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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

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: yesterday

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 NancyJo (NNPTC) on August 17, 2016 at 9:04am: COTwin, it's great how often good things come from changes that aren't always so easy. It might have been hard to say goodbye to the old family home but there's that silver lining. How's the new job going?

Love the pic, B'sNuke. Both cuties.

Countdown begun to go visit my nuke. Three days!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 16, 2016 at 10:32pm: What a sweet picture. Is that a basset?

When my son left for Charleston, out house went up for sale. It sold after a year. It was hard to pack up that room and put it all in storage. New family there now with little kids which was nice for the house. It is a good family house.

Most of their friends are on this side of the state now so they actually like visiting me in my new house.

Comment by Pooh'sMom on August 16, 2016 at 6:00pm: Such a cute puppy!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 16, 2016 at 5:55pm: Welcome buffalosailor! I see your son is in proto in NY. What's his anticipated grad date?

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 16, 2016 at 12:49pm: My son & his GF are puppy sitting for a friend while she's on an underway. His GF sent me this picture of him yesterday. He was taking the puppy out for a potty break & the ground was hot so he carried her. Too cute!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 16, 2016 at 12:37pm: Hi all - Happy Tuesday!

Buzzbeck - oh yeah I feel your pain too. I've done Deadman's Pass in Mammoth a few times (also at 10,000+ft) and I thought I was going to die literally! First time I did it they had to drag my sorry a** up lol! I only walked it but my kids who were in cross country at the time ran it! It's been a few years now and I definitely have no desire to do that again. I'm going to use the "sorry, no can do, I need a chit" excuse if ever asked again lol!

PacNWmom - sorry you are missing your sailor today :( Sending extra NMH's your way!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on August 16, 2016 at 9:31am: PacNWmom, so hard to miss our sailors. I too just wish he would come home but also know that he is doing something so important. Isn't it amazing to know what your offspring is capable of? Lightyears from potty training and thinking we walk on water. It's OK to keep that room ready for him; he'll be back. Plus it sounds like you have plenty to keep you busy. Hang in there, Sea Sister.

Mountain climbing and motorcycles? You women are intrepid. But after all, you are moms of United States sailors. Those sailors get that chutzpah from somewhere!

Comment by PacNWmom on August 16, 2016 at 12:18am: I'm having one of those "missing my sailor extra-much" days today.

I have 3 housemates these days, including my oldest kiddo (24). The one who was living in my Sailor's room moved out today. As a result, that room is completely empty for the first time since we moved to this house 17+ years ago. It's hitting me all over again that he's 3000 miles away. It's hard to believe he's the little boy who helped us house-hunt by using every toilet in every house we looked at (nobody says no to a kid who's newly potty trained!). Now he's proudly training to serve his country, getting great grades in arguably the toughest program in the country.

Missing him terribly and at the same time so-so-so proud!

Comment by MN Mom of MM on August 16, 2016 at 12:12am: Buzzbeck, Oh I can just feel your pain. What we won't do for our kids!!! Chit is Voucher, receipt, letter, or note, entitling the bearer to special permission

Comment by Buzzbeck on August 15, 2016 at 10:55pm: OK, this is not Olympics related either. Last week our daughter asks our visiting sailor to accompany her on a hike on one of our local peaks (10,000 ft). He says NO, he probably needs a "chit" to do anything crazy like that. Like MN Mom's son, my daughter says "Mom you should do it with me!". And like MN Mom I did go but it was CRAZY to do so. Well, she made it to the top, I did not. Everyone else up there was younger than 30, I should have known better. I could not walk for a week.

I need to learn to just say NO.

So, what is a "chit"? When do you need one?