NUKE moms

MomofJoseph - Your post caught my attention with “air condo” in the engine room. That would be wonderful indeed! When my son is out “fishing”, it is typical that he comes back 20-30lbs lighter. It’s the combo of the work/heat and the fact that you can’t Door Dash to the sub!

JNMnavymomOH, definitely agree with the traffic in Norfolk. Our first day there we spent 3 hours in a traffic jam because two of the tunnels were down because of accidents. The next morning we heard warning to stay away from one of the tunnels again because it was backed up again. Very frustrating.

Hi all - Happy Tuesday.  Sorry I've been MIA - had a lot going on.  We went to Washington last week for my dad's celebration of life - had it on 8/5 which would have been his 85th birthday. It went well and we had a great time.  Got to see B but C and the baby weren't able to make it.  Came home on Monday (8/7) and then my mom had a stroke on 8/9 so I've been dealing with that.  She lives alone (she and my dad divorced when i was like 3 years old).  She was in the hospital and she's doing better but the dr said for 7 days she needs someone with her 24/7 so we brought her to our house. She's getting better - it could have been way worse than what is was but it's still an adjustment figuring everything out.  So I'm trying to get/keep caught up at work and trying to get/keep caught up with my moms appointments so I've neglected N4M.

PacNWmom - I am always up for meeting Navy moms in San Diego.  You let me know when you are visiting and we will make it happen!

Nice to hear that things might be opening back up in Ballston Spa.  B did prototype there and really loved the area.  We were lucky to visit 2 times and enjoyed it too.

B'sNukeMom - I am so sorry to hear about all that has been going on for you. I had forgotten about your father's service. 

My son is on an Ohio-class nuclear submarine and I was able to do a Tiger Cruise! I was on the boat with him and all the crew (plus 45 other moms, dads, and wives) for a couple of days underway! If you ever get the chance to do this - DO IT! I highly recommend. What an awesome experience.

B’sNukeMom - my thoughts are with you!! Hope all goes well

B'sNukeMom - Sorry to hear about your mom. Prayers for a full recovery. Glad your dad's service went well.

TallyMom - That sounds amazing! Do all sub classes offer tiger cruises?

I am not sure if all submarines offer the Tiger Cruise. This submarine has males and females aboard. And since it's the biggest sub, there was room for all of us. They also take on Midshipmen visits. Also fun for me, my son's girlfriend is on the same submarine, so I got to see her, too!

Oli had his 3 month check-up yesterday.  He's 16lb 9oz and 26.25" long - he gained 2 pounds in a month!  

TallyMom - I am so glad you were able to experience a Tiger Cruise! That sounds amazing. 

B'sNukeMom - Oli sounds like he is growing and growing. My little one is pulling himself up and standing at the kitchen cabinets and started climbing their stairs!

I believe we have some new members - Welcome!!. I know B'sNukeMom has been swamped with things and I have been busy as well with some family matters also, so I haven't been able to be on as much lately. 

Hello to all you Moms!

We just joined this group. My husband and I have been here in Virginia Beach, VA. for the last 23 years. We have a ministry to the Sailors stationed here(and of course Soldiers and Marines) :)

We open our home on the weekends and invite them into our home. We feed them, play board games, watch movies, sometimes go on short trips, and if they are here on the holidays we invite them to join us to celebrate! If you want to know more about us, go to our page on this site and you will get a better idea of what we do. :) 

Yvonne and John

B'sNukeMom - Hope you are yours are staying safe. Thinking of you as Hilary moves in.

John and Yvonne - Welcome!!

For anyone with family in the Virginia Beach, VA area, I encourage you to check out their page and make connections with them. They have hosted my sailor and been friends with me on this site, and a friend to my sailor and his wife, when I can't always be there. 

I wanted to welcome a new member. I know B'sNukeMom has had a lot going on and I am behind and playing catch up as well. 

