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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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Latest Activity: 21 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 Kat (MM Nuke) on August 8, 2011 at 12:45am: If any of you aren't on our private facebook page yet, have Emily add you so we can give more details of Power School oct. 7 graduation, names, etc. Sorry Emily, I volunteered you. I don't know how to do it, but I do know how to update our cheat sheet on there.

Comment by misspaula on August 8, 2011 at 12:38am: I am looking for anyone that attended A School graduation on July 22nd and took pictures. My sailor is a MM , class 1129 A . I wasn't in attendance and would love to have some photos .Thanks misspaula

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on August 8, 2011 at 12:24am: Hey nicole! Glad to hear you're getting reacquainted. :)

Aaron is a lil over halfway through Prototype right now... And I'm sorry to break it to you but it stinks. haha. Read This Blog . It was suggested to me by another lovely lady on here.. can't remember who. Basically, the first seven weeks they work 7a-7p M-F. And the last however many weeks they rotate shifts for 7 day weeks. So one week Aaron will work 12p-12a for 7 days and then have two days (really just a day and a half) off before he goes to work 7a-7p. Then 7p-7a. Then a four day week of 6:30a-6:30p. And the glorious four day weekend. :) The goal is to stay with/ahead of the "Curve" which is a guideline for where they should be in their studies. To stay with the curve, they have to earn so many points a week (called "Delta") which are earned by studying certain things and then tracking down an instructor to prove to them that they know their stuff. There's big tests along the way, too. Like the 50%, the 100%, and Final Boards. Which I guess you could compare to comp. I read on Aaron's papers that the 100% test is like 5 hours long for Enlisted and 9 hours long for Officers. :/

If you have any questions, let me know, and I'll try to answer. :)

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on August 7, 2011 at 11:48pm: Hey Denise ... just a reminder (as my son tells me!!) in the Navy it is Hooyah !!! lol

At this time my son is looking for a 12/2 Power School graduation. There are a few of us on here with the same date...just not too many.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on August 7, 2011 at 11:34pm: Do we have a group started for power school grad. on Oct 7? Maybe we should so we all know who to look for. I can't keep track now.

Comment by Nicole loves Sean (EM-N (SS)) on August 7, 2011 at 11:11pm: Hi Ladies! I'm new to this board, but not N4M. My sailor and i took a break about a year ago ( while he was in Aschool,) and have begun talking again as he begins prototype up in NY (he moves up there next week)

basically having missed MOST of his training, if any one could let me know what I can expect for prototype? schedules/ some pros/cons/ little tricks to not losing your mind?

(keep in mind we are not dating again, just becoming re-acquainted and such... just want to know what to expect should he decide that we should get back together)

thanks in advance!

Comment by davidsmom on August 7, 2011 at 9:51pm: Hi to Labmom - My son is also graduating power school on 10/07, and my husband, son and I are planning to go. He is also hoping to go to prototypel in NY. We're not as close as you, but since we live in the Philly area, NY would be much easier for visiting. I, too, hope that David can take college courses in between power school and prototype. He's very close to having a degree. I also have not been active on this website since boot camp, but now am getting very excited about graduation. Looking forward to meeting you and other families at graduation.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on August 7, 2011 at 9:42pm: Woohoo for quick wisdom teeth recoveries. :)
Bandito- I'm not sure on that. I would def. have him sign a power of attorney for her, however. So if she wants to get things like that taken care of while he's gone, she won't have a problem.

Comment by Denise (MMNuke 1104-7) on August 7, 2011 at 8:49pm: Thought I would share my son's fb status. Brought tears to my eyes to "hear" his dedication to his decision to be a member of the US Navy.

I remember back 2 years ago, I was in Dodge with the marines and a retired master gunnery sargeant came to talk to us, he said, "Everyone has a job in the military and that job is important, whatever job u have, kick ass at it whether your a mailman or a grunt, its all important and it all keeps someone else alive". If I have to go through nuke hell to do my job then I'm gonna do it, there is not gonna be another seal team 6 causalty like that if I can help it.

My reply: Oorahh!!

Comment by Bandito's Mom on August 7, 2011 at 8:44pm: Can they get USAA insurance as soon as he goes to boot camp? Wondering if his wife should arrange for the car to be changed over.