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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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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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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: on Friday

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!

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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on March 13, 2015 at 5:42pm: Hey all I got a 100% on my Healthy baking exams today.!! the Chef can to me privately and said he had NEVER had anyone do so well on this exam. He told me I could be very proud. He said he could not tell my products were vegan or gluten free, they were perfect!! Had to convert regular recipes to the other diets then make them in 2 1/2 hours. He was impressed with my speed and how clean and organized I was. HooYa!!

Sent my boy a box 2nd say over a week ago and he said it is not there yet, tracking said it was delivered last Saturday.

He had not said how his comps or orals went yet? isn't it odd to get your orders before you officially pass?

Comment by BoyWonderMom on March 13, 2015 at 3:50pm: B's Nuke, happy birthday to your sweet Girl!

Comment by BoyWonderMom on March 13, 2015 at 3:49pm: B'nuke, it's 12 hours to Norfolk for us. My brother in law lives about an hour from Norfolk so it's very convenient.
Dinky, thanks! What about your sailor? Did he take the oral exam yet?, I have no idea as to when do they take it. Mine is doing sign offs.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 13, 2015 at 3:47pm: Hey - did you all know there's an official Navy App for your Iphone? It's been out for a while I guess, but I just found it!

http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?id=76319

Comment by Dink(Vinson) on March 13, 2015 at 1:34pm: Congratulations to your sailor Boy wonderMom!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on March 13, 2015 at 11:36am: I love your dog, B'sNuke. Happy Birthday to her!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 13, 2015 at 11:05am: Hi All - Happy RED shirt Friday!

BoyWonderMom - so happy your sailor got his first choice! And nice that he is still fairly close to home ;-) Hubby & I are planning to visit VA - just don't know when....I guess we have almost 4 years to figure it out though lol! It's a little further for us, but we'll make it work.

College son has a track meet today/tonight. Just glad his race isn't until about 7:30pm - gives it some time to cool down....

4 years ago we adopted our Marti Girl - Happy "Birthday" to her!

Comment by BoyWonderMom on March 13, 2015 at 9:47am: Happy Friday everyone! My sailor finally checked his next duty station, CVN72, Abraham Lincoln, VA.
It was his first choice so he's pretty happy about that. It's being refurbished, and won't be ready until next year. I really don't know if he likes that. We are in Florida so I'm very happy too. No word on the oral exam yet.

Comment by Mark on March 12, 2015 at 8:12pm: britefuture - by the Vinson skipper's FB post, TR will have a port call before relieving the ChuckWagon (common nickname for USS Carl Vinson I'm fond of) in the Gulf. After he reports to whatever base his orders say, they should start making arrangements to fly him to whatever port is next in the ship's itinerary. You probably wouldn't like this, but if I were him, reporting to a ship that was headed for SD as a homeport, and was about to make a port call in the Mediterranean somewhere, I would try to make it there for a one chance to visit (probably) Europe. Reporting early would help in doing that. The TR may make its port visit in less than a week also though, so he wouldn't make it in time at this point. After that there might not be another chance to catch the ship until it's on station in the Gulf, in which case he would probably fly to Bahrain, the HQ for the 5th fleet. He's fortunate for the chance to make the better part of a world cruise - and SD is a terrific homeport.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 12, 2015 at 6:43pm: britefuture - we did have a pretty spectacular sunset yesterday. We had more cloud coverage than usual so it made for a beautiful sunset. I wish I would have gotten a picture of it....our high tomorrow in my area is supposed to be 88* and 91* on Saturday! We could still use some rain though.

I've heard of sailors in the past being flown out to meet their ships - also heard in some cases they will wait & meet up with the ship when they make a port stop.....guess it just depends (on who or what, I don't know lol!).

My sailor had a friend who was a nuke drop back in PS (in 2013). He stayed in as a conventional MM & went to the Truman. They were deployed already at the time so they flew him to Dubai & they put him up in a very fancy hotel for about 4 days until the ship arrived. He told my son it was the nicest hotel he had ever seen!

Nice that your son will get a little (more) extended leave - enjoy the time with him. I hope he finds a good home for his kitties!