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Navy For Moms

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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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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NUKE moms

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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: 15 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 NancyJo (NNPTC) on September 14, 2015 at 11:56am: Yes, B'sNuke, once our sailors hit the fleet we live for those emails, phone calls, and Facebook posts. Facebook was our best means b/c my son isn't what you would call chatty and he could knock out a lot of people with a FB post.

Dittersmom, hang in there. As moms we just want to fix things and our sailors are reliant on only themselves. We now are in the back seat. What would that be in naval terms? The hold?

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 14, 2015 at 10:56am: Hi all - Happy Monday!

Dittersmom - the good thing is they will work with him (a lot!) to get him to pass. He should be fine - just a little bump in the road! Keep us updated and hang in there ;-)

Michelle0206 - if you look through the discussions above (hit "view all") you should find info on the villas....

I'm a happy momma - got an email & 2 FaceBook messages from my son (he's on an underway). He's very busy and it's hot but he's doing well. Good to hear from him ;-)

Comment by Joniana (Helen) on September 14, 2015 at 10:31am: Hi Michelle0206, the Villas offer a couple of advantages, but your sailor has to make the reservations -- you can't reserve them yourself -- and they do fill up quickly. They are relatively inexpensive and give you a full "house" -- full kitchen, living room, and several bedrooms. They are simply furnished, but also have grills and picnic tables outside, so we hosted a cookout for our son's friends. The other advantage is that they are close to where you can pick up your sailor, so staying there cuts down on a lot of driving. That being said, though, there are many good hotels not far from the base. Enjoy your visit!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on September 14, 2015 at 10:30am: Michelle, there are more than 2 villas. They are great but they fill up fast and your sailor will need to make that reservation. That is where I stayed for Power School grad, the only grad I was able to make, and are very roomy and convenient. Good luck and have a great time! Let us know how it goes.

Comment by Michelle0206 on September 14, 2015 at 9:18am: Hi navy moms! We are planning on a visit the week of Thanksgiving for our sailor's A-School graduation. We will be driving down from CT. I am looking for any help, recommendations for places to stay. Considering the Villas, just found there are two???
We got so much help from Sarge at the meet and greet but prior to that I feel there was too much we didn't know. Are there advantages to the Villas vs off base accommodations? Is it difficult to get on base? Do they fill up quickly? Thanks for your help!

Comment by Dittersmom on September 13, 2015 at 3:32pm: Hello all. My loving son (LOL) finally shared info by text. He is not graduating with his class for proto. He says that he didn't pass one of his sections and has to retest on graduation day. Glad that I didn't plan on attending. He seems to be okay with it, so we will see what happens from here. He still doesn't have any hard orders, so he says that is still up in the air. Have a great week everyone.

Comment by tina41 on September 12, 2015 at 12:34pm: hello all!!

submom--congrats to your sailor for passing boards!! it is so nice when they pass any test!

donna---congrats to your sailor for getting through power school. I was just looking at pictures of when my son graduated. it seems like yesterday when in fact it has been 3 years.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 11, 2015 at 1:12pm

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 10, 2015 at 12:21pm: Lula - welcome to our group! You can give your daughter sheets & a pillow if you like (she'll have to find a way to pack them in her seabag when she leaves BC for SC) or she can buy some when she gets there. We never sent any for our son, I guess he took care of it himself lol! The NEX is right there so they can buy what they need.

Make sure you read through the pages (10 of them) to the right under the member profiles. Lots of good info there! And feel free to ask questions - we're a friendly group ;-)

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 10, 2015 at 10:32am: Hi all - Happy Thursday!

BZ to your sailor submomIII - does he have orders yet?

Donna - so glad you had a nice time at PS grad and glad your son made it to NY safe & sound. Hopefully you'll get to visit him there - Ballston Spa is a beautiful area!