifies them to receive exposure to the relatively low levels of radiation they get starting with the inhull portion of prototype and continuing through their career. The recruiter is right, it is nothing to worry about. The only thing different from any other occupational health physical is that they will get a whole body scan, where sensitive radioactivity counting equipment will determine whether they are carrying around unusual amounts of radioactivity in their body. If they are carrying any, it would be called "internal contamination", and would deliver a constant level of radiation to whatever organ and neighboring tissue it is in. They should never be exposed to any internal contamination during their career; the point of the count is to establish their baseline level before they could be potentially exposed, so that the Navy can prove at the end of their career that they were never internally contaminated. This does not mean they should never be exposed to radiation, which is different from contamination. They will receive low levels of radiation that are generally less than workers in commercial nuclear power plants receive, and that will have no adverse health effects. I don't remember when they get this procedure done; but I don't think it's during boot camp. The count takes 5-10 minutes when it's done; all the countee has to do is stand still during it.

Comment by NavyMomLG on November 28, 2011 at 5:42pm: blackie123 - I don't recall that the Nukes were singled out for anything during bootcamp other than when it came to ratings. My son never mentioned anything. Based on my son's comments, the fear of BC is much worse than the actual experience. That's easy to say once you are through it, but I would just try to reassure your daughter that she will be fine, and it will be over before you know it. I would also suggest looking for the DEP group here, and then get in the PIR group too - they were invaluable to me as I went through BC. Best of luck to both of you, you will be amazed how the time flies and how much support you will find on this site. If your DEP and PIR groups aren't as active as you would like, feel free to just stay with us, we have all been there!

Comment by Trevor'sMom-Nuclear MM on November 28, 2011 at 4:40pm: HOOYAH!!! My son has been in GC since 11/5/11 and finally classed up today....class 1209A. Anybody else with a nuke in class 1209A?

Comment by blackie123 on November 28, 2011 at 4:23pm: Supposedly she heard that they pull the Nukes out during boot camp and run additional tests. She asked the recruiter and all he said was don't worry about it. Don't know any more than that I'm afraid.

Comment by suebal MM3 USS California SSN781 on November 28, 2011 at 3:40pm: Blackie123...that's a interesting question. My son PIRd on 11/18 and is in Charleston right now. I had no idea there was a "special physical." I'm really looking forward to whatever answer is posted. 8-)