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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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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: 2693
Latest Activity: on Sunday

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 JayDee659 on September 5, 2019 at 10:07am: NancyJo, crossing my fingers that your son and family don't have any issues at home. Riding out a storm is something I don't think I could do!

My daughter just called to have me help her grocery shop via phone. She was trying to think of what to buy that didn't have to be cooked. It's my understanding that those who are on the ship will not have any electric. Since they're in the yard, no food, bring your own. Due to flooding they might have to stay for awhile. Sounds like the lock-in from hell. The cherry on top is that she was supposed to come home next weekend, now that's been cancelled. Go Navy!

MTBCHCK I relayed your joke to her. She laughed then reminded me that story was a great example of teamwork. :)

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on September 5, 2019 at 9:37am: My sailor and his family just moved off base last weekend into a private home in SC. As MTBCHCK said the base was evacuated. Last year, when the base evacuated and my sailor was still in base housing, they had to leave so they went to FL. This year they are battening down the hatches and sitting tight. So far so good but he said today will probably be the worst of it. Prayers for all in the path of the storm.

Comment by JayDee659 on September 5, 2019 at 9:26am: NancyJo that's a great pic! You three are looking awesome in your red!

Comment by JayDee659 on September 5, 2019 at 9:24am: MTBCHCK that made me laugh.

In reality that's only a small percentage of the Navy. My Nuke is on her ship doing her thing while her dog is left behind at home (another Nuke is staying with the dog). Since it's her duty day, she'll likely be on the ship when Dorian hits, not sure how that will play out with them being in the shipyard. My Nuke-in-law along with the rest of the fleet in Norfolk, put out over the last few days to get ahead of the storm. Hopefully all will be well at their house as Norfolk is not expected to take the brunt of the storm.

My heart goes out to all those families left to evacuate or ride out the storm without their sailors at home.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on September 5, 2019 at 9:20am: 3 nuke moms at a Husker game. GBR!! B'sNuke, NancyJo, Wink5

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on September 5, 2019 at 9:14am: MTBCHCK, that's funny! I just shared it with my co-worker who is a former Navy corpman. We had a good chuckle.

B'sNuke, great pics. I loved having you here. Come again soon!

Comment by ProudOfK on September 5, 2019 at 8:46am: MTBCHCK - that is funny.
. KayCee good to here from you.
B'sNukeMom nice pictures of a very handsome family.

Comment by MTBCHCK on September 4, 2019 at 10:25pm: Just a bit of humor. (from Former ARMY!!!)

2500 sailors were evacuated from Goose Creek (may they all be safe in their travels) to Fort Jackson SC in advance of Hurricane Dorian.

In other words the Army saved the Navy from water! (Thank you, my fellow Army personnel for putting up with the Navy like my son!)

Comment by Chipmunk on September 4, 2019 at 7:43pm: KayCee - Great to hear from you! Wow! that was a fast - No communication!

B'sNukeMom - glad to have you back! I will be quiet for a few days probably. Time for my eldest's baby shower this weekend. I have to go shopping and do some sewing. Had other projects that needed attention first. My sailor called me Monday night, he thought he had missed his sister's shower, and wanted to know what to buy her. He is so looking forward to hopefully getting a Christmas leave and come home to hold his little niece, who is due the first part of Dec.

Comment by KayCee on September 4, 2019 at 6:41pm: Hi Everyone! It's been awhile since I commented, but I'm still here. Since my sailor graduated prototype in June, it's been quite a whirlwind and busy time! Currently, my son is silent somewhere. He met up with his sub/boat a couple weeks after getting to his new duty station and command. It certainly is difficult not knowing when I will hear from him again. This is a different feeling from boot camp. At least then I knew when I would be seeing him next.

B'sNukeMom - what wonderful pictures, and to have both boys together with their SO's...priceless! And congratulations on your new dog :)

Welcome to all the newbies and I guarantee you will find this group a huge support filled with excellent advice, knowledge, chitter-chatter and friendliness. I am so thankful!