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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."

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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).

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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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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

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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.

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Comment by 3B'smom on November 4, 2019 at 11:31pm: Made a trip to Norfolk over the weekend. We were able to tour the Mighty Ike. “Mighty” doesn’t even begin to describe it. There truly are no words to describe the enormity. Our visit was short, but this mama’s heart is happy.

Comment by Chipmunk on November 4, 2019 at 7:58pm: Thanks New Adventures!!

Comment by Chipmunk on November 4, 2019 at 6:52pm: I don't have information on how the care packages might be done, especially for something like this. But here is a suggestion. Maybe pick one of the items that was suggested and buy or mail lots of that one thing that will fit in the priority boxes. For example, we have lots of leftover Starbursts and Skittles. If they are placed in a Ziploc bag and mailed with a note that says for care packages. Then if someone else is putting it together it could be divided up, otherwise they all get a box of Skittles that day.

Another suggestion, is get with your local Blue Star Mother Group, or there is a group on here and see if there is a place to either donate money or a drop off. I know our BSM is suppose to be doing a pack out as they call it in a few weeks before Thanksgiving, for some things local.

Also the USO has a donation area. That doesn't necessarily help the Lincoln specifically. Just some ideas from "New to all of this too!"

Comment by Chipmunk on November 4, 2019 at 6:46pm: New Adventures - If you have information on the USS Leyte Gulf and their needs I would appreciate that contact information.

B'sNukeMom - I notified my local Blue Star Mother group and it is being shared with some in the Tulsa area as well.

Know Weigh - I would be right there with you grabbing what I could!

Comment by Know Weigh on November 4, 2019 at 4:35pm: B'sNukeMom- I like the idea of sending a holiday care package to a sailor. I don't know where my submariner will be for Christmas and I am not counting on being able to send him anything. It would be therapeutic to lavish motherly attention on another sailor.

I have a question, though. Would the package be given intact to a sailor or would it be opened and the contents distributed? The reason I ask is that I usually fill any nook and cranny of a flat rate box with loose, wrapped candies, such as Jolly Rancher or Starburst to use all of the space. This would probably prove messy if the box were opened prior to distribution. I would probably also buy mixed gender toiletries of the contents were to be given to more than one sailor. Me, with my questions. I know, I know...there is so such thing as a stupid question. But, there is no shortage of inquisitive idiots.

On a completely different subject, how about the fire the day before Halloween? I don't think it was anywhere near you, but my neighborhood got evacuated. Only for a couple of hours, but I should have left sooner than I did because the smoke really got to me and I haven't quite fully recovered. By the time I gathered up important papers, photos, pets and their meds (insulin + cold packs, syringes, prednisone, NSAIDS, etc,) and schlepped everything down 34 stairs from the house to the car, I was there too long, engaging in too vigorous activity in the poor air quality. The police were there telling me it was time to go and I kept running back (34 stairs) to the house to get more stuff. It's weird to think that you might leave your home and never see it again and be left only with the worldly goods that you have taken with you. We have had fires close by before, we always have because of our proximity to the river bottom, but I have never before been actually afraid that the house would go up in smoke as I was this time.

Comment by Chipmunk on November 4, 2019 at 3:01pm: B'sNukeMom - I will see about passing this along to our local Blue Star Mother's group. Thanks JayDee for sharing!!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on November 4, 2019 at 2:37pm: Hi all - JayDee shared this from the Ombudsman of the Bush (her daughter's ship).

"The Lincoln's deployment has been extended again. The information below is from the Ombudsman of the Bush:

Hi all one of our sister ships is in need. They have been out to sea since April and haven’t had a port call in a very long time.....

⚓The USS Abraham Lincoln was scheduled to return home before Halloween. They have already been at sea for over 8 months and have been extended again until sometime spring 2020.

As you can imagine, this news has been hard on the Sailors and they could use some love to get them through this seemingly never ending deployment. They are all feeling extremely down about spending Thanksgiving and Christmas at sea.

Their families have put out an SOS to all they can reach, to help boost their morale and let them know that people from all over think about them and care, they are asking for care packages and/or holiday cards be sent to the ship.

Do not feel obligated to participate, but if you are compelled, the suggested care package items are:

Holiday decorations

Toiletries (for women too)

Beef jerky

Gum

Non-chocolate candy (chocolate rarely survives the shipping process) Games (cards, Uno, old school stuff) Used video games (they have a variety on consoles onboard) Used movies (DVD’s) Books Cards (especially from kids) Tuna packets Seeds (sunflower in shells and other) Girl Scout cookies Energy Bars Peanut Butter Fruit snacks Goldfish crackers Store bought snacks Stocking stuffer type small gifts All the other usual care package items....

I recommend using flat rate boxes to reduce shipping costs or send something via Amazon Prime."

Please send me a private message on here if you would like the address to send a package.

Comment by Chipmunk on November 4, 2019 at 2:14pm: BarefootBluegrass! - Welcome to NukeMoms! - Some days we chatter a lot, other times it is quiet on here, but we are always willing to help you navigate your way through Navy life.

Hi Momterp! - When we get a chance we are going to have to catch up on what our sailors are doing!

Comment by Chipmunk on November 4, 2019 at 2:11pm: NLM - Now that you have seen our replies, let me share this other information. My son was where your son was two years ago. In A school, he went to the home of a married couple from class and I made sure he helped with some monetary costs of the meal. Last year he had just started Prototype, and as I recall it was some of the staff members that hosted a very large Thanksgiving get together. We did a lot of Skyping and putting our sailor on the TV where family could walk by and say hi to him or let him be a part of our noise and chaos for a little bit. It is not the same as in person, but the next best thing.

Another thought, if you think he is really homesick or struggling, You might consider flying out to see him or another family member or sibling that is old enough. They would have to stay in a motel but that is an option.

As for Christmas, I will share the way it was 2 years ago for my son. Those in A school and PS had a two week stand down. No classes. If you put in a chit for leave and it was approved, you took leave or borrowed on your leave and you left NNPTC. It was one of those you either take the entire time off or you don't. Because if you stayed at NNPTC, you were expected to be available to help stand watches. Now, we did make sure our sailor was back early and because of how New Year's fell, it sort of affected flights. But my son was still considered on leave as far as what was taken from leave time. Last year when he was in Prototype, I think only had about 5 days that they were allowed for leave and he was the one that decided he didn't want to spend 2 days in the airport. (Granted, he had done about the same and had been home with us around Halloween after his PS graduation.) Instead, one of his roommate's family invited him to come join their family celebration. Again we Skyped and even opened stockings together!

Things always change, so I am just sharing you what happened for us, to give an idea of possible scenarios. Others on here have different scenarios depending on when their sailors were at GC.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on November 4, 2019 at 1:09pm: Welcome to our newest members ~ BarefootBluegrass! 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 (18) 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.