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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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A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

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Latest Activity: 16 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

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USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 15, 2014 at 6:42pm: britefuture - I'm in Southern California (Riverside). We're about an hour East of Los Angeles, an hour or so North of San Diego and an hour from Disneyland! It can get pretty warm in the summer but this weekend was warmer than usual! I'd rather have it hot than cold though 'cuz I can always turn on the AC. When it gets cold I just can't warm myself up enough no matter how hard I try.

That's so sweet that he's teaching his little brother the Navy Hooyah!

Comment by britefuture on September 15, 2014 at 6:07pm: TheBoyWonderMom- I love the collage. Happy birthday to your Sailor.

I won? Really? After an awful day, that news made me smile. So thank you Craig.

B'sNukeMom - Remind me of where you live. That's crazy hot. What are the normal temps? We have been wonderfully cool with sunny skies and an occasional cloud will drift by. I'm not gonna complain after reading your posts. Prayers for some cooler temps soon.

Spoke to Sailor-Man yesterday. He's doing good. Just coming off of T week. Which, to him, is a bit of a break with check outs. Lots of reading though. He talked to my, almost, three year old and taught him, "Go Navy, Hooyah". He's been running around the house and at school yelling it today, lol. I had to explain to his teacher why he was saying it.

Happy Monday all!

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 15, 2014 at 4:00pm: Happy Birthday to your Sailor TheBoyWonderMom! Very cool!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 15, 2014 at 1:10pm: TheBoyWonderMom - awesome pictures! Yes Happy Birthday to your Sailor!

Comment by BoyWonderMom on September 15, 2014 at 12:55pm: Happy 21st birthday to my sailor!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 15, 2014 at 12:38pm: So very sad to hear about the fighter pilots that crashed on the USS Vinson. Prayers for the family of Lt. Nathan Poloski and also for the pilot that survived. Such a tragedy.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-plane-crash-navy-201409...

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 15, 2014 at 11:52am: Rena - A school is 14 weeks for MM, 24 weeks for EM and 24 weeks for ET (not 6 months!). Power school (for all) is 24 weeks and Prototype (for all) is 24 weeks. However prototype can (and usually does) take longer depending on delays (scheduled maintenance & shutdown's) with the reactors.

I bumped "Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC" above. You should print it out & review it as it is very handy! It explains the time frame, phasing up, etc for nuke school. It should answer most of your questions.

NonnaB - a Tiger Cruise - How exciting for your hubby! I hope someday mine gets to go on one ;-)

Anchors-A-Way - woohoo - exciting that you will see your sailor soon.

Congrats to the winners of Craig's contest. Keep the ideas coming for the coins so Craig can make this happen!

We had an unbelievably HOT weekend. Got up to 108 yesterday - ugh!Still pretty warm for the next few days too & then humidity is coming in Wed/Thurs....we aren't used to the humidity here! Saw someplace in Wyoming & I think Montana had snow. Crazy weather...sailor was in NYC for 4 days and they had cool rainy weather.

Hope everyone has a great Monday!

Comment by Rena aka Vincent' s mom on September 15, 2014 at 11:05am: Good morning Navy mom's, I have a question....just to confirm....my understanding is A School is six months, then power school? How long is power school?

Comment by Anchors-A-Way☆Class 1429 M on September 15, 2014 at 10:24am: 9 more days until flying out to Charleston......I can't wait to give my kiddo a great big ol hug!!!!