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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 ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

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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

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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on February 8, 2015 at 1:35pm: Sorry don't know the married housing rules. I am sure someone here will know. Very helpful group here.

My school will go beyond when my son is done and moved on to his first duty station. I am enjoying all that I am learning.

Here is what I tried on my own yesterday at home. We learn these in two weeks and I wanted to get a jump on things. Gum paste (sugar) flowers.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on February 8, 2015 at 1:31pm: NukeMomReese hang on for the ride of your life. There is light at the end of the ride. Seems like now that long ago I was in your shoes and now my son is in his last 6 weeks or so on prototype!! Will be very happy when he is done and knows his duty station.

Save those letters. you will treasure them. and you will be thrilled by PIR and then Power school Graduation.

Comment by Navywife_Nuke on February 8, 2015 at 11:03am: Hi,can someone please give me a straight answer haha. My husband will be graduating from boot camp on March 27. I keep getting told different things about moving down to goose creek with him. Since we are married, will he be able to move us to a school with him before he starts school, or will they make him wait a couple months? I really would like to know so I can have some piece of mind.

Comment by SoCal_Sailor_Dad on February 7, 2015 at 11:46pm: Hi Melpaca, All graduations are on Fridays. Your son should be given a tentative graduation date within a week or two of starting A school. He may have to ask his SLPO.
If your son is an EM or ET, you can add 24 weeks to his start date to get an ESTIMATE of graduation, but it can change. After 14 weeks, the EM's and ET's split into separate classes and sometimes they will hold a class of ET's back and combine them with the following class if there aren't enough. This happened to my son.
If your son is an MM, he will graduate A school after 14 weeks.

Comment by Theresa711 on February 7, 2015 at 11:22pm: Hi, My son is still in BC (second week also). His sis can't go to PIR and I am trying to guess when she can see him next. When can they get visitors in A school or get to come home for the first time?

Comment by Melpaca on February 7, 2015 at 10:49pm: Hi, my son started A school this past Monday. Do I just add 24 weeks to his start date for graduation? Do they do the A school graduation on a Saturday? We are trying to figure out dates for seeing if we might be able to attend. Thanks.

Comment by NukeMomReese on February 7, 2015 at 11:54am: Thank you Dittersmom! I will plan on some of that same visiting! He is finishing his second week at BC. Waiting for my first letter. :)

Comment by MN Mom of MM on February 7, 2015 at 1:37am: Sierrascrapper. I always tried in my texts or letters, to start or end with a positive quote. Sometimes bible verse, Philippians 4:13 is always good. or another of my favorite positives is: remember "What one can do another can do" or Take pride in how far you have come, Have faith in how far you can go.

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on February 6, 2015 at 9:44pm: had a busy week boy a lot to catch up on.

Bnukesmom so sorry for your loss. Glad your boys are there with you.

William you got out just in time I hear next 4 days are going to be a mess for the North East again Ballston Spa could get over a foot of snow with the largest amounts coming sunday night thru Monday night. oh boy seems like they are in a bad pattern. Of course I had to rub it in to my son that we are going to be in the mid 60s.

It was good to have my son home last weekend he did get stuck in NYC for 4 hours train delayed because of last weekends snow. Although I only get him for the weekend every 5 weeks its better then nothing. So hoping when prototype is over he gets stationed in Norfolk Va

Comment by William in Nashua on February 6, 2015 at 5:10pm: On the plane to HI now - when I left my house at 4am it was -4 below zero and wind chill of -20 Lol. See you all in 2 weeks.