Shelli - Welcome to the Nuke Moms group. I believe your loved one is heading off to BC soon. Be sure to come say hello both in that group and here. The BC group is the best place to ask your information about BC, but I was going to share this discussion of mine with you, so if you had time to share with your loved one before they left you could - Nuke A school daily schedule - sailor's perspective - Navy For Moms...

Wishing the best for all those on the west coast B'sNukeMoM. Praying that you are safe and well. I'm sorry this has been a rough month for you , lots of hugs coming your way. 

Hi all - Happy Wednesday!  We survived the storm.  Lots of wind and rain but nothing too serious in our area.  Just about an hour away though near Palm Desert they got hit pretty hard.  Lots of flooding and mud....they are still trying to dig out from everything.

My mom is getting better - going to take time, and of course we are STILL waiting for her physical and occupational therapists to come out.  It's kind of like the Navy - Hurry up and wait!  

My youngest turned 29 yesterday!  Not sure how that happened lol!  He's getting married in March so we have that to look forward to.  Our escrow closed on a condo in MI so now we are looking for a tenant to rent until we decide to make the move there - won't be for a few years at least. Lots going on and I'll try to get caught up with everything here soon.

Welcome to ALL our new members ~ we've had a few!

Please be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page.  Lots of good info there.  Also take a look at the Pages (20) to the right under the member profiles - be sure to hit "view all".  And the discussion forum above has some good info too - be sure to read Chipmunks "Nuke A School Daily Schedule".  And of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have.

1st underway for my sailor! He is nervous and I did my best to be upbeat and positive. I am so glad he called to share with me, and I got to hear his voice. I am hoping this becomes easier with time

Pizanche - may your sailor have "Fair Winds and Following Seas!"  My son went out on many underways during his service time. Our kids are the first on and last off the ship depending on their watch bill. Mine would come back into port and be able to call home, but generally had to stay and work, even if liberty was called. 

Pizanche - I don't know that it ever gets easier but you will get stronger!  Hang in there!

Chipmunk - thank you. My sailor is on a boat and I know this will be the 1st of a few. 

B’sNukeMoM - thank you. time is a great healer. 

Was just reading the news about Idalia and my thoughts wandered back to when my sailor was in GC. He evacuated twice for Hurricanes. Hope that all of our sailors are safe!

NucMomTami - each class is different. My sailor had to be back on base by 8pm on the Friday and flew out very early Sat. Your Sailor will have the most up to date info 

When do Sailor's usually get their orders for after BC?

NucMomTami - my son graduated the day before Thanksgiving.  They were given Thanksgiving day with Families and some of his friends flew out on Friday and Saturday.  But all of the Nukes flew out on Tuesday of the following week..  (We had driven to BC, so we were able to stay until Sunday to visit with him.)

 B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) - Good morning!  I have a question for you.  In July, you posted the schedule for Prototype graduation 2206.  Can you direct me to where you found that info?  My son is graduating next week and he still hasn't sent us the schedule, and I haven't been able to find it online.  I appreciate any help you can give.

Good Morning / Afternoon everyone -

My apologies, I have been dealing with a lot of family things, and I believe that B'sNukemom is also out of the loop for a bit with the same. 

NucMomTami and G'sNavyMom - Generally your sailor should have their orders right before PIR, but that is not always the case. As for flight times, that varies depending on what flights the Navy procures for the best rates.  - Welcome to Navy life, you really will not know possibly until you are at PIR, or even afterwards. That is why with those flying in and out, we recommend that if possible, you give yourself an extra day for travel. We drove, just because we wanted that flexibility, and it was nothing like I thought it would be.  - Be sure to read my discussion on the BC group - What PIR weekend may be like for those flying out of GL - Navy For ...

MomofJoseph - see if you can glean some information from the Prototype FB group?  - 

Also here are links to a few discussions on this group page. Read through them for clues. I am sorry. 

This is my post re: Prototype Gradution - Prototype Graduation - Goose Creek - Navy For Moms (ning.com)

This one has a reply from 2022 - sept 30 Prototype Graduation - Navy For Moms (ning.com)

Do you by chance save any of your email feeds from the groups here. If so, you might be able to do a search in your email from B'sNukeMom. - It most likely would have been an attachment and I try to delete my attachments as much as possible, so I am not finding it. The other thing is to go to the bottom of the page here and skip through the comments until you find ones around July. 

