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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 ⚓️.

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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 BoyWonderMom on May 12, 2015 at 8:08pm: I'm still in VA. My sailor's transition to the fleet hasn't been the best. CVN72 is in Newport News shipyard. He will be in indoctrination for 3 weeks. After that will be with a permanent division working on completing the ship. He wants to finish Indoc so bad so he can start working. The ship is scheduled to be moved to Norfolk spring next year.
He's not a very happy sailor right now but says that he will be fine. We will be in Virginia for a week before going back to FL so we just spend every day with him after he gets off Indoc.
He's with the general population in the barracks, everyone in Newport News belongs to CVN72. No wifi reception, rooms shared by three sailors, no individual TV's or game consoles allowed in the rooms, and you all know what that means for a nuke, LOL! Neighborhood around barracks very shady, not appealing at all. I feel sorry for my sailor, but like he said he'll be fine. Trying to make this first week easier for him. Next week he's on his own! We have been blessed to be able to spend even another week after his leave together. Been to the huge NEX in Norfolk and planning on taking the tour inside the base tomorrow. Staying at the lodging on base a couple of days.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 12, 2015 at 7:26pm: Hey NancyJo - where you been? Haven't heard from you in a while......

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 12, 2015 at 10:49am: Hi all - Happy Tuesday!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 11, 2015 at 4:50pm: The Reactor Department got some sun yesterday!

Look at all those white faces!

USS Theodore Roosevelt

Borrowed from the Navy Dads page. It was their photo of the day today.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 11, 2015 at 4:49pm

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 11, 2015 at 1:36pm: Interesting article "Call Me a Nuclear Engineer". I know it's more about officers, but interesting nonetheless. (I believe we have a few officers here, right?)

http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=86961

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on May 11, 2015 at 11:06am: Hi all - Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day. I was lucky, my sailor sent flowers on Saturday and I got a call on Sunday (this was my 3rd Mother's Day without my Sailor). Then later in the day we were at my mom's & he called & spoke with her - MADE HER DAY!

BoyWonderMom - That was a fantastic Mother's Day! So glad you were able to make the road trip with him ;-)

MichianaMom - BZ to your sailor!!! And that's great that he got SPU. I hope he gets a little time off before training so you can spend some time with him.

Co-Twin - sorry you had to say "see you later". Boy the time sure goes by fast, doesn't it?! And thank goodness for overnight - of all the things to forget - his uniforms ~ yikes! Great job to you on passing your exams!

Britefuture - glad to hear your sailor is adjusting to life on the carrier.....

Hope everyone had a great weekend.....

Comment by BoyWonderMom on May 10, 2015 at 11:09pm: Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! My husband and I drove from FL to VA yesterday to accompany our sailor for the long ride to his new command. I spent 12 hours with my son inside a Mini Cooper, had the best time with him, a fantastic Mother's Day present.
Today we went with him to say our goodbyes but got lucky and were able to spend the day with him after he got a temporary room assigned. Checking in went well. We will be back tomorrow to take the rest of his stuff that he couldn't keep today in the temporary room and much less leave it in his car for someone to be tempted.
His ship is currently being refurbished,and the command is a shipyard. It's a very bare and quiet place. Feel sorry for sailors that do not own a car. Bittersweet day this Mothers Day, had to see my child walk away once again.

Comment by MN Mom of MM on May 10, 2015 at 9:37pm: Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms here. Believing it was a wonderful day. My sailor called early this AM. One happy mom here.

Comment by MichianaMom on May 10, 2015 at 8:53pm: Hope all the moms are enjoying Mother's Day! Quick update on my son - the one who wasn't sure of his class number! Last Saturday he turned 23, Sunday passed his oral board, and officially has graduation May 29. After all the back and forth between carrier and sub, he elected staff pick up and will start training tomorrow. Two of his roomies also got staff pick up. He thinks he can put in for a week off after training is done, so we are looking forward to having him home for a bit. Also looking forward to visiting him in Saratoga Springs a couple times in the next two years!