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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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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: 20 hours ago

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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by William in Nashua on February 4, 2015 at 9:03pm: B'sNukeMoM very sorry for your loss. I am glad for you that your sailor can make it home for the funeral.

Comment by Mommamac MM(CVN77) on February 4, 2015 at 8:39pm: B'sNukeMom, It's going to be a very emotional day for you and your family. I'll be sending prayers your way. I'm sure your step dad would be very proud of your son and his brother.

Comment by tina41 on February 4, 2015 at 6:44pm: hello all!!

bnuke--sorry about your step-dad. congrats to your sailor graduating! love the photo!

cotwin--will pray that your son will be home soon!

my son wont eat from subway now! he said he ate a lot of it while at GC! LOL

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 4, 2015 at 6:04pm: Thank you NancyJo. I'm sure it is going to be an emotional day....

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on February 4, 2015 at 12:57pm: B'sNukeMoM, I'm glad you will have both your boys for your step-dad's funeral. A military funeral with your son in dress blues is a moving image, and sounds like a dignified, honorable, and beautiful end to a special man's life. You and your family are in my prayers.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 4, 2015 at 12:12pm: Hi all - Happy Wednesday!

Thank you foreverproudmom - and glad you enjoyed the pictures! Remind your son to take some time on the weekends to "de-stress". That's important!

Margavant - wow - so glad your son is ok. And, so thoughtful that he didn't want to "worry you" (eye-roll!).

Sailor & I spent the afternoon with my mom yesterday preparing for my step-dads funeral. It's going to be at Riverside National Cemetery with Military Honors. Sailor will wear his dress blues and he's going to carry the ashes. I'm glad my mom was able to wait until Sailor was home....

Comment by Joniana (Helen) on February 4, 2015 at 8:26am: Oh, Margavant28! I am so glad your son is okay, but your comment made me howl -- yes, our sailor would use that same logic! It's so sweet they don't want us to worry, but geez!!! We've had a similar experience with our son. Thank heavens for this group!

Best wishes to your son for the rest of prototype. Mine is close to finishing PS. I just try to take it a week at a time -- my nerves can't stand any more!

Comment by Margavant28 on February 4, 2015 at 7:51am: My son is about half way through prototype in GC. He also is the type that never initiates calling me. In December he was in a bad car accident and totaled his car. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance where he had numerous cat scans etc. but the only serious injury was a broken nose. His airbags saved him after he hit a tree. Anyway a few days after the accident we received a phone call at our home in NY from my son's automobile ins. company. I guess our address is the address they have on rcord. My husband said to me after he answered the phone I think your son may have had a car accident. So I called him and that is when he told me. He said I know how you worry and did not want to upset you.

Comment by Dittersmom on February 4, 2015 at 3:26am: Foreverproudmom - I sent you a friend request. We can try to work out how we can get them to meet. Just pm me.

Comment by foreverproudmom on February 3, 2015 at 6:28pm: B'sNukeMom, Congratulations on your Sailor's graduation! Your photos were so fun to see. My Sailor is due to graduate PS at end of March. One class in particular he's struggling with, so I worry for him and lots of prayers that he makes it through. So proud of the endurance of all these young ones!

Dittersmom, Congratulations to you and your Sailor passing his comps. You mentioned he is staying at GC for a little while and is going to help Sailors with their studies? What a great young man you have! My Sailor is de to graduate end of March,

: I would love to connect him to your son if possible. He could really use some extra help in one of his classes that he's finding pretty tough. Do you know I there's any way they CA find each other. Thanks for any info you might have!