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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!
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.
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."
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 isno 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.
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.)
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nukenavymamabear - Thank you for accepting my friend request. I apologize for my delay, I have been traveling for several days and then trying to play catch up at home.
I encourage you to reach out to JNMnavymomOH and ask to be her friend. - This discussion of mine might be helpful - Private Messages - Creating & Sending + OPSEC - I also explain how to send friend requests.
Hello!! Welcome to the Nuke Pipeline. So many questions and I will try to answer them all to the best of my ability. In the beginning I found this site to be a bit overwhelming honestly. So much information being exchanged and so many different groups to join. PIR was wonderful. I didn't recognize my son in the crowd and I felt so horrible, like a mom should know her own child. But he was so skinny and had become a man instead of the young adult I left at the hotel.
A school time is going to depend on his rate (job) If he is MM (machinist mate) it will be 3 months once he classes up. If he is EM (electician mate) or ET (electrician technician) I believe it is 6 months. After A school graduation, he would then be on T-track (could be a few weeks) and wait for his new class for Power School which lasts about 6 months. After his final test he will have to move off base into an apartment and then his final class (Prototype) will start. This is also about 6 months in length, He will get a break in December and probably be able to come home for a visit. Depending on where you live those flights are expensive. There are phases in A-school that have to be completed in order for some privileges to be given; leaving base, wearing civilian clothing, having a vehicle; that sort of thing. If he is able to, have him get and pay for a PO box at the mini NEX. It is much easier to mail and get packages there. If he is a gamer, he is going to want his own router and internet. My son is MM and he spent a total of 19 months in Goose Creek from the time he arrived until the time he was released from his command and able to come home. If he is going Sub and he is actually assigned to a sub, he would then go to Sub school and I don't know how long that is. My son is Surface and will be joining a Carrier going to Japan for 4.5 years. They get to fill out a dream sheet of where they want to go and what kind of ship they want to be on. None of that is a guarantee as it is dependent on the needs of the Navy. Your son will get his assignment approx 4-6 weeks before Prototype graduation. He can also apply to become a Junior Instructor, if it is available, which would keep him in Charleston for about 2 more years. There are also other things that become available to apply for while they are going thru the pipeline. If you can go to all of the graduations, I would. A-school is very short, but I loved it. Power school is much bigger and a bit more formal, but seeing all the different classes was cool. If you can only attend 1, then Prototype is the absolute one to go to. It is onboard the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point, which is a retired carrier that is open for tours.
I read a lot of the posts, but I don't post as often. I get inside my head and my emotions and step away from a lot of things. My Nuke is my only child, so I am still learning to let go and let him be. If you have any other questions or wanna chat, please add me as a friend and message me any time! I hope these were able to answer a few of your questions and give some advice.
Good Morning! I received your request to join the Christian Navy Moms group. I am the moderator for that closed group. I am sending you a friend request, so I can send you a personal message first. Please reply to my comment here, when you accept the friend request, so I know you have. This site only notifies us when someone sends us a friend request, but not when our request has been accepted.
I hope you were able to have a wonderful time at PIR!
Head to “Settings” on the main page right away to add a profile image (no last names visible, please) and complete your Profile. Then - and this is important! - read these Community Guidelines and this Operations Security (OPSEC) Checklist, for the safety and privacy of all our Sailors.
Then jump right in! Browse around the site and check out the groups and the information in their Discussion Forums.
Get a head start during boot camp by joining groups for, and learning about, your Sailor's occupational specialty and "A" School; and later your Sailor's duty station and/or Navy ship and homeport. You can also join groups for your own state, region or home town and interests from getting ready for deployment to care package ideas!
Please say Hi when you join a group, and feel free to ask any and all questions - everyone was new once, and there is no "dumb" question. This site was created by the U.S. Navy just for you, and we look forward to getting to know you and your Sailor. Welcome to the NAVY family - we're so glad you're here!!
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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.
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.
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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:
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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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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.)
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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.
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nukenavymamabear - Thank you for accepting my friend request. I apologize for my delay, I have been traveling for several days and then trying to play catch up at home.
