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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

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

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: 22 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 Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 25, 2011 at 1:41pm: Thanks, Mary! I'll let her know. :)

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 25, 2011 at 1:39pm: Yep, that's the way I understand it Mrs. Andy. Once the federal is done it's very easy to do the state by hand, also both are pretty easy when they do the EZ forms. It's ours that get so complicated with all the schedules and deductions and investments stuff, etc. Yuck.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 25, 2011 at 1:37pm: LeeAnn - congrats on your son heading off to bootcamp. It's an emotional roller coaster, but in the end you will be so happy and proud. Make sure to connect with all the boot camp moms, then also your son's PIR moms, then finally his division moms. You will get his division number a week or two after he arrives at GL. Good luck to you all as you make the journey.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 25, 2011 at 1:24pm: I believe that you can use the Turbo Tax online for the federal EZ form free.

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 25, 2011 at 1:12pm: yes, used Turbo Tax last year and will again this year. most of our kids probably only file the EZ forms anyway, so their taxes are pretty easy to do.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 25, 2011 at 12:41pm: Mary- Are you the one that had your son's car shipped? There's a wife wondering about shipping a car, and I told her to post a discussion in here. She did, but the mom I'm thinking of didn't answer. If I knew which one of you shipped the car, I'd message you, but I can't remember who it is!

Comment by Aggie08Mom (ship 02,div. 903) on January 25, 2011 at 11:49am: I just remembered a question I had the other day when I saw that Kat mentioned shipping her son his tax stuff. Does anybody know if the tax people they have there in GC who help the sailors with their taxes will also do out-of-state income tax forms? Or is that something I'll have to keep doing?

Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on January 25, 2011 at 11:32am: Congrats Gail. That is absolutely awesome. You must be so proud. Does your son prefer to stay back on staff or ship out to a new duty station? I told my son once that I'd love it if he would try to be on staff at the school and he said no way, i want to see the world. I guess us moms would love it if they were on land, close by, wouldn't we?

Mary, you are too funny. You say it like I think it, but I try not to say it out loud. My son has gotten into this nasty habit of not calling or communicating much since he got back from the holiday break. Yesterday I finally had to send him a message, after trying for two weeks to get him to call me to discuss his insurance, etc., and told him I guess he should start calling the USAA himself and get quotes, call the auto transporters and find out how much to ship the truck since I probably won't drive it since I can't talk to him, and that I'd gladly send all of his tax stuff when it comes so that he can take care of that too. Ha, got a response within 3 minutes, he was also on the phone with USAA giving them his permission to discuss his auto insurance quote, and said he'll go get his power of attorney for me today since USAA needs that.
Yep, lit the fire under him. He said he's been soooo busy, which I know is true, however, I see him on Facebook every day for hours, and if I check my netflix account I'm sure I could see how many movies and tv shows he's been watching. ha. It's all a learning process.

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on January 25, 2011 at 11:26am: I'm pretty sure my son said he was told 95% of the kids pass.

I'm hoping that's true - he was really worried about his A school comps and I know Power School is tougher. He's never been one to study - he's never had to (got that from his mother).

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on January 25, 2011 at 11:18am: @Edwina, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Do what your heart tells you to do in regards to his service to his country. He has earned it!