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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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Navy.com Para Familias

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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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

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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

Here's the story of RED SHIRT FRIDAY: Red Shirt Friday

USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

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Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 31, 2011 at 12:39pm: A single sailor's paycheck does look pretty crappy... But that's only the base pay. That doesn't include the housing they're receiving for free (over 8 grand if he went to college), the food their receiving for free at the galley (meal plans are super expensive at colleges), and the free health care... where else can you get that besides the military?? The paycheck they get is more than enough for them to live off of. Aaron may not think so but that's because 90% of his paycheck each month goes to student loans, car payment, car insurance, more student loans, internet bill, etc.

The paycheck does start to look better once they get married. Example: Aaron and I plan to be married when I'm in college. If I'm living in the dorms at school (hopefully on a full ride) and he lives in the barracks, we would still get a monthly BAH payment for housing. Around 1000 a month (more or less depending on where he's stationed/i'm at school). Then, his pay for his food comes and that adds an extra 200 or so a month. When Aaron is on deployment he'll get sea pay (sub pay, too, if he goes sub), plus we'll get a separation pay (around 100 a month) from the Navy. Not to mention the free health care for me and whatever family we decide to have (having babies is supposedly "free" in the military ;) ).

It all adds up quickly.... You just can't forget about those big benefits they're receiving that don't show up in the bank account. :)

Comment by TxLadyJane(ET Nuke Mom) on January 31, 2011 at 12:12pm: Mary ain't that the truth! LOL. I kinda thou had to laugh when my son and his finacee were sitting at one of our favo food places and he thought the pay scale was listed 2 times a month, and I told him NO that is the MONTHLY pay scale, he didn't believe me so he asked his recruiter, and I was right. Then he said how do I live on that much money, I said that is why we kept saying over and over, go get your degree first then go into the Navy as an officer. But really I think once he finishes Boot and the total of A School he will be fine to be able to start a family. If not before.

Comment by DramaboysMom on January 31, 2011 at 11:51am: Snow for South Bend is predicted to be 2-5 inches tomorrow and 18-24 Tues evening with LOTS of lake effect! Hurrah :-S I see were GC is supposed to dip into the 40's on Wed.

Comment by TxLadyJane(ET Nuke Mom) on January 31, 2011 at 11:30am: Thanks Dora, aaronsgirl and Michdang! I wasn't sure and wanted to ask. I hope he will send a letter home once he finds out.

WE are supposed to have a high today of 70 degrees. But my building is cold I work for the government and they turn the heat down to like 60 over the weekend so when you come into the building on Monday they are cold as they don't turn it up until after 8am.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 31, 2011 at 11:04am: TxLady- They find out which rate they'll be, ET MM or EM, during boot camp. Week 5 is (or used to be at least) the career week. This is the time when they'll have special meetings with just Nukes and they'll learn about what the rest of their time in the Navy will be like. They'll put in their requests as far as which they want during the beginning of the week, and at the end of the week they'll find out which they get... It seems like a lot of guys don't get their first pick... It's all up to the needs of the Navy!

I've heard up to a foot, I've heard over a foot, and I've heard 6-12.... That's not the worst part though. The worst part is the ice and freezing rain we're supposed to get. Not to mention the below zero temperatures!! We have a winter storm watch from tonight until Wednesday. Personally, I'd really appreciate it if the storm cleared up my schedule for the week... I have so much homework and so many scholarships to do that I have no idea how I'm going to get it all done!! I'm a little bit stressed out right now... Not even sleeping at night :/

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on January 31, 2011 at 10:48am: The weather bureau is telling us where I am at in MI. that we are to get about a foot of the wonderful white stuff. I am not looking forward to that at all. The kids will be happy because we live in a rural area and the buses will not be able to get down the roads. Korey drives, so Kacy and another friend they pick up don't ride the bus. I am sure we will get the phone call tomorrow night to cancel school on Wednesday and more than likely Thursday too. Our roads don't get plowed right away. We received 5-6 inches by Saturday morning as I write this the snow plow truck just went by. We are plowed right away. Will let you know how things change.......

Comment by TxLadyJane(ET Nuke Mom) on January 31, 2011 at 10:28am: Dora, it seems you just can't catch a break, so yes Church should help feed the spirit, I know it sure does with me.

Ok I know this questions has been asked before, but wanted to ask it here...what is the guide lines by with the Navy uses to figure out what Rating they will have i.e. MM, ET etc.? My husband it is during the A School portion of the school that they rank them by grades and then make their recommendations to the Navy and that is how they choose? Is this correct?

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on January 31, 2011 at 8:49am: They're predicting anywhere from 8 inches to maybe a foot of snow for us-and so far, we've been pretty lucky, getting just 1-4 inches of snow at a time. Brrr.

Comment by NF Mom on January 31, 2011 at 6:09am: Any one with Nukes graduating from Boot Camp 02/11/2011 ???

My understanding is divisions 64 through 74 and 804 & 912 graduate

on February 11th, 2011.

My son, div 65, is heading to ET school at Goose Creek on Saturday Morning

or so he is informed.

Anyone else have a son/daughter heading to ET after 2/11/2011 graduation.

Comment by Dodie on January 31, 2011 at 5:59am: Texasmom, The # of nukes in a div is pretty random with exception of some of the 900 divs. My son said there were about 30 nukes in his 900 div that PIR'd 12/3/10. His 900 div was rifle guard & staff support, so they were looking for recruits w/high asvab scores & passing PFA scores.