From what I recall, there really was no schedule in 2019, just two different times for graduations. One was at 0900 the other was at 1100 and I think we had to be there a half hour early. My son tried hard to get me as much information as possible as you can tell from my discussion post and it was very slim pickings of what he actually got. 

MomofJoseph - Here is a link to the 2205 Graduation - 

NPTU Class 2205 MTS 711 Graduation - YouTube

I also found one for Class 2206. There was a note under the video saying it was the 2nd one of the day, so I am assuming they are still doing two ceremonies per class. 

NucMomTami my son flew out Saturday morning very early. The airport did give us gate passes to sit with him until he boarded. His was one of the last PIR classes to fly out commercially because of Covid.  They started bussing or other means to get the Sailors where they needed to go. Remember with the Navy things can change on a dime. I learnt very early when my heart was crushed either I learn to go with the flow or spend six years of misery. I hope things work out great for you but please stay flexible.

MomofJoesph - My son was in 2205 - there were 3 graduations. they used to give a schedule of which boat was what time. if you google NPTU grad and your sailor's SSN number you should be able to find the time. 

Thank you for the info.  I'm sorry for the slow reply - drove my Mom to the beach for the weekend and this was my first time to login.

I do have the copy of 2206 that B'sNukeMom posted, but thank you to Chipmunk for looking for it for me! In that one they graduated in 3 groups and I was hoping to know which time slot he would be in.  (But we rented a hotel room 0.8miles from Patriots Point, so we don't have to worry about traffic in the morning.)

MomofJoseph - I am not sure we actually knew until the day or so before his graduation. Pizanche's information should be more up to date than mine. 

NucMomTami & G'sNavyMom - Welcome to the Nuke Mom group. I am not sure if I have given you a proper welcome here! Please don't hesitate to ask questions here either. There is a lot of information in the pages in the upper right - be sure to click view all - and here is my discussion on A school that I wrote in collaboration with my sailor. It is older information now, so, I encourage others to add to the replies at the end if anything needs to be updated. 

Nuke A school daily schedule - sailor's perspective - Navy For Moms...

MomofJoseph sorry I've been off the computer most of the week so just seeing your question. I found most of my info from the NNPTC and NPTU Family/friend Gathering Place facebook page - they also said to keep an eye on the groups on FB for NPTU Charlestion, NPTU Charleston Connections and NPTU Charleston Ombudsman. I'd think the last would be the most beneficial. 

As it has already been mentioned - they do three groups so you could be early in the morning or later. We were the last one so it was an easy morning and no rush to get out of the way for the next group. They let as many come as you like and while you are there you are welcome to tour the ship as well as others on the docks there. They had plenty of parking on a big grassy field. 

I hope you have a great day there! We are having a family day on my son's ship in a few weeks in Norfolk so something new to look forward to!

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Thank you for the help!  It was posted today on Facebook!

4kidsforfun - please let us know how Family Day goes! That sounds so fun! 

4kidsforfun - Thank you so much for helping MomofJoseph out. Have a wonderful time at family day. I missed getting to go to ours, but my son still gave me a tour of the ship when we went and visited them last year. It really helps to have an idea of where they are at and to get an idea of the size of the ship. 

Well - I am going to be hit and miss on this site and group for a bit. My little miss Precious showed up over two months early and grandma was just not ready for her to come so soon. Neither were mom and dad, but they are figuring it out. I can't wait to see her, so I need to get back to figuring out my flight. I don't like having my sailor family halfway across the country, but I know that I am not the only one. 

Chipmunk - I'm so glad you have your trip scheduled to see your son, DIL and new grandbaby P!  How is everything going with mama and miss P?  I will keep them in my prayers daily....

B'sNukeMom - Baby and Momma are doing well. This is a totally new ballpark for me as well, so we are all learning and encouraging each other.