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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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: 2692
Latest Activity: 2 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

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!

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Comment by NonnaB on March 21, 2019 at 10:32pm: Chipmunk, yes, my bag was waiting for me in Chattanooga. My Nuke and I do think alike in many ways and I like that we brainstorm together.

Comment by Chipmunk on March 21, 2019 at 9:58pm: NonnaB - So I will assume that your shoes caught up with you on your trip. Congratulations on completely your run!! Enjoy the extra time with your Nuke. I have to admit, I miss my Nuke, but especially when I am working on projects. Before he left for BC, we had discovered that he and I actually worked really well in our problem solving of projects around the house.

Comment by Chipmunk on March 21, 2019 at 9:30pm: B'sNukeMom - Thanks for the OPSEC reminder.

Welcome Aboard to all of our recent new members!!.

Kuhl and others wondering about graduations, etc. Remember that the information you see posted here, is generally what was relevant at the time that our sailors were going through the pipeline. In general, most things stay fairly consistent, but we quickly learn B's motto - Semper Gumby - Always flexible. That said -

Book Hotel rooms that can be cancelled with no penalty, book refundable or transferrable flights. In our case, we choose to drive if need be, instead of fly, or we have paid higher prices for last minute flights. Ask your sailors - Unfortunately, as my son has said, they often don't even know until the last minute, but our son has also been given advanced warning when it seems like plans are likely to change from the normal routine. So far, his A school graduation was pushed back a week when GC was hit with an unprecedented snowfall, then a hurricane evacuation postponed his PS graduation. Next comes Prototype and that one I have gathered seems to always have some uncertainty surrounding it and so we are in a holding pattern again.

I will say, we did not receive an invitation for A school graduation, only for Power School, but be prepared for your sailor to need some personal information on anyone planning to attend to add them to the roster list, and be early graduation morning. The line can be long to get in, since everyone gets checked off the list and if there is both A school & PS graduation it will be even busier and parking may or may not be an issue, depending on what is going on at NNPTC.

Comment by NonnaB on March 21, 2019 at 9:20pm: So glad it’s almost Friday! I have only worked 2 nights this week but I am sooo sorry that I did not take the whole week off. I am sending love and concern to all in the Midwest flooding; please stay safe. My Nuke’s time near me has been extended a bit so I will see him this weekend also. Last weekend I went to TN and finished a half marathon that my daughter talked me into. The course had been modified so we covered17 miles instead of13; not bad for an led broad. To all you ladies whose Nukes are waiting on Proto to start; keep the faith; it will happen. My son was in Proto 6 years ago and everything worked out fine despite some delays.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 21, 2019 at 6:47pm: Don't forget to wear your RED tomorrow!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 21, 2019 at 4:28pm: Thanks SubMom for taking it down - it's just better to say less sometimes.

Here's the OPSEC reminder info. We should all read it once in a while as a refresher - it's easy to start talking about things that seem like they are just everyday things but actually can violate OPSEC. And it helps prepare us for when they are deployed and OPSEC is critical.

http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1927435292?profi...

Comment by Nursemom on March 21, 2019 at 4:15pm: Got it, BsNukeMom. Thanks for the reminder!

Comment by pandalvr on March 21, 2019 at 3:38pm: What my son said,they might or could send them for a week or so.Not permanent.its scary

Comment by SubMom on March 21, 2019 at 3:11pm: B'sNukeMom - I'm sorry I just removed my threads (I didn't realize this would be tied to ship movement). Thank you for the reminder.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 21, 2019 at 2:51pm: Hey ladies - we are getting into an area of OPSEC here with the talk on protoype changes (it's relatable to ship movement). If you want to discuss this more please do so in a private message. Thanks.