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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

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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

MAKING POSTS TO THE GROUP - Please be sure you are on page 1 when typing your comments or they may not post!

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Comment by Kbpoohbear on June 6, 2019 at 12:53pm: I am having flash back to boot camp. I am flying out of Chicago. The look of shock when asked which airport.

Comment by Chipmunk on June 6, 2019 at 12:53pm: JayDee659 thank you for posting the D-Day video link, I shared it with my family. Today marks the 4th anniversary of my father's passing. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the Army Air Corps, although he was just out of high school and never served overseas, somehow his passing will always seem to me a tribute to his fellow serviceman. I never really knew much about his service time, like many, he didn't talk about it. When I was a teenager, I found his service picture in a glass frame and behind it was a newspaper clipping, that told about him taking the Air Corps test amongst several in SE KS and he had the highest score! My Nuke takes after his grandfathers and great-grandfathers.

Comment by bigsky21 on June 6, 2019 at 12:50pm: To all headed to graduation, I second what Chipmunk said about getting there early....the line of cars on Red Bank Rd gets REALLY long...I feel bad for the sailors trying to get to work on graduation days!!!

BZ graduates!

Comment by Chipmunk on June 6, 2019 at 12:45pm: Kbpoohbear - your sailor should contact you this evening with specifics, but I would just plan to be at NNPTC around 0700 and make sure you have your ID. It may be later, but better early than late. Our PS graduation was inside due to rain and split between two times, so listen to what your sailor says as where to go, and not anyone standing around that might look official, but still won't have a clue!!

Inside the security gate, they will need to check you off the list. They use to send out invitations for PS graduation, but not sure if they still do or not. The traffic can be extra busy when there is a PS and an A school graduation on the same day.

Comment by Kbpoohbear on June 6, 2019 at 12:35pm: So. Kinda crazy but sitting in the airport waiting for final leg and realize, I have no idea what time Power School graduation is? Is there a page that talks about it?

Comment by Chipmunk on June 6, 2019 at 12:14pm: The Hammer - I added some comments in Sightseeing In Charleston. Market St and Church Street have lots of things to go in and see, even if it is raining. If there for awhile, I would find a parking garage, also watch the streets for flooding. Great food, ice cream, art galleries, shops.

Comment by Chipmunk on June 6, 2019 at 11:48am: Kerriknowz - we take every opportunity we can to see our sailor and I have attended all of his graduations. This is as much a good thing for them to have us there as it is for us to be there. My sailor doesn't want his schedule to burden anyone else and so never expects us to attend, and flying home for 2 Thanksgivings and even their short time at Christmas last year (was in Prototype), is just not worth it to make him spend an entire day in flight, practically.

ProudParent - I had to chuckle, my kids don't want stuff, but I finally inherited furniture and things I wanted from my parents, and then extra bonus of items from my aunt and uncle who were childless. So, instead of downsizing, we are looking to increase our house size, especially for our family legacy library collection.

The Hammer - I will try to post some comments in our Charleston discussion and bump it forward. Shower bursts are common this time of year, and it will be sunny one minute and pouring the next, if I recall correctly from my sailor.

ProudofK - glad your sailor is close. I recall you sharing about the flight home and the ill effects of the trip.

Comment by CSW on June 6, 2019 at 11:24am: JayDee thank you for posting this.

Very moving. Makes me think I should write a special letter to my sailor today thanking him for all he's doing.

I don't write enough letters in this day of technology and I think I should, for both our sakes.

God Bless those who served and those who are serving today.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 6, 2019 at 11:20am: Amazing video - thank you for sharing JayDee.

Comment by JayDee659 on June 6, 2019 at 11:02am: Not sure if this link will work, this this is a neat DDay video that the Navy posted on their FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/USNavy/videos/469846140489974/?__tn__=%2Cd...