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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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NUKE moms

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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: 1 hour 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

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Comment by JayDee659 on February 11, 2019 at 12:24pm: Anmarie, I am not sure about the shifts. When she gets off work today I'll see what information she can give to me.

As far as graduations go, I had planned on attending all of them. The Tuesday before PS grad the entire city of Charleston was under a mandatory evacuation in front of a hurricane. No PS graduation. They returned from evac and moved on to Proto.

My daughter moved off base into a house with 3 other Nukes during PS. They seem to band together into groups and just move without warning. After she got married she and her husband got a cute little place of their own.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 11, 2019 at 12:04pm: Welcome to our 2 newest members ~ Jan and bulldog55! Please be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page. The Rating Information Card for NF is especially helpful. Also be sure to read the Pages (17) to the right under the member profiles. Lots of good info there. And of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 11, 2019 at 11:58am: Hi all - Happy Monday!

We went to BC, A school and Proto grad (in NY). We had planned on going to power school grad but B had to recomp so he didn't get to participate in the ceremony so we chose not to go. I say go to whatever grads you can because you never know what might happen. And definitely either get flight insurance or fly Southwest like we do so changes can be made with no fees.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on February 11, 2019 at 11:06am: Two best pieces of advice: 1) get flight insurance 2) Semper gumby. I know you already responded, MamaKatie, but my means are limited also and I chose PS grad. Never regretted it.

Comment by MamaKatie on February 11, 2019 at 11:00am: And thank God for that! Tulip not sure what I’d do without all of you!

Comment by Tulip on February 11, 2019 at 10:50am: MamaKatie, everyone’s situation is different. Factors out of your control can change things at a moment’s notice. We went to A school and PS graduations. Had been so looking forward to the intimate, more informal A school and it was great! Then anticipated the outdoor, large, formal ceremony with lots of pomp and ceremony for PS. As it turned out, shortly before everything was to begin, they moved everything into the same hall where we were for A school due to high winds. Much of the band was dismissed and only a handful of musicians actually played...outside near an open door f or us hear. So it ended u p being a similar experience to A school. Then his Proto grad date was changed numerous times and finally limited to military personnel only.

All this to say, do what you can and what makes sense for you and your family. Most importantly continue to support your sailor and enjoy every moment you can be with them!

Hold on tight, the roller coaster is still climbing. Semper Gumpy! We all here for each other!

Comment by MamaKatie on February 11, 2019 at 10:45am: Got it! I must have read that wrong! It is Monday you know haha

thanks again Ladies, I’m thinking that will be the graduation I plan for :) Hope you all have a great week!

God is Good ❤️

Comment by Chipmunk on February 11, 2019 at 10:29am: MamaKatie - They move out after Power School - "Something to think about with PS, is that they are not only graduating but also having to move out of their BEQ's and get settled in an apartment in GC or BS" - Sorry if I caused any confusion. The T-Track is between A school and PS and they do that still at NNPTC in GC.

Comment by ProudOfK on February 11, 2019 at 10:26am: Anmarie - about dry dock - pretty much what JayDee said. He's working on qualifying. The one thing about being in port like that seems to be that they have a more normal schedule - daytime and Monday through Friday except when it's his turn 'on duty' and having this on the weekend seems to be about once every 4 weeks.

MamaKatie - like Chipmunk said it is after PowerSchool they get an apartment and not after A school. I will say that I would pick Power School grad even over PIR of i had to. It was an absolutely wonderful day - but it was in May with the most perfect weather one could even dare hope for. And we spent the weekend with our son and then he left to drive up to BS when we left to fly home.

Comment by MamaKatie on February 11, 2019 at 9:51am: Thank you Anmarie!

Chipmunk~ that’s a lot of good info to consider! But now I have another question :) you mentioned they moved to apartment after A school. My son was thinking it was after power school. Is it different for everyone? Or maybe he’s mistaken? That is probably when I’d like to be there!