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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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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 13, 2015 at 6:43pm: I think my son was the 1403 group as his graduation got delayed from March to 4-17.

Comment by Dink(Vinson) on April 13, 2015 at 6:17pm: Only one boat got to have the original class 1404 graduation date and ceremony. There were so many left from 1403 on the other boat that they gave that date and ceremony to them.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 13, 2015 at 5:41pm: So I am confused? I thought mine said they were having Graduation this Friday? 4-17 is there no ceremony? If there is please take photo's Mine is real tall and has glasses. PM me and I will post you a photo.

Comment by Cerise on April 13, 2015 at 5:37pm: Somebody asked which graduation she should go to, Power school or Prototype? Definitely Power school!!! As I said we didn't find out about my son's Prototype graduation until days before and he wasn't even the last one to board for this graduation. Apparently somebody boarded Friday at 3AM. He made the graduation (Friday 9.30AM). Another boarded the same time as graduation was and won't get a graduation ceremony.

Comment by Cerise on April 13, 2015 at 5:03pm: Time for a quick update. Monday sailor called and said he had his oral board Sunday (that would be Easter Sunday). He wasn't sure about graduation but thought maybe Friday and that jived with what another Navy mom had posted, so hubby and I decided to make the long drive again. I'm glad we did, graduation was nice and we got to meet his friends and room mates. We're back home (came home today) and he's up there stressing to get everything in order. If you have a somebody up there needing anything he and room mates are looking to sell some items (feel free to message me).

There were not a lot of parents/family there but for the ones who had some they kept the sailors on stage so we could take pictures, most of the sailors looked a little uncomfortable about that. They told us before hand that we should take pictures and of course I follow orders. :-)

So the time line for my Nuke is: got sworn in April 9, 2013, PIR June ? 2013 and graduated April 10, 2015, a year and a day after being sworn in and 22 months after PIR.

Comment by BoyWonderMom on April 13, 2015 at 4:36pm: JessNukeMom, my son didn't pass his oral board the first time, he had to re-board, and eleven days later he passed. He didn't get to walk on grad day, March 27th, but I think they don't care much. I agree, is mostly for us proud parents. I only went to PIR,and Power School. I had everything ready for Prototypye Grad ceremony but other were the plans. I'm just so happy school is over! My sailor got home Friday night, all his stuff in the car and about to go out with friends, when all of the sudden he felt asleep. For 24 hours! He woke up Saturday night!!! Ate everything in sight and went out with friends. Yesterday we stayed at home and enjoyed his presence.
He doesn't have to report until May 10! I don't want the days to pass too quick!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 13, 2015 at 3:33pm: TJ Proudnukemom - our plan was to go to every graduation too (we are in CA). Made it to BC & A school & we were glad we went to A school 'cuz sailor didn't pass his Power School comp and had to re-test. Because of this he didn't get to walk in the PS ceremony....so luckily we had gone to A school grad so that was our only visit to GC. He did pass his re-comp & went to proto in BS. We visited him twice in NY (once was for his proto grad). Both grandma's were planning on going to the Power school grad - instead my mom went with us to visit him once in NY and my MIL was able to go to proto grad.....

Comment by CountryGirl on April 13, 2015 at 1:46pm: B'sNukeMom There weren't any photos probably because of the threats against our sailors. I have photos if someone had a loved one in 1404GC and would like to see if somehow I captured their sailor walking. If they have a last name around F then it is a possibility. I didn't post them due to the threat.

Comment by TJ Proudnavymom on April 13, 2015 at 1:40pm: Thanks B'sNukeMom. I'd figured we'll go to every graduation that he has, I was just trying to figure out when to bring my mother.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 13, 2015 at 1:19pm: TJ - glad to have your sailor in GC! Now the fun begins ;-) (And it's a roller coaster of a ride lol!)

A School grad is pretty low key, PS is a bigger ceremony and Proto ceremony depends on where your sailor is. Mine was in BS and there was a ceremony....low key, but glad we went (even though we turned around and came right back home to CA!). From the last few posts here I'm not sure if GC is having a ceremony from proto.....they weren't, then they were & now they aren't again? Any chance you can get to Charleston I say go for it! Great place to visit - lots of history. (And you'll get to see your sailor ;-))