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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.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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Latest Activity: 10 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!

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 18, 2018 at 1:54pm: Welcome to our newest member ~ MommaV7! Be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page and of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 18, 2018 at 1:52pm: Hi all - Happy Monday!

Grannyofnine - I don't believe there is a limit on PS graduation. You will need to provide all the names to your sailor though.

Nursemom - it's possible being only week apart that they could class up together. Just depends on how many arrive from BC to make a full class.

NancyJo - glad to hear they are having fun and exploring. I'm sure they'll get to see more of SC this time around!

Soccer was exciting - especially for Iceland!

Buzzbeck - rooting for the Beavers today - come on - they got this!

Comment by Grannyofnine on June 18, 2018 at 1:41pm: How many can go to Power School graduation?

Comment by 3B'smom on June 18, 2018 at 1:20pm: Nursemom - I agree with MoMom, they could certainly end up in the same class. My son is also an MM in power school. I would be happy to try to answer any questions you have.

Comment by Chipmunk on June 18, 2018 at 11:17am: MoMom - excited for graduation!! Not sure what PS exams are like and when they take them but prayers for your son!!

Welcome New Members - be sure to pop on and say hello, introduce yourself and share where you are at in this Navy journey.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on June 18, 2018 at 9:48am: Buzzbeck, the Beavers lost. I'm so sorry. But it's a double elimination tournament so hopefully they win today against Washington. That should be exciting and I hope they win.

JayDee, that's a great song! Yes, it's an ear worm alright. It'll be in my head all day. :^D

kbpoohbear, what a rollercoaster! Glad you were with your son at the end.

Talked w/ my sailor yesterday. He sounds upbeat. The family went to Hilton Head Saturday and had a great time. I think they will enjoy SC.

I hope everybody had a great Father's Day. Have a wonderful week.

Comment by MoMom on June 16, 2018 at 11:30pm: Nursemom-

My son is also an MM, set to graduate power school on the 29th of this month. He is not terribly communicative, but I am happy to answer any questions you might have, if possible, based on our experience.

I believe it took about 2 weeks for my son to class up. So definitely possible for them to start together. Mine had PIR on July 14th last year, and graduated a school on November 3rd. He didn’t start power school until early January.

Comment by Chipmunk on June 16, 2018 at 1:35pm: Nursemom - 2nd question - it all depends on the number of sailors they have ready to class up. There are a lot more MM's than EM or ET's so I don't think they have to wait as long to class up as my son did. But there is always the probability that if your son is the excess for the one class, then he will be held in INDOC and someone the next week will come in and fill in the new class that is forming and they will be together. There just isn't a way to predict as far as I know. It doesn't seem to go by their last name and it may or may not have something to do with the division number at BC.

Comment by Chipmunk on June 16, 2018 at 1:31pm: Nursemom - well first of all, my apologies - I asked my husband this morning to be sure and still misunderstood him. It is called a CAC - Common Access Card - it is basically their ID that they don't go anywhere without for the most part. Also, I just talked to my son, he was skyping with his brother, and he did tell me that while they have two pockets in their dress uniform jumper (the top) there are rules in BC that don't seem to apply anywhere else regarding pockets and for the most part, they are not allowed to use their pockets for anything in BC. So, you may want to write your son back and first of all , correct my mistake on the card name, and then this is what my son said, " tell them to ask their RDC if it is acceptable for them to write their flight information on a note card or piece of paper and place it behind their CAC card (that pocket is accessible from the front, the right breast pocket is only accessible from the inside, I think he said.

If not, just encourage them to make sure they memorize that information to be able to tell you after PIR and then get online and check the flight information to verify.

Hope this helps with that question.

Comment by Nursemom on June 16, 2018 at 11:57am: So what are the chances that recruits with the same rate that graduate boot camp one week apart will be together in A-school?