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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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***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

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Comment by jes12joy on February 10, 2020 at 8:37pm: Husband wanted me to share this. Both the husband and sailor invest in the Roth TSP to get the match from the military into the traditional side. My husband said there is a misconception that you have to invest into the traditional side in order to get the match however you do not. So both of them invest strictly into the Roth and the match is added by the government to their traditional side of the account.

Comment by jes12joy on February 10, 2020 at 8:30pm: Also if anyone is curious about Dave Ramsey, just ask. His plan has helped us get out of debt, have a fully funded emergency fund, and will have our house paid off in three more years. Our sailor has coached his friends on the plan and getting their finances straight so they can be intentional about investing.

Comment by jes12joy on February 10, 2020 at 8:26pm: Hello All, New Adventure is spot on with the bonus structure. They will receive a portion after Power School and the rest after completion of Prototype. If however they do not finish prototype, they will have to reimburse the Navy the money including the taxes taken out if they are not successful so I have advised our sailor to put the money in a saving account and not to invest it as it will need to be liquid in case of something unforeseen happening. As far as the TSP, I am been following the Dave Ramsey Plan and have been using this financial teaching for about 3 years. He recommends that all people who have access to the TSP to invest in the Roth as it will grow tax free. Both my husband (retired military and now government worker) and our sailor utilize the TSP Roth and it has done very well for them both. The military match will always be into the Traditional 401K IRA side as the IRS rules prevent them from offering the match into the Roth side. If the sailor does not elect funds to invest in, the TSP will automatically put them into what is called Lifestyle funds "G" or "L" funds. These funds generally do not do very well as compared to the stock market. Dave Ramsey suggests investing into the "C" (equivalent to the S&P500), "S" (Small Cap), and "I" (International) funds to be diverse in the investments. My husband and sailor invest 80% into the C fund and 20% into the S fund and both have done exceptionally well. They have elected not to invest in the "I" fund as recommended by Dave Ramsey as the International fund has not done well for the last 5 years. If you can advise your sailors to start their investments to 15% of their paycheck and learn to live without this money, it will benefit them greatly if they decide to leave the military or if they make a career. Apologize for the length of this post, I love sharing information about investing so hope this helps.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 10, 2020 at 8:21pm: Welcome to our newest member ~ Maestra! Please be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page. Lots of good info there. Also take a look at the Pages (19) to the right under the member profiles - be sure to hit "view all". And of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Comment by New Adventures on February 10, 2020 at 6:59pm: I opened the Dave Ramsey link. He leaves out a couple of things in the quick read of the one I opened.

First he does not mention the L target retirement date funds. These are blended to include the categories he talks about plus some of the more conservative ones like G. They are managed by a firm and the blend is adjusted as the markets change. As a general rule the highs will not be as high but the lows wont be as low.

Second there is a TSP ROTH option. No tax deduction now but the withdrawals later will be federal tax free as the code is written now.

I also looked him up and found a few things. One page/site had several takes on TSP and one, way done on the page, talked about Ls

Comment by Northwoodsmom on February 10, 2020 at 5:51pm: Thanks for finding this info for me so I can share it with my son.

Comment by ProudOfK on February 10, 2020 at 5:31pm: Sonar - thanks for popping in with the link. I’m at work so wasn’t going to have time to look for it until I got home.

Comment by New Adventures on February 10, 2020 at 5:08pm: Hey All,

I ended up called the INDOC office number that was in the packet they sent in December. Since the packet talked so much about bonuses I thought they might be able to answer the question.

They get 1/3 at Power School graduation and the balance at Prototype graduation. If they do not finish Proto they have to repay the first 1/3 so be prepared if possible.

As for TSP. I am not a professional but have researched it for a long time. I have some ideas and info I am happy to share but not sure if public is the way to go. Feel free to message me.