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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 ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

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Latest Activity: 11 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

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

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Comment by Dodie on January 1, 2011 at 10:49am: Hi All, I'm just sitting here watching the weather channel. My son has set his alarm to get up at 0900 to begin packing to return today. He flies out of St Louis this afternoon. It feels easier to send him off to A School than boot camp because I have been able to talk to him more frequently since he's been at Goose Creek. I'm looking forward to visiting him in Charleston. We're probably going to drive his car out to him some time in the spring. I'm sure he's going to want his golf clubs:) I just have to wait to see what my work & grad school schedule looks like...

Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on January 1, 2011 at 10:38am: Happy New Year, all! My son too is leaving today. He just got home from a sleepover (um, not really!) at his buddy's and went to bed for an hour or so of sleep. This afternoon is gonna be tough.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 1, 2011 at 3:32am: I was lucky enough to bring in the new year with Aaron by my side. I can't think of a better way to start 2011 than with a kiss from my sailor and best friend. I'm just really not looking forward to saying goodbye tomorrow... I've been on the brink of tears since Thursday night. On the bright side, I get to try my hand at giving him a haircut in the morning. :)

2011, I have big plans for you. Graduating high school. Getting engaged. Starting fresh at my dream college. Marrying my best friend. Letting loose, and being happy. Watch out, world, here I come! :)

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 1, 2011 at 12:42am: Kathy - I told my son about your son and how he was a little lonely and bummed this week. He said hang in there, go to the rec. room area and play video games and relax because it will get pretty busy. You are right, after about the second week he will have a hard time calling for a little while. They have to do a lot of hours of watch qualifying, on top of their classroom and study hours, plus their phones don't get such good reception in their rooms and if it's cold outside they don't want to go out and talk. I talk to him on Facebook a lot.

Comment by kathy on January 1, 2011 at 12:36am: Happy New Year a little bit early to everyone! My son is settling in at GC and every day we talk to him he sounds a little bit better. I miss him very much and nothing will change that. I am happy to hear his voice every day. I have a feeling that once classes start up he won't have as much time to chat with us. I know he is doing the right thing. I agree with Connie's mom. . . mom mode is always switched "on" even when we are not right next to our kids. My mom is 85 and she still worries about us out here in California. I miss being back east, but California is definitely growing on me. I will always miss my sailor back on the east coast, but I know he is in good hands with the Navy and will learn and grow through this experience, whether it is good or something else.

Happy New Year's Eve and best wishes to all in the year to come!!

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 1, 2011 at 12:32am: Diana - we are open about shipping the car. He doesn't really need it right now so whenever is good. We are debating whether to just drive it back there or to ship it. Need to get details about shipping to see if that is more reasonable than driving it.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 1, 2011 at 12:31am: Oh Diana, just read your post. Looks like my son is a day behind yours. He is just leaving tonight at 11:45.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 1, 2011 at 12:30am: Just said goodbye to my son. O.K. so there were a couple tears. I didn't go to the Phx airport because my son gave me his lovely illness that he brought home and I am oh so sick right now. At least he is feeling better. He seems ready to get going and get back on base and into the routine. Today he actually said that he enjoys Nuke school, for the most part. That is great to hear.

Now we have to reclean his bedroom. What a mess.

Happy New Year everyone.

Comment by nvmomma on December 31, 2010 at 10:16pm: Ya Connie, moms for life.

Diana, ALMOST looking forward to going back to work and reentering my life...did I really just say that??

Comment by Connie foaling-lady (Groton) on December 31, 2010 at 9:45pm: Well, the airport farewell scene went better than I thought; I guess it IS getting a little easier to let my sailor go. That being said, I was sniffling and sobbing at random points all thru the day, which made my son laugh. Couldn't sleep at all last night, thinking about his departure this night, but I'll bet I'm dead to the world as soon as he arrives back in GC (which should be just before midnight, depending on how fast the cabbie drives from the airport). I told my son I would be switching off "mom mode" once he's safely on the base again. But my own mom says mom mode is always on standby, no matter how old your kids are: she's 77, I'm 54, he's 18.