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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

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USPS "If it fits, it ships" - link to order boxes: USPS If it fits, it ships

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Comment by BoyWonderMom on June 25, 2013 at 5:03pm: CO-Twin, my son took off from GL Monday afternoon, he had graduated bootcamp on June 7 but was on hold for 2 weeks. He still by himself at GC no room mate yet. As of now he's cleaning his room and putting everything together. He did meet up with his buddies from boot camp that just started A school yesterday. I'm driving to GC on the July 4th weekend, he asked if we can bring his bike :)

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on June 25, 2013 at 4:39pm: Also, COTwin, A school and Power School are both in GC, but Proto could be GC or Ballston Spa, NY, which you will know here as BS. They will find out where they go late in Power School

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on June 25, 2013 at 4:23pm: That is when they are expected to get their own housing? How far in is that? When he is done with A school and starts the next phase? Is that power school? trying to learn all new stuff.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on June 25, 2013 at 3:59pm: I live in Colorado so driving would be a ways. I have twins, both in the navy, his twin is deployed now. He is an IT on a Destroyer. I am a chef so both boys were a little spoiled where food goes, both like to cook also. The IT went to Pensacola for A school and got permission to BBQ a lot. I guess what might wear thin is the same menu all the time for two years or more.

Comment by kayinaz on June 25, 2013 at 3:39pm: He is allowed to drive his vehicle back to Goose Creek as long as he has been there long enough to have driving privileges. That usually happens about 4 to 6 weeks if I remember right so he should be good for Christmas. Depending on how far away you live you may want to reconsider though as his drive time will count as leave and he will need allow for extra time encase of a breakdown. Returning late will not be acceptable. We drove my son's pickup out to him and spent Thanksgiving with him so he wouldn't have to worry about it over his Christmas leave.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on June 25, 2013 at 3:19pm: Boy wonders Mom My son got a room mate who has been there I think a couple of months. He said the food is awesome much better than GL. I might have met your son at the airport though. We met several nukes there as we waited for them to fly out.

Does anyone know if they get to come home for Christmas? And if they do can he drive his own car back?

Comment by William in Nashua on June 25, 2013 at 3:02pm: Lance's mom I do hope your son gets liberty for the 4th of July. It could happen. I hope what I said earlier did not sound harsh, but I just mean that all students from boot camp arrive at A school on an equal footing. The deck is reshuffled and it is a new deal for everybody. If your son did get a letter from his RTC though -- I would just keep that one for the scrapbook not hand it in at Goose Creek.

I do remember my son got a special liberty chit during A school and was able to come home (to New Hampshire) it might have been 4th of July, because we visited Goose Creek around Memorial Day and he graduated A school in August, and in between he came home for a weekend. It all depends on how well they are doing in school at the time. There are some unadvertised perks if you are at the top of the class at A school and seen as a team player. By the way my son's special job assignment during boot camp was swabbing the toilets as part of the 'head crew'.

Comment by BoyWonderMom on June 25, 2013 at 10:18am: CO- TwinSailorsMom wondering if our sailors are room mates, my son got to GC yesterday and had a room by himself. My son was walking me thru his room, telling me all the space they get now, and he also loves the food. We are happy if they are happy!

Comment by BoyWonderMom on June 25, 2013 at 10:11am: J's mom thank you so much for the info, I'm sure my son will learn the path to Best Buy really quick, lol. Glad to know he won't have enough time to get bored, hoping he gets a room mate soon

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on June 25, 2013 at 1:28am: My son has landed at GC, today he said he really likes his room mate, the room is very nice, he loves the food, there are lots of options of things to do, he plans to work out with his room mate. There was a female recruit with him at GL with the same last name. They will be in the same class, so they are playing at being brother and sister, too funny.