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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

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: yesterday

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 The Hammer on January 24, 2020 at 9:57am: Morning all! I've got my RED on! My sailor sold his car, personally shipped his motorcycle, rented an SUV and is officially on the road to Wisconsin! We are about 11.5 hours from boots in da house!!!

P.S. I kind of feel a little melancholy about his schooling being over. Keep wondering if he will ever make it back to GC.

He will be home for a month and then it is on to Kitsap! Thanks again for all the advice and support ladies!

Comment by Chipmunk on January 24, 2020 at 9:23am: Skippyredhead - Thinking about you and the kids. I am sure you are busy navigating your move to GC, but I just wanted you to know I was thinking about you.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 24, 2020 at 12:52am: Don't forget to wear your RED on Friday!

Comment by Chipmunk on January 23, 2020 at 2:18pm: Islandgirl - I had actually missed your updated post and was just saying hi earlier. I am glad to know that your daughter's spirits have been lifted and we will continue to pray for her. Most important thing for her to remember is to be truthful!!! My son was INDOC for a month before classing up and they heard stories from other sailors about how important truthfulness, honesty, and integrity are to the Navy, but especially in the Nuke program. Things like smoking, underage drinking, stuff that my husband said was allowed when he was in the Army in Basic Training even is no longer tolerated. I don't know what her specific situation is, but I am also sharing for others that are new to this. It took me a little bit to realize that one of the reasons my son stayed pretty close to NNPTC was because he was under 21 he did not want to be with anyone that could drink and there be an "appearance" of evil, nor did he want to have to be the one to nark on another sailor. All things that are expected of them. Once I realized this, I quite bugging him about getting out and doing things with others. He was happy to stay at NNPTC, or ride his bike. Saturday morning Skypes with his brother and the two of them playing games online, meant I knew where he was at also.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 23, 2020 at 1:43pm: Islandgirl - glad to hear her spirits are lifted. And no, the roller coaster never ends lol!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 23, 2020 at 1:42pm

Comment by Chipmunk on January 23, 2020 at 1:42pm: Welcome to our new members!! Feel free to join in our conversations, read along, introduce yourselves.

Islandgirl - Thinking of you and your daughter.

I have been busy with numerous other things but big news with my son's ship USS Ford - they have aircraft!!! Yea! I need to catch up on all the news with that. My sailor had another qualification test he had to take and I am waiting to hear from him as to whether or not he passed.

For those new to the pipeline - once your sailor is out in the fleet they will continue to have about two years of training, before they are senior qualified, at least per why I have understood from my sailor,

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 23, 2020 at 1:34pm: Welcome to our newest member ~proudnavymom330NJT! 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 Chipmunk on January 23, 2020 at 1:33pm: SubMom - Interesting on what your son was told about GC. Also, that he had inquired about RDC as well. All I know is that they keep trying to get my son to do star reenlist, but he wanted to be out on a deployment at least once before making that decision or not. And it may be awhile before his ship gets to that point, but they are out training.

I will say the more I understand about how much training, time, and money goes into our Nukes and those as Reactor Operators, and then for them to have the turnovers like they do, when they just barely have them senior qualified, it makes a lot more sense to me why they push for them to add two extra years. I just am not sure that my son is willing to do that though. When we said good bye to the grandbaby at Christms, his niece, he commented "the next time I see her she may be three years old" - then it hit me and the sacrifices they make. The sacrifice my youngest made to only see his brother for 2 days of his leave, so that he didn't expose big brother to the flu and keep him from seeing his niece.

Lots to consider.

Comment by Islandgirl on January 23, 2020 at 1:33pm: Oh and I forgot to tell you all that her PIR was October 25 and she is in“A” school for MM nuke subs