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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: 16 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 JayDee659 on August 14, 2019 at 10:08am: NancyJo, I agree about deployments. When they were assigned their first duty station, my daughter's ship was on deployment so her husband had to handle the homefront alone. Even after she got home the 90 days underway turned into over 180, so he was still on his own quite a bit. Of course being Navy they keep busy.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on August 14, 2019 at 10:01am: JayDee, Hahaha! Hedgehogs are kind kind of stupid. My daughter had one once. She loved him but not as fun as a dog.

I bet your daughter isn't looking forward to hubby's deployment. I've said this before: deployment sucks.

Comment by JayDee659 on August 14, 2019 at 8:57am: B'sNukeMom, I'm glad you're back in balance! I also have vertigo but mine is horizontal. It is triggered by looking back and forth quickly, think scanning a grocery shelf.

My Nuke-in-Law is looking at a coming deployment. Although the Navy has kept my daughter and her husband in the same port, but when she's out, he's in and vice versa. They have been getting in some quality time together despite all the people who seem to board at their house :). Did I tell you that they got a hedgehog? His name is Morty and while he's adorable he doesn't seem to bright.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on August 14, 2019 at 8:38am: COTwin, so happy when you check in! I love your ex-Nuke's plan. There is definitely life after the navy. You can be so proud of your boys!

B'sNuke, vertigo is awful. My brother has suffered from Meniere's and the vertigo was miserable. Glad you are feeling better.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 13, 2019 at 8:38pm: Just a peek for you all on life after their nuke service. I am so happy that mine came out with a plan for his future.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 13, 2019 at 8:37pm: Update on my nuke/now college student. He started at CU and he will be focusing on Physics, Oceanography and Atmospheric sciences. He will be interning at NOAA next year and when he has the degree he wants will be working there to finish out serving 12 years or so for retirement.

Comment by Chipmunk on August 13, 2019 at 6:06pm: bigsky21 - Glad to hear the birth certificate arrived in a timely manner!

Comment by bigsky21 on August 13, 2019 at 3:35pm: Hey all,

In case anyone else has to send mail to Pearl, I had to send my son’s birth certificate ASAP and I ended up using priority mail. I mailed on a Friday and it was guaranteed Monday delivery - the crazy thing was, I checked the tracking on Sunday to see where it was and it had actually reached Honolulu Saturday morning, all the way from Florida on a Friday afternoon! It delivered to the base post office on Monday, and my son had it Tuesday. Not too bad!! Be sure to waive the signature requirement if you use this service.

He’s still waiting for his sub to get back to Pearl, they left before he got there and haven’t returned yet so he’s basically doing a bunch of paperwork right now....and getting to see a little bit of Hawaii.

Glad you’re feeling better today BsNukeMom, vertigo is no fun!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 13, 2019 at 3:23pm: I keep meaning to check on the shingles shot - it's on my to do list. I should probably bump that up on the list lol!

Comment by Chipmunk on August 13, 2019 at 3:21pm: B'sNukeMom - sorry to hear you were having issues with vertigo yesterday. My mother had similar things and I know it was not fun. I had the first of my shingles shot yesterday and they told me it would be sore and I could have flu, or cold like symptoms or a bad headache. Not sure the headache isn't from the weather change, went from 107' yesterday to rain and 77' but it is climbing back up and the sun is out. My arm is still sore. Next time it goes in the other arm, even if that is not the one I use as often!

Yes, all of our catch phrases on here have become a constant litany in my life as of lately.