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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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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 Rebecca J on October 10, 2018 at 2:32am: Havasu. ..I will be praying for your son early this morning. Let me know how it goes.

Ammarah...my son told me not to.go.to.A school grad, but to.def come to power school. So.we followed his lead and it turned out to.be a great decision. Power school graduation was just that...powerful and I'm so.thankful we went. He was able to stay with us at our hotel and then had some time off. Just my experience, others might be different.

Comment by Amarrah on October 10, 2018 at 1:23am: First off, congrats to all the sailors that graduated! I know all you moms are beyond proud! Be safe with the hurricane headed that way.

I said before that my son has to do PS again, and it's turned into a blessing for both of us. 1-I'm a supervisor/manager at a large retailer so getting any significant time off around Christmas is near impossible. 2-Even tho he isn't graduating, and not starting school till next month, he still has studying and something like classwork he has to do, so he'll be beyond ready this next time!

I do have a question, more out of curiosity than anything. I didn't find out about C graduating A school until about a week before. He didn't tell me, and I didn't have you guys. I fussed at him a bit because he didn't tell me. He said A school graduation wasn't really a big deal so it was ok if I didn't come. My question is how big of a deal is it? I know any graduation is an accomplishment, but he kind of blew it off. I don't know if he was trying to make me feel better and not stress over seeing if I could adjust my schedule, or if he honestly thought it was a basic passing from one school to another. I'm just wondering if I missed out on something and if he was the loner kid with nobody there.

Comment by Havasu on October 10, 2018 at 12:01am: Hello, fellow moms... Iended up talking with my son on the phone for a few minutes tonight when he called to wish his step dad a happy birthday. He mentioned he had a test tomorrow morning and he was feeling really nervous about it. If any of you feel like sending up a prayer early around 7am east coast time, this mama would appreciate it. I told him to please tell me when he had a test he was worried about, because us Navy moms will pray and/or send good thoughts his way! Thank you!

Comment by pandalvr on October 9, 2018 at 9:23pm: My son wants nothing to do the east coast. Hw wants san diego, japan and the washington state. Mom wants norfolk to stay close lol

Comment by The Hammer on October 9, 2018 at 8:19pm: These hurricanes are killing me! Just checked the weather and it looks like GC will see the winds and rain on Thursday. Had to call United and change flight to leave here tomorrow instead of Thursday. Good news is that they changed for free this time. This is one expensive graduation... but I'm so proud of my nuke! Anyone else headed to GC for A school grad?

Comment by Kbpoohbear on October 9, 2018 at 6:11pm: Bravo Zulu to your Nuke as well Hammer

Comment by The Hammer on October 9, 2018 at 6:04pm: Kbpoohbear... same here! Congrats to your sailor!!!

Comment by WonderGeekWoman on October 9, 2018 at 3:32pm: Time to get caught up!

Kaycee - I'm so glad you're okay! You are totally Wonder Woman! I sure hope they catch him!

Amarrah - I am also really good at pretty much just reading and enjoying the information everyone shares. I love this group!! I get all the messages by email and read them on my phone, then forget to respond on my computer, most of the time.

daisysdca and all other new moms - Welcome! This group is amazing help with Navy/Nuke info and an awesome support for everything else in our lives!

Hammer, JayDee, ProudofK, Kbpoohbear - So excited that you get to see your sailors!!

Tulip - Yay, for technology and kids that call when they can!

ProudofK - I had such a nice time at dinner with you!

Like Havasu & pandalvr's sailors, my son had a 98 on the ASVAB, wanted ET and got MM, but he's happy it happened that way. I just thought it was interesting, since questions on motors was his weak spot on the ASVAB. He waffles on whether or not he's going to try to do ELT. He's also changed his mind on going sub...thinks he'll stick with a carrier, which would be just fine with me! However, the stinker put Japan as his first AND second station choices!

Comment by Rebecca J on October 9, 2018 at 3:23pm: My son also scored very high and wanted ER but got EM, he was disappointed but made the most of it. Definitely the needs at that time.