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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: 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

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USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

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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.

Comment by somar on February 10, 2020 at 4:47pm: daveramsey.com/askdave/investing-and-retirement/daves-thoughts-on-thrift-savings-plan

Comment by Northwoodsmom on February 10, 2020 at 2:45pm: Hi, just wondering where you would find Dave Ramsey's recommendation for TSP

Comment by ProudOfK on February 10, 2020 at 2:18pm: I will say as far as the TSP - we looked at it with our son after he had set it up and was home. Not knowing what find choices he should go with he had let it set to whatever the default was. The default was the super safe option that barely makes any money. We helped him change it to what Dave Ramsey recommends for the TSP.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 10, 2020 at 12:19pm: It's been too long for me to remember how all the bonuses work!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 10, 2020 at 12:18pm

Comment by Chipmunk on February 10, 2020 at 11:41am: New Adventures - Hopefully someone else will clarify if I am incorrect on the timing of the bonuses. And yes, there are lots of things to keep in mind with regards to the IRA's - my son was actually interested in that sort of stuff on his own so he had studied up on it.

As for the beneficiary - I have had personal experience dealing with a TSP account through inheritance and why I recommend there is still a beneficiary listed. We can discuss privately if you wish. Feel free to friend me if we aren't already. I will be busy today but can respond later on.

Comment by New Adventures on February 10, 2020 at 11:34am: Chipmunk- I though it was after Power and Proto. Yikes. If after A then he and I have to have another conversation. Right now it looks like a 4 month T track. ugh. So which year for what/how much and Roth or Traditional makes a difference. He did not set up beneficiaries, based on the year end statement that came home, but he does have a will to that will cover it. It changes the estate taxes though now that I think of it. It is all this little stuff that they do not teach in any school and many do not pay attention to.

Comment by Chipmunk on February 10, 2020 at 10:33am: New Adventures - One of the things they discussed during INDOC with my son was TSP. Be sure your sailor has his beneficiaries set up on it and that you know who those are. I am not for certain, I believe there are some other bonuses that are being paid out that were not available when my son joined. But as for the "Nuke" bonus, I believe a portion is paid after they complete A school, and then the remainder is not paid out until after they complete Prototype. If for any reason they do not complete Prototype or they are re-rated, they will have to pay back the first portion of their bonus. I believe they will garnish it from their paycheck - so it really is not money for them to spend, in my opinion, until they have earned it.