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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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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

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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 ShipOfDoodles on September 18, 2019 at 7:34pm: Thank you! I was so excited to finally get the form letter today--two weeks to the day. He was in processing a very long time, arriving September 4 and starting official recruit training with his Division on Monday the 16th. He is not a musician but was assigned to the 953 Division--I assume they have to round those Divisions out. He says he is in with some really great recruits. Anyhoo, he sent three letters and sounds great! Thanks so much for all the support!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 18, 2019 at 6:35pm: Welcome to our newest member ~ Deb S.! 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.

Comment by ShipOfDoodles on September 18, 2019 at 6:24pm: Just a hello! My son is currently at boot camp--just received his Division assignment, but I know there is much to learn about expectations for this particular A School where he is headed in November (assuming all else goes well, ha ha!) So happy this group is available for questions and guidance. Hope to join you all later this fall!

Comment by New Adventures on September 18, 2019 at 3:34pm: ProudOfK

We have AT&T and I have a great discount that Version can not match and yet one of my other "kids" has #$%#$ about AT&T forever. Of course he could pay for his own phone line and move anytime he wants. hint hint hint. or b..ch b,,ch b..ch.

The cost of new phones also stopes me from switching but being able to stay in contact with my sailor is much more important then any of the above so maybe it is time to think about it.

With AT&T and my particular phone I have no limits on the hot spot function unlike what Version does. Once again my head hurts with all this. Maybe a dart in the wall will decide.

Bottom line is I got the wifi only ipad a for a song. A clearance of the current model to make room in a limited space for the new model coming in. Not sure the deal fell in the rules of Apple so shhhh.

Comment by ProudOfK on September 18, 2019 at 2:59pm: New Adventures - interesting that you should ask. We (including our sailor) have had AT&T the whole time he has been in the navy. Just a couple weeks ago our son was telling us that AT&T was always fine when he was at GC and BS but now that he is in Bremerton he has had some frustrations. It seems like those with Verizon there do much better. We have been needing to upgrade our phones so I think we are going to switch to Verizon when we do that.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 18, 2019 at 2:45pm: New Adventures - Verizon definitely seems to be the best service.

Comment by JayDee659 on September 18, 2019 at 2:35pm: New Adventures, my daughter has Verizon, her husband (then boyfriend) had Sprint. My daughter had superior service, her boyfriends service was decent but not as impressive. His experience led him to switch to Verizon (he's now on our family plan).

When my daughter was deployed Verizon was great. She opened her phone in Greece and the first thing that came up was a message from Verizon asking her if she wanted to use their overseas day plan (whatever it's called). It was $10/day unlimited talk, text and data. What a win! She would get to a port, say "yes" to the plan and it ended up costing us far less than the international package.

I know all the carriers do their best. We've been pleased with Verizon.

Comment by New Adventures on September 18, 2019 at 2:29pm: Thanks!

I meant BEQ not BEH- still learning the codes.

I guess I thought it might be more like dorms but that they might need to be hardwired not use wifi for security reasons. I am glad I ask.

So next question is cell signal in the BEQ rooms. Any experience with a bad signal for one company vs another? I have been toying with a new phone for me and could give him my current one which would have the hotspot feature if they did not get their own wifi.

My parents had one company for years and then the company "upgraded" their system and all of a sudden my parents could not even call 911 from within the house or driveway. they had to go to the back yard. The other main company in town has a perfectly clear signal at their house so they switched. Now they have slow signal when at my house. We live 5 miles apart in the burbs- go figure.

On my recent trip the companies coverage map said strong signal most places I was going to be so I paid for the international plan. I got a signal 3 days. Even within sight of a town and with 4 bars no text or calls would go through never mind the net. Just some examples of why I ask.

Does the Navy have a preferred company?

Comment by JayDee659 on September 18, 2019 at 2:02pm: New Adventures, my daughter says she and her roomie split wifi with their suite mates. They got the wifi through the local cable company (I cannot recall but Comcast comes to mind...). This way they had their own private wifi and only 4 on it.

Comment by Chipmunk on September 18, 2019 at 2:00pm: Also, his Ipad will not be allowed in the classroom so he will need to keep it locked away when in classes.