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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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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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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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: 3 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

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 NevadaSierra on December 12, 2008 at 9:46am: Hi Miranda: Don't plan too much - just enjoy him and let him relax. The first time Adam came home it seemed like all he did was sleep. Being anxious will work to your advantage now - get all that little stuff done that you want to. Then, enjoy them both. -

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 11, 2008 at 5:56pm: Thank goodness for this site! Even though I know what my son is - MM3 - if I would have seen that, I would have questioned what it meant, cuz I am used to spelling the whole thing out! It helps to know all these shortcuts and stuff, and be able to find answers to questions without looking like an idiot.

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 11, 2008 at 12:22pm: Gayle - thanks! If I am hearing correctly they are at least 2 - 3 1/2 months behind on graduation now.

I am trying to figure out what to do about xmas - I have until midweek (next week) to send my packages to Spencer. But I don't know if he will know by then if he is going to be home.

Media Mom - what a great website! I saved it to favorites! Spence doesn't tell me everything - I think just what he thinks is pertinent - like oh, I am going to NY, or we are shutdown for right now. Not any of the little stuff. Although I told him I found this site, and that I am on here alot, and so now I am asking all these questions, and getting more answers. But at least I know what to ask now!

Comment by Anti M on December 11, 2008 at 11:57am: There's always more than one nickname ... lots of "gentle" teasing and competition between rates. What's used at power school and prototype tends to be different than what's used on ships and what's used on subs ... and so forth. Basically, we can all be right as there's so many variations, plus nickname trends rise and fall.

Comment by NevadaSierra on December 11, 2008 at 10:41am: Our sailor is on the USS Pennsylvania Blue Crew in Bangor, WA. He has been in six years this November. I still feel like I know next to nothing. I'm so glad that I found this site - and took time to look for some help and answers. I look forward to reading and learning for all of you!

Comment by Anti M on December 11, 2008 at 9:19am: LOL, Cheryl ... he's a snipe, it most certainly does apply to nukes. It applies to any of the "fireman" rates, the red stripers. He'll find out when he goes to the fleet. Sure, they're proud to be nukes, I understand that. STILL! A snipe is a snipe is a snipe. No insult, but really, you can't fool old sailors. My hubby about bust a gut chuckling.

Red = snipe
White = deck
Green = airdale

Pure Navy tradition, no matter what they're trying to say at Power School.

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 11, 2008 at 12:30am: Ok, can someone help me? I am trying to figure out how to do a slideshow on my page, rather than have all the pics take up space. How do you do this? I am sure it is something simple, but I can't figure it out right now!

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 11, 2008 at 12:24am: Gayle - I will guess they are going with some time the end of Feb - or maybe mid Feb. That is about 3 1/2 months out from his original date - which would put Spence around May sometime.

This shutdown that happened in October - was that the only delay that Aaron had?

Spence did tell me yesterday that he MIGHT be home for xmas - we are hoping so, but he hasn't been given official word that they have time off.

And I can't remember who asked me - Spence is an MM3. And he is signed up for aircraft, but is thinking about switching to subs.

Comment by Trina (Spencer's Mom) on December 10, 2008 at 11:51am: Susie - great idea! I will put some recipes together in a recipe box for him and do as a present! I have some really great ones that are so easy, and he is just learning how to make stuff that you don't just pour out of the can and pop in the microwave! I know he can cook and stuff, but I always did it for him growing up, and so he never actually MADE the stuff!