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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 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: 4 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 Carla on October 4, 2014 at 10:17am: Hi britefure, that's funny how you mentioned the Fitfy Shades trilogy. I started the 1st book but then couldn't finish it. My other sailor's name is Anastasia Rose and my name is Carla just like the characters mothers name in the book. Totally ruined it for me!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 4, 2014 at 10:11am: Oh no, Craig now you are going to have us all wanting one. They are really nice, I like that you can use them to warm scents in also, neat.

Comment by britefuture on October 4, 2014 at 10:02am: Hello N4M family.

COTwin- Belated Happy Birthday. Still dealing with the house issue????? Yikes. More prayers coming your way.

SlezaksMom- BZ to your Sailor. That's so exciting to hear. Mine was told the grad date has been moved to Feb. I kind of hope it gets pushed farther back. I'm not looking forward to another trip, mid winter, to the north.

B'snukeMom- What's the update on Marti girl? I hope she recuperated by now. Also, prayers that you soon hear some news from NDM and family.

Craig- I finally remembered to send you my address via message. Thanks for your patience.

I haven't posted in a bit. Been nursing a torn achilles and a sick 3 year old. I'm concerned that he may have that horrible virus that's been spreading cross the U.S.. I haven't heard, yet, of a case here in MD. However, it has reached PA which is only 10 miles from my house. Many of the children in his school are from one of the areas that it has been reported diagnosed. To the doctors we go, again, for more testing. My grandson is due is 11 days and we've been waiting anxiously for the call from my daughter. With my youngest so sick, I've avoided visiting her for the past week or so. My husband is taking the Fire Chiefs test this morning. So amongst everything else, we've been studying and practicing for his oral exam. My son is still doing good in BS. He called last week to tell me that they lost two more members of his class. Both because of stress. One was his partner. My son was concerned because this young man showed no signs of stress. At least not to him. He thought that he was accomplishing a lot. The other dropped because his girlfriend dropped too. That made my son mad. "To go all this way and then drop, on purpose, because a girl he had only known since arriving at BS just pisses me off", was the comment made. He feels that this young man wasted the Navy's time and money on someone that obviously did not take the Nuke program seriously. Part of me wanted to agree but I had to be his Mom and remind him that we never know what is happening in other peoples lives to make them make decisions that we don't agree with or understand. We just need to support our friends, hoping that it was their best decision and move on. My determined Sailor is still, "ahead of the curve" and is looking forward to finishing this part of his journey.

I've managed to quell my stress by starting the "Fifty Shades" trilogy. Anyone here a fan????????

Love to all

Comment by SlezaksMom on October 4, 2014 at 9:48am: Hi everyone!!

Craig - I love the story AND the candle! I'd be willing to buy one (even a less than perfect one!) so do you have an etsy link or something you can inbox me?

I cant wait to see the coin!

Comment by tina41 on October 4, 2014 at 7:03am: hello all!!

craig--love the story! my dad was a marine in WWII. he enlisted in 1941. he was 19. he came home alive, but has passed away since then. I would like to think my grandmother was one of the mothers who put a blue star in her window. I burn a blue candle for my son!!

Comment by 713emom on October 4, 2014 at 7:03am: Craig,
Where can we order your "dress blue sailor" candle?

Comment by Craig on October 4, 2014 at 6:38am: btw: sorry to clog up your board. I just wanted to show you guys my cool new little design and why the Nuke coin will take a while to design.

Comment by Craig on October 4, 2014 at 6:31am: UBU'sMom & Lynn - just message me your address and I send you a blemished one for free. Being the 1st run, I had to reject over 60% of them. When you have multiple different places doing different stuff they always mess up the 1st run. Add to that that I'm a perfectionist kind of makes life rough. ~ha
The two I recently found faulty I can't sell, but I can use to demonstrate that we can get the product to the end user undamaged.
So just message me and I'll send them to you for free. It's one of the benefits of being a non profit company.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 3, 2014 at 6:08pm: I have an battery one that turns on at dusk and off at dawn.

I had two regular blue candles but I have two cats and always afraid they will light themselves on fire. Had that happen a long time ago. Lucky I was right there to put her out. Cats flame up really fast. Anyway one of my twins came home for leave and asked why I had two blue candles and some other navy stuff and I told him one is to light them when you are missing your sailor. He looked puzzled for a moment then asked, "Well gee mom why have you not lit them?"

Comment by UBU'sMom on October 3, 2014 at 5:47pm: Craig, I absolutely love your candle. I must have one. Thanks for relaying the blue candle story, made me cry, but proud tears!