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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 ⚓️.

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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 susan906 on March 23, 2010 at 10:07pm: Thanks for the pointer to Your Sailor's Schedule, with the address. I'm just wondering about the rate and name at the top. My daughter just arrived today from boot camp, she'll be going to MM school. So is her rate just FN on the mail? (As opposed to MM-FN, since she isn't an MM yet?)

Comment by Pat L. in IL on March 23, 2010 at 10:01pm: Zazzws, Thank you for sharing your airport story. That is so cool. Two years ago when we went to Ohare with our new sailor a TSA came over and said "Come this way please." I thought UH-OH but he took us through security himself (very quickly) and said "Thank you to your whole family"

Comment by Zazzws on March 23, 2010 at 9:48pm: Flying out of O'hare on our way home after attending PIR and spending a few days with our son, my wife and I were going through the
security checkpoint. Tired and frazzled we load everything into the trays to go through the X-ray machine. We walk through the metal detector and are waiting to retrieve our stuff from the conveyor belt. The TSA guy looking at the X-ray screen bellows "Who's the Navy mom?" My wife says "Me." He replies "I want to thank you for making the sacrifice to defend my country." Evidently he could read the Navy mom license plate holder my son had bought for us.
My son called today to tell us he has arrived at GC. I told him the story about the TSA guy and he thought it was great.
His MM "A" school is supposed to start in 2 weeks or so. He told me to mail his cell phone and Ipod to his Indoc address. I would rather wait till he gets a permanent address but he said it would be OK. He plans on buying a laptop at NEX He also plans on getting a private mailbox at NEX so he will get his mail sooner. He can get his packages there too.

Comment by Kimber on March 23, 2010 at 8:41pm: Mailing his cell phone tomorrow

Comment by Kimber on March 23, 2010 at 8:41pm: Yes Thomas said it would be two weeks before they start. Thomas wants his electronics down there too X box Playstation videos, TV I might be making a road trip within the next couple weeks

Comment by Anti M on March 23, 2010 at 8:36pm: Colorful nicknames are a great naval tradition. I called it Great Mistakes when I was there .... in 1980. My DAD called it Great Mistakes and HE enlisted in 1941. It is NOT offensive to those of us with military in our veins. As for "the public" taking it wrong... well, I'll be happy to step up and educate them in our wonderfully varied and old Naval traditions.

And you had better believe I'm proud of my nuke nephew, of my retired Navy husband, of the years I served, of my father's 29 years in the Navy, my brothers' services in the Army and the Air Force, of my grandfather's service in the Navy, and my purple heart Marine Grandfather. You betcha I'm proud, and I will call it Great Mistakes as I have for these many decades!

Comment by Zazzws on March 23, 2010 at 6:56pm: I apologize Debbieinca. I am very proud of my son and the country he serves. I am also very happy and I errored in sharing some of the recruit humor my son shared with me.

Comment by RosaEdsmom on March 23, 2010 at 1:12pm: I tend to agree with Kimber and Debbie. What ever the "tag" maybe, one has to consider that this is a public site...and what we post...is a reflection of our loved ones serving our country.

I completely understand the need for a sense of humor and thick skin... it's how I make it through the day.

Comment by Kimber on March 23, 2010 at 11:28am: I don't know about anyone else but I was impressed with the Graduation and our men and women in uniform. I am not only proud of Thomas (my son) but of all the men and women serving our country. They are my heroes! I am grateful for what they do and for what they stand for. There was a great pride that overwhelmed me there. We aren't perfect but we are a great nation and it goes back to what our Founding Fathers fought for that liberty and freedom we so often take for granted.

Comment by Mark on March 23, 2010 at 10:42am: The "Great Mistakes" tag has been around for many, many, many years. Two things that are necessary to get by in the military are a thick skin and a sense of humor. Most will choose to get out after their first enlistment after doing a fine job, but deciding that it is not for them.