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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 ⚓️.

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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

MAKING POSTS TO THE GROUP - Please be sure you are on page 1 when typing your comments or they may not post!

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Comment by PedALqueen4ever on February 9, 2018 at 11:29pm: Thanks much... <3 from one of the NAVY MOMS -- a.k.a. NNMoMs

Comment by PedALqueen4ever on February 9, 2018 at 11:28pm: Good eve NNMoMs, @ Chipmunk -- good to know and thanks for important info. And, @ Kaicat, that is a great idea!!! I was seeing my son with our quality moments within his family time his parents (self Mom + his Dad + grandMA - Dad side) .... : I am thinking he can use one! The one that has alarm timer for their running 5k three times a week or so during his own tasks on feet ....(he does not wear one!) Or I can momentarily give him another email short letter reminder...as I've just sent orders processed to him for HEART month goodies (delivery of protein bars/other selection(s)...- healthy energizer munchies)

Comment by kai cat on February 9, 2018 at 11:08pm: Mrstkath - Hello! Just to let you know - this is the watch I just got for my son for PIR graduation:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BU6RUU6/ref=oh_aui_search_deta...

Should come up as: Casio Men's GD350-1B G Shock Black Watch

soccermom19 - I would recommend this steamer:

https://www.amazon.com/Lemontec-Portable-Handheld-Powerful-Capacity...

But be sure to use it a few times before you go - to make sure you are familiar with it and it works! LOL - you don't want to get there and have a bad one!

Comment by Chipmunk on February 9, 2018 at 11:05pm: PedAlQueen - the MM's A school is 14 weeks and from what I have gathered, leave time between A school and Power School can just depend. Then Power School is 24 weeks, followed by Prototype.

And yes, they stay very busy!

Comment by PedALqueen4ever on February 9, 2018 at 10:00pm: Anyways good night....will check in later...(my time 6pm Friday today yayyyyy!)

Comment by PedALqueen4ever on February 9, 2018 at 9:59pm: Currently he has made connections the day prior his day on flight....I also made connection to one of the Navy Moms from Holiday Inn Libertyville back at last week's...

Comment by PedALqueen4ever on February 9, 2018 at 9:57pm: Hello to all NNMoms oteam
Have a question..help pls... How long is the schooling of MM(?) My son has mentioned of "six months" -- or (?) Is that just PHASE1(?) Then, he gets to take a break can go where he wants to go(?) -- perhaps reunion with his friends in CALI...(?) ; yet I personally mention to him an idea of taking a real vacation "Hawaii" -- told him one word...(my thoughts at those moments @/Gurnee Mil

Comment by submomIII on February 9, 2018 at 9:16pm: PacNWmom - I second B'sNuke. I am about 3 hours north of there - so if you are coming more north, let me know!!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 9, 2018 at 8:21pm: Hey everyone - have a good weekend!

For those of you with deployed sailors, remember, you are one day closer!

Comment by Chipmunk on February 9, 2018 at 8:20pm: Just got off the phone with my son - nice long call and he was pleased with his Digital 2 test (still waiting on regrade scores.)

Re: Car question - thanks for confirming what he told me - Cars are allowed at A school, but the sailor can not drive until they have passed Phase 1. And yes, they have to have transportation for Prototype. At Christmas, mine was already trying to estimate how much to plan for a car when that time came. Currently, he has a bicycle that he rides around on.

Re: Shopping at the NEX - Mrstkath, I mentioned RTC NEX but that may not have been clear. We had to wait after PIR for our son at RTC, so we had a lot of time on our hands, and spent most of it in the NEX there at RTC, not any other NEX. They allowed us to buy things but we had to pay tax, since our sailor wasn't with us, including food, since we waited past lunch time. I just recall seeing a large selection of watches there. My son went to bc with an inexpensive black Casio and the band or something broke, so he had to buy another one. He was fine just purchasing another inexpensive one, and didn't understand the other recruits spending all of their money on an expensive watch! - I don't think he was issued a watch at bc (summer 2017).