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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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NUKE moms

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

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: 17 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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by nvmomma on January 7, 2011 at 10:52pm: First week of A School down - my sailor sounds beat and a bit depressed. He is not a fan of studying, and they have been putting in some long hours this week. Dose of reality. We skyped a couple of times after study period this week; he announced at one point that he probably won't reinlist; he also is now talking about coming home for a visit after A School grad, which is a change from just a week ago. He's lonely and homesick; I told him things would get better. Hope I didn't just lie to him.

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on January 7, 2011 at 10:44pm: Mary - a good basket is already in the mail. Should arrive next week. I have sent him some Facebook posts and an email, but a card may be a good idea. He did say that they had a muddy football game this afternoon. His team won and he scored two touchdowns. That always makes him feel better.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 7, 2011 at 10:01pm: I haven't found any "spectacular" rates for Southwest for Charleston yet... I've been looking for spring break and they're all the same as United...

And Cindy if you're looking for the technical "base name" it's now called Joint Base Charleston. They joined forces with the Air Force to create "one base" :)

Comment by Dodie on January 7, 2011 at 9:04pm: Hi All, Regarding Southwest Airlines...you can only buy their airfare at their website. I've signed up for their emails when they have their specials. If you buy during one of their "specials", as long as you purchase the tickets at least 14 days in advance, you can get some pretty good rates (i.e. $99 one way). I fly them from St Louis to Omaha when I have to be in Omaha for school.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on January 7, 2011 at 8:32pm: Carol, Now that you mention it...............why not indeed???????

Comment by carols_kitchen on January 7, 2011 at 8:19pm: Pat L-- I don't know why we can't still fly to Charleston for a gals weekend out! :)

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on January 7, 2011 at 8:16pm: I finally got a call from my sailor today. It had been very quiet from his end since classes started back up on Monday. He has had a rough week back. He is in A School and hasn't made it out of Phase 1 yet. He didn't do as well as he would like on his final Math test, didn't pass his PFA run by 10 seconds because they were running in the rain and he kept having to pull up his wet sweatpants to keep them from falling off, and he overslept and was late one morning.

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on January 7, 2011 at 8:03pm: I missed one day and had to go back 9 PAGES!!! Looking forward to catching up on the conversations :-)

Comment by NukeMom(CVN-75) on January 7, 2011 at 7:31pm: LOL I got on Expedia.com as soon as I posted this because I hadn't thought they wouldn't. But finding flights for family to go to PIR I am finding Southwest doesn't fly out of everywhere. Thanks. My daughter goes to Iowa State in Ames so we go through Des Moines a lot!!!

Comment by NukeMom(CVN-75) on January 7, 2011 at 7:15pm: Mary-where in Iowa are you living? I live in Glenwood IA. I haven't even checked yet to see if Southwest flies out of Omaha into Charleston yet. I pray they do!