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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Events

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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 Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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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NUKE moms

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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: 2 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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by ProudOfK on March 13, 2018 at 8:37am: momterp & prodNukesmom - CONGRATULATIONS to both of your sailors on their upcoming A school grad this Friday!

Chipmunk - we did not receive invitations, just names on a list.

B'sNukeMom - I've been empathizing with your mom a bit. I've been following along on here but not posting as we are in the middle of a move ourselves - downsizing. So buying and selling. The big move is next week so it's been busy busy. But I have been following and enjoying all the posts.

Comment by soccermom19 on March 13, 2018 at 7:54am: JayDee659 - OH MY!! Nerve wracking experience!! But after it turned out ok and you could breathe easy, it certainly is a funny memory. . . "released into the custody of your child" of course, that is a fully grown adult sailor, but still a bit humorous. It's times like those that I really wish I had a camera to catch the expressions.

Comment by JayDee659 on March 13, 2018 at 7:41am: Chipmunk, we also did not receive an invitation to A School graduation, but things may have changed since then.

Our sailor had to put our names on a list so we'd be admitted to the Rickover for graduation. When we went to sign in, they could not find our names and the master at arms was called. I have to admit that I was a little freaked out. He then escorted us into the graduation hall and proceeded to very loudly call our sailor by name. The room went silent. When she turned around and saw us standing behind this really tall, armed man she went white. All he did was confirm that she knew us and tell her she should have put us on the list (she did, it was a clerical error) and then release us to her. Haha. Good times.

Comment by 3B'smom on March 13, 2018 at 6:37am: Chipmunk - We did not receive an invitation to A school grad. Big Kid did mention putting our names on a list. That was several weeks prior to the graduation. Comps for MMs are on Monday or Tuesday. I don't know about the other rates.

Comment by Buzzbeck on March 13, 2018 at 1:01am: ProudNukemom, hooyah! Tell your sailor congrats on his huge accomplishment. And good on you too. Behind every nuke that makes it through this, is a special mom.

Chipmunk, we received our invitations early (was it weeks or a month...cannot recall), but our nuke did not finish his A School comps until we were already in GC! That was a nail biter. We made up our minds to be there to support our nuke, no matter the outcome.

Comment by soccermom19 on March 12, 2018 at 10:23pm: proudNukemom - Congratulations!! Great News!! Hope you have a wonderful time in GC.

Comment by Chipmunk on March 12, 2018 at 10:20pm: I think we have some new moms who joined over the weekend. Our moderator has had a busy weekend, but she will send a welcome out soon.

Feel free to ask us any questions, we invite you to share with us where you are at in your Navy journey and be sure to read the information pages on the right.

Comment by Chipmunk on March 12, 2018 at 10:15pm: They also have to have extra locks at GC as well. My son was bothered that they didn't tell him that at bc so that he could have purchased more when getting the one for his sea bag. It was just an extra thing he had to pick up at the mini Nex once he got to GC.

Comment by Mammagoose on March 12, 2018 at 10:03pm: Moonbeam: yes they can. Everything that they have should be kept locked up while they are on duty so what they have should not be bigger than the space that they had during boot camp. My son had his charging cords stolen while there so it was a great lesson to learn. It could have been his iPhone.

Comment by momterp on March 12, 2018 at 9:55pm: proudNukemom - I think my son and yours are in the same class -- I sent you a friend request. BZ to the MMN3's graduating this week!