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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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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: 22 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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by ProudOfK on January 21, 2019 at 12:02am

Comment by Rebecca J on January 20, 2019 at 11:49pm: ProudofK that is such exciting news. It's so wonderful having your sons home port only 4 hours away. My son is also 4 hours away when his sub is in. It makes weekend visits possible. Congratulations to you!

Comment by ProudOfK on January 20, 2019 at 11:41pm: Well I feel like I can finally come clean. I was so excited when my son got his orders as he was finishing prototype but for OPSEC reasons I didn't feel like I could share my full reason for excitement. His orders were and are for the Vinson which at the time was based in San Diego - initially he was going to be in San Diego but only for a few weeks. But he got delayed getting out of Balston Spa so instead they held him at the Bangor base near Bremerton because as of today the Vinson is now home ported in Bremerton, Washington. So for at least for now our son is stationed just a short 4 hour car drive away from our home. B'sNukeMom and NancyJo I especially wanted to tell you the full story so I'm glad I can now. Also I would love to know if there are any other Vinson moms in this group - I know NancyJo was for a long time.

USS Carl Vinson pulls into its new Bremerton homeport

Comment by Rebecca J on January 20, 2019 at 9:55pm: Submom. ..there is no need for any apologies. We need to have a place to voice our concerns and get support . This program is so difficult and stressful the least we can do is pray for one another and our sailors. I hope you hear from your son soon and their is some improvement.

Comment by SubMom on January 20, 2019 at 9:49pm: Thank you for the advise about the Ombudsman. I know my son talked to the chaplain before Christmas- need to remind him to talk to her again. I am sorry if I raised an alarm- I truly didn’t mean to. With that said thank you for all the prayers and advice that has been sent. We are giving him space and hope to hear from him sometime this week.

Comment by Chipmunk on January 20, 2019 at 8:59pm: MMPotato - I have sent SubMom a couple of pms. But I just spoke to my son and he said that if a civilian has an issue they are to contact the Ombudsman, and if she has his SLPO or LPO's number to contact them, or the chaplain.

He also asked me if there was recent direct contact between the parents and the sailor. Evidently, they get a lot of contact from mom's who are upset or bothered because they haven't heard from their sailor for awhile and checking out the "worries" of an upset mother is never a good thing for anyone, - in other words a "boy cries wolf" type thing. So, they appreciate it if the parents have directly talked to their child recently to know there is a real issue.

That is at least what he shared with me, just now while on down time from his Prototype studies so he was slightly distracted.

Comment by MMPotato on January 20, 2019 at 8:33pm: Is there anyone who knows who SubMom can contact about her son? Is there a chaplain or someone who can contact him and make sure he knows there are people there for him?

Comment by Chipmunk on January 20, 2019 at 4:46pm: Pat - I just jumped on main chat and noticed you were asking about this group. If you just joined, there is a lot of information in the 17 pages on upper right side of our main page. Be sure to read through what currently looks relative and feel free to ask questions.

From the start of BC to the end of Prototype is approximately 2 years.

Comment by Chipmunk on January 20, 2019 at 4:30pm: I talk about T-track on page 2, April 30, 2018 in the discussion that is currently above,
Nuke A school daily schedule - sailor's perspective

You might find it helpful.

Comment by Chipmunk on January 20, 2019 at 4:26pm: Pat - I believe that a new Power School class starts about every two months. Therefore once a sailor has graduated from A school they could have anywhere from about 2 weeks, ?maybe 1, to almost 2 months before starting Power School. During the in between time they are standing watches on T-track and still "earning their pay."