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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 School Charleston

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My husband is in Nuke school at the NWS in Charleston, SC. We are enjoying it here! This group's for anyone who wants to talk.

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Comment by BoyWonderMom on May 30, 2014 at 6:46pm: Momthatlovesherson, praying for your son and mine and every sailor in class 1402

Comment by MomThatLovesHerSon on May 30, 2014 at 4:34pm: Please pray for my son, ET3 in power school, class 1402. He has his last test today. I have not heard yet how he did. His comps are next week on Tue. I so hope that he graduates! Please pray!

Comment by BoyWonderMom on May 29, 2014 at 2:12pm: Congratulations to your sailor Zoraida!

Comment by BoyWonderMom on May 28, 2014 at 1:49pm: Our sailors from PS class 1402 are moving today. On Friday they have the last of regular tests before comps on Tuesday. My son is giving it his best as I'm sure every sailor is. I'm very proud of him. Please include our sailors from 1402 in your prayers as they conclude this very difficult last week of Power School

Comment by WearsLargeHats on May 28, 2014 at 11:42am: We attended our son's A school graduation (he's an ET3 now in T-track). It is a small event: I don't think the Rickover auditorium seats more than 150. There will probably be one A (MM) and on MT (EM/ET) class. The ceremony only lasts about an hour, but the Navy does ritual well, and they are very welcoming to the families. It is always a treat to mingle with our nuke sailors. They are interesting and engaging young men and women.
Definitely go if you live reasonably close (we are a 3-1/2 hour drive away) or it is otherwise not a hardship. Don't break the bank, though. I've heard the Power School grad is a much bigger deal.

Comment by Sue M. on May 28, 2014 at 2:40am: Hi all. I haven't been on here in a while. I think since before my son had PIR which was 2/7/14. My son is graduating A School on 6/6/14, Are there several classes that graduate the same day or just one? My son says A school graduation is small compared to Power School, which for him is in January/February 2015.

Comment by philly_mamasota on May 27, 2014 at 9:11pm: Anyone have a son/daughter in Class 1346A? Graduation is coming up soon!! Every time I speak with my son he says he's on a break from studying and will go back once we finish talking. He says this is the hardest thing he's ever done but the most rewarding!

Comment by MomThatLovesHerSon on May 27, 2014 at 3:11pm: Thanks boy wonder mom for the info again.

My son is an ET so it might be a little different schedule. I have texted him and he texted me back that he did not pass last Friday's test.

I asked him if he thought that he would pass and he said he thinks he has a chance if he does well this week (he said Friday) and on the comp. I pray for him. I know that I'd be disappointed, but he would also. Yet, I am proud of him for even getting into the Nuke program.

Even though the waiting to see if I get to go to power school graduation is diffficult, whatever stage our Nuke sailors are in, I know we Navy moms/wives love them so much and we are so very proud of them ! ! ! !

Comment by Joniana (Helen) on May 24, 2014 at 5:27pm: Has anyone taken a boat tour of Charleston Harbor? Any boats or services you'd recommend or stay away from? Thanks.

Comment by mrsrds2012 on May 23, 2014 at 2:32pm: Husband graduates BC on 6/6 - and then we're headed to Goose Creek :]] Couldn't be more excited to start this next chapter - we have been waiting 11 months for this!