Welcome to
Navy For Moms

This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

Events

Add an Event

**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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

nukenavymamabear posted a discussion

Boot camp graduation

2 hours ago

0 Comments 0 Likes

1Proudmamma liked MyKidsMom's photo

B2C44C37-D373-4939-BC82-4116072B11A5

yesterday

1Proudmamma liked ThelmaKat's photo

Deployment Homecoming

yesterday

1Proudmamma commented on 1Proudmamma's blog post 'Daughter Enlisting In Summer...need advice from mommas'

yesterday

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'Michigan Moms (and Family)'

yesterday

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.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

NUKE moms

Information

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

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2692
Latest Activity: 14 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!

⚓️ ⚓️ ⚓️ ⚓️ ⚓️

***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)

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of NUKE moms to add comments!

Comment by carols_kitchen on February 14, 2010 at 10:06pm: Janis--the prototype ceremony, according to my sailor, was not like the one we went to for power school. Since we had already paid to bring him home, we did not attempt to make it. btw, his first flight out of Lambert was cancelled yesterday due to backup out of Atlanta. His second flight was about an hour delayed. So, 10 hours later, he made it back to C'town. he's packing for Groton now.

Comment by Navy/ArmyMom on February 14, 2010 at 4:18am: Hi Nuke Moms!
My son's PIR is Feb19th and then he's on his way to Goose Creek. We're all very excited for him. We will miss PIR, which of course makes me very sad, but it couldn't be helped. However, we're five or so hours from Charleston, and we're looking forward to seeing him asap. Does anyone know if we might be able to see him as soon as his second weekend there?? That's our hope.

I hope everyone is doing well, and thank you for being here for us new moms!
Tricia

Comment by Dana (David's Mom) on February 14, 2010 at 12:07am: Just finishing a very wonderful trip to A School graduation. My husband and I drove our sons car out to him from California. We arrived here in Goose Creek Wednesday. Have been staying at the Villas ( a wonderful time and place to stay) It snowed last night, the first time in 10 years according to the news. We had about 6 inchs here where we are. Graduation was great and I got to host two dinners here and once out to eat with 8 to 12 of my sons classmates. I am sad to have to leave in the morning to return home. Can't wait until I can return for Power School graduation this fall. I'll have more than my son to watch and cheer for (his friends and classmates) and get to see one young familie's baby who should be walking by that time. I gave and received more hugs in the last few days to keep me pumped as a MOM for months.

Comment by Mark on February 12, 2010 at 7:21pm: One good thing about the delays is that it gives them more time to make second class before getting to a submarine. If they can do that, they won't have to mess crank on the boat (i.e. work as a "galley slave").

Comment by Gulf Coast Mom on February 12, 2010 at 11:54am: Grace - my son graduated prototype in December. If your son goes not graduate until May, he is in the jr. class now. My son was also frustrated at times at not being able to get the check offs done, but soon figured out that the instructors tend to spend time with the senior class ( it looks like there is one graduating in March) getting their check offs out of the way so they can graduate. Once his class became the sr. class - it seemed like he things went a lot faster. The quicker they get their check offs and watches done, the sooner they get to take their written comps - then will be scheduled for oral comps. Good luck - tell your son to hang in there!!

Comment by LLovesmysailor on February 11, 2010 at 9:55pm: I believe that their Nuke committment starts when they graduate from Prototype.

Comment by LLovesmysailor on February 11, 2010 at 7:56pm: Fear not,Sighthnlady. Your tax dollars are being used well at GC. They have the guys cleaning or doing other work so they remember that they are still in the military. Bored sailors tend to get into mischief. If your sailor is headed for a sub, he will spend his first months on board working in the mess. All that time training to be a Nuke and they spend their time peeling potatoes until they get their Fish. The Navy is its own world.

Comment by RosaEdsmom on February 11, 2010 at 1:14pm: Thank you Mrs. Andy. I will definitely make note of it. :)

Comment by Kris, Stevens mom on February 11, 2010 at 12:54pm: Hi, talked with my son who starts power school on 03/22 (he's on an overnight cleaning crew waiting for power school to start) he said that they were told they would be done/grad 09/03 - he was thinking it would be the end of the Sept. because he thought it would be a solid 6 month course. Then he said that his power school class is looking at not starting prototype for up to 18 months because of all the breakdowns they've been having at the training centers. Not sure if this is truth or not because it seems things change all the time with what hes being told. He also said he has not gotten any mail since just before they graduated A school, sounds like he is getting run around from everyone on how to rectify the situation. Not sure if this is happening with anyone else who graduated around 01/29 but just a heads up. His birthday is in March so maybe I better send that out now just in case.
Have a great valentines day everyone.