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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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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 ⚓️.

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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 BunkerQB on February 20, 2015 at 4:04pm: Doesn't matter how accomplished your son/daughter is. Your heart string will be tugging forever. Important to keep good, glowing image in head; otherwise, so easy for moms to let things get clogged up by negatives, worries. I am no exception.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 20, 2015 at 11:50am

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 20, 2015 at 11:49am: Hi all - Happy Friday!

1proudmama - I just saw your message & I texted your # to sailor & your offer. His response was "Cool Beans". He also texted back that now their plan is to leave at 2am Saturday so they can be there before noon! Yikes.....He had told hubby earlier this morning that they were leaving Saturday but hubby thought it was Saturday afternoon....(hubby forgets that sailor talks in military time lol!).

Yes, the time did go by way too fast....and yes it was bittersweet. I am soooo happy for him and what he is doing, like you said Bunker he is going somewhere and he definitely has a purpose in life. But it still tugs at my heartstrings a bit! Hubby & I will have to start saving for a trip to VA - I hear it's beautiful in the fall ;-)

Lilo54 - A school graduation is nice - smaller & less formal. They let you take plenty of pictures and yes your names do have to be on a list to get on the base. They check ID's (although when we went they only asked my hubby for his as he was the driver.....). Graduations are on Friday's so you may want to double check that date.

Zach&Jakesmom - not sure why you can't get anyone to answer the phone. You may have to have your sailor go there in person.

College son has his 1st track meet tomorrow (well, first for his JR year). He's feeling good so hope it's a good season!

Hubby & I are going to the Laker game tonight. Friend has tickets in a suite! WooHoo - can't wait ;-)

Hope everyone has a good weekend. Please pray that my sailor & mommamacs son make it to VA safely!

Comment by Zach&Jakesmom on February 20, 2015 at 11:20am: I've tried calling Foster Creek villas several times just to check on availability and my sailor had tried to call for reservations and no one ever answers the phone. Has anyone ever stayed there/dealt with them before? I'm starting to getting worried. We are supposed to visit March 4-12.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on February 20, 2015 at 10:13am: B'sNuke, you're killing me. Great photos. Hang in there, Mom!

Comment by Lilo54 on February 20, 2015 at 9:56am: I have a question about A school graduation. Is it a formal ceremony like boot camp (on a smaller scale)? Do we need tickets or to be on an access list? Is there a listing of graduation dates? Our sailor just started classes in GC and is going to be a MM. We would like to be there for his graduation. He said his grad date was 5/20 which is a Wednesday?

Comment by MichianaMom on February 20, 2015 at 9:10am: B'sNukeMom thanks for sharing.

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on February 20, 2015 at 7:41am: Bsnukemom I sent you a pm with my cell number in case your sailor has any issues while traveling thru virginia. Saturday in Virginia we are suppose to get snow and ice Sunday in the 50s

Comment by Mark on February 19, 2015 at 11:00pm: great posts...I should add to a recent post I made that every one of those guys I mentioned wanted out of the Navy would tell you now it was most likely the most interesting thing they ever did - certainly as a young man.

Comment by BunkerQB on February 19, 2015 at 10:23pm: No. No. No. Not sad. Happy. Beautiful photos. Nothing better than a young man with a purpose in life. He is going somewhere.