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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 Speak

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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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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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 Diana AZ NavyMom on March 19, 2011 at 1:09am: What a day! My sailor has needed to go to Sick Call all week because of an infection on the side of his neck, but could not miss any of the Prevention sessions this week if he was going to graduate today. So, he went to Sick Call at 5:30am this morning and got his neck lanced,drained, and packed. He also got a bunch of meds and then headed to graduation. He got there a half a hour before graduation started, but since he was so late he wasn't allowed on the platform and had to stand in the back. But what matters is he is still graduated and he is coming home tomorrow. Still waiting for the culture to come back on his infection to see if it is MRSA or not.

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on March 19, 2011 at 12:40am: I had to laugh over the names they call themselves. Unfortunately, my sailor is going to have another name for a few weeks at least. He graduated A School without getting his crows. He had a few too many infractions, but he graduated and we are very pleased. His new nickname is Muffin, for MMFN. I am sure he will live through it.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on March 18, 2011 at 8:03pm: See, we all hear different things. I guess there is no rhyme or reason, just go with the flow.

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on March 18, 2011 at 6:25pm: Sherri, My son said the same thing about grades and Power school hold.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on March 18, 2011 at 6:17pm: Thanks for all the compliments, ladies! It's definitely a huge change!

Sharon- Tell Kelsey to check out the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. They're a lot less strict on who can donate and what they can accept...Plus, any hair they don't use they don't sell like Locks of Love does. And with locks of love, the recipient has to demonstrate financial need for a wig... Not with Pantene. When I decided I was going to donate, I was told to look seriously at the two programs, and to me Pantene was the obvious answer.

Sherri- It's completely random. Aaron is in your son's class (he's section 2 not 3), and they split the EMs evenly... 35 to NY, 35 in SC, and 35 on hold. When Aaron was in A school, Casey answered someone's question about how they pick.. And she said her husband's SLPO literally put names in a hat as to who was going to NY and who was staying.

Comment by Sherri_M on March 18, 2011 at 5:43pm: welcome shanscat! You'll find a great group here! I've loved being a part of this group...all the ladies are so helpful!

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on March 18, 2011 at 5:36pm: Sherri - i don't know anything about how they decide who is on hold and who isn't, but my son told me last week, when he was home on leave after A school, that they were told those with the lower grades generally go into the next class first as they feel they have a lower retention of the materials. I don't know if that has anything to do with anything, but just something he mentioned.

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on March 18, 2011 at 4:29pm: @my3sons, sadly we lost our brother-in-law to the "widow maker" on 02 December 09. He had turned 49 on 08 November, was having problems, went to the doctor's and they treated him for "heartburn" for a while. He was still having problems, sent him for a stress test. He had what we call in the medical field a "positive" test and was to have a heart cath on 03 December. My sister was left a widow at the age of 48 with two sons, ages 7 and 13 at the time. It has devasted all of us, she has a lot on her plate. I firmly believe the doctors dropped the ball on this one and she has a suit against them. There is so much more to this story, but he shouldn't have died. So, take the advice and take a "bayer" a day!!

@ Emily, the haircut is cute. Our daughter, Kacy has donated to Locks of Love three times over the years after a friend was diagnosed with leukemia. she won't be able to donate now because she highlights her hair.

Welcome shanscat!!!!!

Comment by CA mom 101 on March 18, 2011 at 2:19pm: Emily, you are so fun to follow on this site. I am mom to 4 sons, and I really enjoy hearing things from the perspective of a young lady. Thanks for your kind donation. The hair looks great, and you are making someone else very happy in a very difficult time. THANKS!!