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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

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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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Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on April 9, 2015 at 6:48am: The several of you that are in 1405 I would guess and this is just a guess that you all would graduate before July 24. Especially since you are saying they are taking their orals soon. I'd guess a May graduation seems like they are all of a sudden pushing them thru. One of my local Navy mom friends non nuke also just got San Diego. Britefuture I told her and I'll tell you once you get over the initial disappointment of not having them close by, you'll be planning all your visits to sunny San Diego. Enjoy

Comment by Dittersmom on April 9, 2015 at 2:20am: Co-twin and Boy wonder, congrats to your sailors. I am so glad that they passed. I prayed lots for both.

My son started prototype this last Monday.

Newbie 17 I am not certain when my son will be done , but he went into bc 14 months ago and started proto this week. It is moving to fast.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 9, 2015 at 12:03am: photo.php

Thought this was funny. FB post by my newly qualified nuke.

No nice portrait pictures you should get the BC ones.

Comment by britefuture on April 8, 2015 at 9:42pm: Thanks Mark. I'm very excited about San Diego. So is he. I've just got to untie the apron strings and let him go. I've already got a piggy bank started for my first trip out west. Actually have thoughts of visiting a certain SoCal member or two.

Dinky- enjoy Charleston, I loved it but didn't get a chance to visit half of the sights that I wanted to. And congrats to your sons room mate. Bravo Zulu!

Comment by Mark on April 8, 2015 at 9:26pm: britefuture - on the plus side, San Diego is the best home port a nuc can get. It's a wonderful place to spend the prime of youth. Good luck!

Comment by Dink(Vinson) on April 8, 2015 at 9:22pm: Well, we arrived in Charleston late last night and our Sailor and his GF surprised us at the airport!
Today they took us to the Irvin house vineyards and Firefly distillery at Wadmalaw Island. We had a much needed picnic in between the wine tasting and moonshine tasting. It really is a nice place to spend a few hours. They have bunny rabbits, a cow (in the vineyard),a goat, a pig, and various cockerels.
To top the day off right, one of their room mates passed his oral board today!

Comment by britefuture on April 8, 2015 at 7:48pm: CoTwinSalorsMom & BoyWonderMom - Bravo Zulu! Thats fantastic. A big sigh of relief for you both.

If I haven't said so yet, I was very sad to hear/read about NDM. He was such a good friend to us. What a tragic loss.

Congrats to all recent grads. It's great to read about more of our kids making it through each phase of the nuke pipeline.

My Son has been all over the tri-state area trying to enjoy the r&r while he can. He went to Long Island, NY for a few days with a buddy from Proto, then he spent a week in Fenwick Island DE, with his grand-parents. This week he's with his Dad and then I get to see him for a week before he leaves us again. We'll probably spend the week making calls and preparations for his departure to his new home, the USS Roosevelt. I'm not sure how I'm gonna handle this departure. The past two years have been rough but at least we had routine communications and he was geographically close. This time he'll be.......well.......you know. Trying not to think too much about it. Ugh! Happy and sad all mixed up.

Hope you're all having a good week. Overcast and raining here. Maybe thunderstorms on Friday. I love a good storm!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 8, 2015 at 7:11pm: My sailor thanks you all for the support and the congrates and BZ's. He will be aboard the USS Charlotte.

Congrates to Boy Wonder...Love what he said what a great attitude he has. Where is his duty station?

Congrates to all the PS grades and all the mom's headed to GC. Safe travels.

Comment by momtom1932 on April 8, 2015 at 5:30pm: My son is 1405 ET S8G and he has said July 24, then said June 24, then said he really doesn't know

Comment by MichianaMom on April 8, 2015 at 4:58pm: Hi Mary! Sounds like your son is in the same boat as mine, no pun intended. He's an EM and S8G, has 100% and orals within the next couple weeks - official grad date is July 24. He has talked about graduating sooner, or no grad at all, just going to a ship. I think he really doesn't know. I honestly think they are so busy that they don't worry about things like graduation dates - that for us to worry about I guess. I know it's hard to plan, but I hope that if I don't make it to graduation he will at least be home for awhile before going to a ship.