I encourage you to reach out to JNMnavymomOH and ask to be her friend. - This discussion of mine might be helpful - Private Messages - Creating & Sending + OPSEC - I also explain how to send friend requests.
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Hello!! Welcome to the Nuke Pipeline. So many questions and I will try to answer them all to the best of my ability. In the beginning I found this site to be a bit overwhelming honestly. So much information being exchanged and so many different groups to join. PIR was wonderful. I didn't recognize my son in the crowd and I felt so horrible, like a mom should know her own child. But he was so skinny and had become a man instead of the young adult I left at the hotel.
A school time is going to depend on his rate (job) If he is MM (machinist mate) it will be 3 months once he classes up. If he is EM (electician mate) or ET (electrician technician) I believe it is 6 months. After A school graduation, he would then be on T-track (could be a few weeks) and wait for his new class for Power School which lasts about 6 months. After his final test he will have to move off base into an apartment and then his final class (Prototype) will start. This is also about 6 months in length, He will get a break in December and probably be able to come home for a visit. Depending on where you live those flights are expensive. There are phases in A-school that have to be completed in order for some privileges to be given; leaving base, wearing civilian clothing, having a vehicle; that sort of thing. If he is able to, have him get and pay for a PO box at the mini NEX. It is much easier to mail and get packages there. If he is a gamer, he is going to want his own router and internet. My son is MM and he spent a total of 19 months in Goose Creek from the time he arrived until the time he was released from his command and able to come home. If he is going Sub and he is actually assigned to a sub, he would then go to Sub school and I don't know how long that is. My son is Surface and will be joining a Carrier going to Japan for 4.5 years. They get to fill out a dream sheet of where they want to go and what kind of ship they want to be on. None of that is a guarantee as it is dependent on the needs of the Navy. Your son will get his assignment approx 4-6 weeks before Prototype graduation. He can also apply to become a Junior Instructor, if it is available, which would keep him in Charleston for about 2 more years. There are also other things that become available to apply for while they are going thru the pipeline. If you can go to all of the graduations, I would. A-school is very short, but I loved it. Power school is much bigger and a bit more formal, but seeing all the different classes was cool. If you can only attend 1, then Prototype is the absolute one to go to. It is onboard the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point, which is a retired carrier that is open for tours.
I read a lot of the posts, but I don't post as often. I get inside my head and my emotions and step away from a lot of things. My Nuke is my only child, so I am still learning to let go and let him be. If you have any other questions or wanna chat, please add me as a friend and message me any time! I hope these were able to answer a few of your questions and give some advice.
Good Morning! I received your request to join the Christian Navy Moms group. I am the moderator for that closed group. I am sending you a friend request, so I can send you a personal message first. Please reply to my comment here, when you accept the friend request, so I know you have. This site only notifies us when someone sends us a friend request, but not when our request has been accepted.
I hope you were able to have a wonderful time at PIR!
Please join us in our Nuke moms group - here's the link:
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Welcome to NAVYforMoms.com!
Head to “Settings” on the main page right away to add a profile image (no last names visible, please) and complete your Profile. Then - and this is important! - read these Community Guidelines and this Operations Security (OPSEC) Checklist, for the safety and privacy of all our Sailors.
Then jump right in! Browse around the site and check out the groups and the information in their Discussion Forums.
Join this group for boot camp moms, where you'll also find a group for your Pass in Review (graduation) date; and this one for PIR Reference Information.
Get a head start during boot camp by joining groups for, and learning about, your Sailor's occupational specialty and "A" School; and later your Sailor's duty station and/or Navy ship and homeport. You can also join groups for your own state, region or home town and interests from getting ready for deployment to care package ideas!
Please say Hi when you join a group, and feel free to ask any and all questions - everyone was new once, and there is no "dumb" question. This site was created by the U.S. Navy just for you, and we look forward to getting to know you and your Sailor. Welcome to the NAVY family - we're so glad you're here!!
Your NAVYforMoms Admins
Please note - there are blue hyperlinks up above. Click on them and they will take you directly to the groups.