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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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Members: 2692
Latest Activity: 3 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 April 23, 2018 at 4:53pm: Welcome to our newest member ~ JosephD! Nice to see a husband on here ;-D Be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page.

Everyone (single sailors) lives in the BEQ during A school and Power school and everyone has to move off base during Prototype. Married sailors are able to live off base during these schools and normally they live in the base housing. I'm not 100% but I would think she should be able to live in the house you have purchased and her BAH would apply. Keep in mind she will most likely be spending A LOT of time in the Rickover - all studying is done there - nothing is done outside of the building. And prototype can either be in Goose Creek or Ballston Spa, NY. But there is a good chance that with her being married with a family she might stay in GC for proto.

Comment by pandalvr on April 23, 2018 at 4:37pm: Yes that is what i was asking

Comment by JosephD on April 23, 2018 at 4:04pm: Hello, Mr. Mom here, I'm new to the group and to social media. My wife is halfway through her Boot camp experience right now and she's loving it. She's contracted in to be a nuke at GC.

My only question so far that I can't get a decent answer online has been if my wife will be able to live off base with us in the house that we purchased. If anybody has any clue, I would greatly appreciate some insight.

Thank you

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 23, 2018 at 1:51pm: Welcome LauraG to the group! Her son is in the STA-21 program and I know we have a few others on here who also have sailor's in the STA-21 program - please chime in!

I will recommend you read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** section above but I'm sure you already know most of this since your son has been through the pipeline! Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Comment by Laura G on April 23, 2018 at 1:50pm: Hello :) Any other Nuke Moms with sons/daughters in the STA-21 program? My son is an ETN (USS Alabama), just finished NIS and will start at Purdue in June. He'll only be a car ride away from home for the next 3 yrs so I'm very happy/excited!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 23, 2018 at 1:39pm: Hi pandalvr - glad to see your son is at GC now. Were you able to go to PIR?

I think JayDee pretty much answered your question - but keep in mind it will probably be at least another 18 months before your son finishes up the nuke pipeline and heads to his first duty station!

Now the real fun begins!

Comment by JayDee659 on April 23, 2018 at 1:35pm: pandalvr, when the carriers go out for deployment it's generally 6-8 months but can be extended or shortened due to "needs of the Navy". Is that what you were asking? When they are not deployed and not in the ship yard they go out for frequent "underways" which can last a couple days to a couple weeks. The carriers are on a rotating deployment schedule but this can be changed based on the schedule or mission of another carrier. Nothing is cut and dry. Let me know if that's not what you're asking.

Comment by pandalvr on April 23, 2018 at 1:22pm: Good afternoon all, my son just arrived at GC to start school. My question is after choosing a aircraft carrier home base, what is the "usual deployment" schedule?

Comment by CSW on April 23, 2018 at 11:53am

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 23, 2018 at 11:51am: Welcome to our newest members ~ grandma and Heather!

Be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** information up above and of course, feel free to ask any questions yo may have.