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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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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.

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 ⚓️.

Weather - Charleston

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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

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

MAKING POSTS TO THE GROUP - Please be sure you are on page 1 when typing your comments or they may not post!

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Comment by ProudNavyDad on April 3, 2013 at 3:20pm: I know this is premature since our son just got to GC and is waiting for A school to start, but... assuming he gets through A school and Nuke Power school, and assuming he is assigned to prototype training at GC, what's the housing arrangement? Do they still get assigned bachelor housing on base?

Comment by melindy on April 3, 2013 at 2:39pm: Just got a letter from my SR. She got her second choice for job- she will be an EM. She heads out to GC after PIR on 4/19

Comment by Sunshine66 on April 3, 2013 at 1:41pm: My son has a girlfriend back home and he would really like to marry her someday. Not sure our idea of "someday' is the same. She is only 17 and he is 20. Still so much growing up to do!!! I really didn't want him to have one until he finished school. Didn't want the distraction or drama that could happen. But, oh well, his life and just want him to be happy.

Comment by William in Nashua on April 3, 2013 at 1:20pm: My son's girlfriend looks like a Bond girl not some nerdy wallflower. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful Lol.

One of his roommates from prototype decided he was going to get married, so he married a medical doctor during prototype. That's right an enlisted nuke ET and the new wife is an MD.

Comment by GodBlessAmerica on April 3, 2013 at 12:25pm: I love that.... The Winnie the Pooh bench.

At Christmas, my sailor started dating (since leaving for bc). What is kind of funny, is that she is from the home state and met her while visiting college friends when he was on leave after A school. I really didn't think he would date for a while since he also made comments that he didn't have time. I guess you have more "time" for a girlfriend that is 1000 miles away.

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on April 3, 2013 at 10:26am: J's mom - I come from a family of 9 kids with memories of all of us crammed into the ol' Ford ?whatever? whenever we wanted to go somewhere. I seem to recall something like wings on the back. Now my bro has 9 kids, and prob could be mistaken for you some days! A lot safer now, but is it as much fun?

My son is out of girl-hunting altho he had his moments in the old days. On Easter he and his wife hosted 2 other married sailors, and the total between all 3 families was 7 little kids and 6 adults. I'm surprised how many sailors are married.

Jarrod will be 3 yrs in the Navy in May. I just can't believe it.

Comment by britefuture on April 3, 2013 at 9:37am: You all have been cracking me up, these past two days. Nice to know we can share sick senses of humor, lol.

My son has had one girl that he allowed himself to get close to. She broke his heart in his junior year of high school. Ever since then he has said, "Mom, I don't have time for a girl friend". He got himself immersed in Sea Cadets, school and then, as soon as he could, he got into DEP. Now he's at GC and has made some influential friends. The second picture of him, out with his Buddies, was a picture of six sailors and Hooters Girls. This was after week three, lol. Need I say more.

Comment by Robin - Nuke ET on April 3, 2013 at 9:32am: Our son is graduating power school May 3 too!! Sweetcaroline...hope to see you there.

Joyfulmom...So sorry you can't make it --I'll look out for both your boys!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on April 3, 2013 at 9:14am: cathy, that DIL thing makes me think you have a story or two. Hopefully your boy's book-smarts translates over to girl-smarts.

Most of the sailors from my son's PIR left over the course of Saturday morning. We were able to be w/ our son at O'Hare and hooked up at the USO which is awesome. Very few hung around beyond the morning.

I drive a Nissan Versa which I like but still doesn't the mileage I was foolishly hoping for. Anyway, better than what I had.

Prayers going your way, Dor.

Comment by Sunshine66 on April 3, 2013 at 9:05am: I think all of the nukes that PIRd on 3/8 left on Sat. My son was the only one that left early, 5:30am, the rest left later that day. Not sure how consisten this is from week to week though.