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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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.)

N4M Merchandise

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Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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: 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

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 britefuture on August 11, 2015 at 7:32am: Hi everyone!

Welcome to our new members. Wow! Just getting to GC. Now there's a journey that I would not want to repeat. My son's time at GC was so stressful. Good days, bad days, "don't worry Mom", vehicle purchases, trips to the beach, glow-in-the-dark frisbee tournaments, hours upon hours of mandatory study time, tests failed, tests aced, comps. Ugh! It was quite unsettling and I could not have made it through without the N4M family. So to all of the newbies, this is the place to come for support. No one can understand this journey unless they've gone through it. So, welcome and hold on tight.

BTW my son is a MM currently on deployment on the USS Roosevelt.

My favorite Sailor has also been quiet lately. I suppose they're busy doing Nuke stuff, lol. He recently made Division and warned that he may not be able to message as much. At least I got a heads up this time.

I have to make a tough decision in the next few weeks. I may have an opportunity to go to Nursing school next year. I want to go full time but in doing that, I would have to hold off on traveling to San Diego to see my son's ship arrive. I would also have to wait to go to Hawaii to visit with my daughter and grandson who are being relocated there in December. Decisions, decisions.

I hope you are all well. Prayers to you and your families. (((N4M)))

Comment by BoyWonderMom on August 10, 2015 at 7:27pm: My son finished Nuke school back in April. He's stationed on a carrier in VA. Been in the Navy for 2 years and 4 months exactly. He's also a MM.

Comment by Yella Horse Gal on August 10, 2015 at 6:59pm: Yeah mine gets that way already from tome to time... and we're just starting... how far along is your son in nuke school?

Comment by BoyWonderMom on August 10, 2015 at 6:36pm: Yella Horse Gal, I just meant that he's been really quiet lately. He really doesn't communicate that much usually, but lately he's been insanely quiet. At least for me. He's surface and in overhaul. I know he's got a few minutes to text his mom, still not used to this.

Comment by Yella Horse Gal on August 10, 2015 at 6:15pm: What is silent mode?

Comment by BoyWonderMom on August 10, 2015 at 4:43pm: Welcome to Nuke moms Yella Horse Gal!
My sailor's been on silent mode for awhile now. Missing him so much.
B's Nuke, that's a great picture, so jealous, wish I was in San Diego again! :)

Comment by Yella Horse Gal on August 10, 2015 at 1:29pm: KimberlyDi: just got thru BC... he flew in to GC on Saturday. Started orientation today. He's an MM. So just starting out! Living in the dorms. My baby boy is growing up!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 10, 2015 at 12:54pm: Yella Horse Gal - glad to see you made it over here! Since your sailor just arrived to GC (Goose Creek) you'll want to make sure you read "Your Sailors Schedule Upon Arrival to GC" on the right. This will give you a good idea of what's happening and when. And of course feel free to ask any questions you may have!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on August 10, 2015 at 12:43pm: Welcome aboard, Yella Horse Gal! Glad you could join us! Make sure you look at the documents to the right. Tons of info there for you. Of course, we are always here with a helpful hint or a shoulder to cry on. Tell us a little about your sailor!

Comment by Tx Mom of Far Away Nuke on August 10, 2015 at 12:24pm: Yella Horse Gal: I LIKE your name! I had me a yella horse once - his name was Gopher. A misunderstanding over his name in a 4H meeting found me a friend for life. LOL

Welcome! What stage are you going through? Boot Camp? Let us know!

Kim in Texas