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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

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 NancyJo (NNPTC) on February 11, 2015 at 5:05pm: So funny...random chickens on Hawaii. Struck my funny bone!

Comment by Tx Mom of Far Away Nuke on February 11, 2015 at 4:54pm: William in Nashua - I was surprised by the number of chickens running loose in Maui when I visited there a few years ago.

Comment by William in Nashua on February 11, 2015 at 4:52pm

Comment by William in Nashua on February 11, 2015 at 4:36pm: Pali overlook

Comment by William in Nashua on February 11, 2015 at 2:26pm: The timing is good he completed a long school before we arrived then did 3 duty days in a row on the boat, and was going to meet us at Honolulu airport Friday evening but got called back to work even while we were eating lunch in a restaurant Saturday. Our first three days in HI he got called into work again getting home Sunday night at 1am and he had to drive to a different school Monday 6am. Lol.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on February 11, 2015 at 2:24pm: Sweet!

Comment by William in Nashua on February 11, 2015 at 2:11pm: Just said goodbye to my son he i about to drive to school. Then tonight after he finishes his scho we are going to a luao. The first 3 weekend nights we were here he was called to the boat every night and got home after we were asleep. This week he was in school 3 days then the rest of our stay he has leave. Hawaii is a lot of fun the first photo I published was the view from his driveway of his house, ocean view property. Lol. Across the street is a beach.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on February 11, 2015 at 1:46pm: Good job thinking ahead, Marixi. While in BC they get nothing but navy issue. At PIR, your new sailor will get liberty for that day which is precious. They have to be back though in the evening.

Most sailors will fly out the next day, but there is nothing set in stone for anybody so you will need to play this by ear. They leave for the airport in the early morning hours, some to O'Hare, some to Midway. Flights will be leaving all day. Most of us at least see our sailors before they board. When your sailor checks in you can ask if you can go through security to see him off at the gate.

They are issued a black backpack for carry-on to the plane so you can bring his phone and laptop along for him to shove in somewhere, providing you see him the next day. You probably will but again no guarantee.

They need distractions every now and then while in school. A lot of them are gamers, or find some way to entertain themselves. Don't worry that your sailor will slough off. He will learn quickly that that is a sure road to disaster and they will let him have it. You have a while before all this, though.

Comment by Marixi on February 11, 2015 at 1:31pm: Thank you all for your words of wisdom and encouragement. It brought tears to my eyes thinking of how he may change. I want that so much for him, for him to have that confidence in himself and realize he's capable of so much more. We've told him for years that he has so much potential and there's no telling what he could do if he pushed himself. Also, I keep telling myself, no news is good news. However I can't help but jump up every time the phone rings thinking "what if it's him wanting to come home?" I want to bad for him to finish and move on to A school and beyond. I'm beyond excited when I think of what the future holds for him once finished with Nuke school.
We were planning on getting him a graduation gift. Any ideas? He had wanted a Nintendo 3DS for Christmas and we weren't able to swing it. Originally we were thinking it wouldn't be good to get him anything that distracted him from school, but now I'm thinking that if all the work is done in class and any time outside class is down time, then maybe it would be a good outlet for him. Another thing I'm wondering about is his laptop. There is a list of things he wanted us to bring to PIR and his laptop was one of them. Will I only be able to pass him these things at the airport when he leaves for A school or will he be able to get them prior?

Comment by Tx Mom of Far Away Nuke on February 11, 2015 at 1:07pm: B'sNukeMoM - Portsmouth is a great location! I was born there when my Dad was in the Navy. Left at 8 months old so I don't remember anything about it. :)