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

Events

**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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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NUKE moms

A place to come for support and guidance for anyone with a loved one in the nuke program ⚓️.

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Members: 2693
Latest Activity: 3 hours ago

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 DramaboysMom on July 10, 2011 at 10:08pm
OK  Anyone with kids in Class: 1118MT  Tomorrow is Comps for  A School.  Light those blue candles and pray, pray, pray!
Comment by geoffsgirl on July 10, 2011 at 9:41pm
Hey ladies! I know I haven't been on here much, I can never seem to keep up with the conversations! But I was wondering if there was anyone who has already been through the Nuke school pipeline completely. My fiance and I have plans to get married during his leave directly following Prototype. But I was wondering exactly how that all works. Is there any sort of graduation? After their last day, (24 weeks, correct?) do they go on leave immediately? It's so hard to plan a date in advanced, so I'm just doing the best I can! lol. Thank you so much in advanced ladies!
Comment by WATTCO1957 Ship 12 Div 083 on July 10, 2011 at 9:37pm

Feel for all of you that are planning your weddings.  I'm a nuke mom who has planned her wedding around my sailors prototype graduation.  He is scheduled to graduate on 10/21.  Wedding date is 11/12, figured if it goes a week or 2 late we are still good and even if he graduates on time he will be on his leave (day 21).  We talked with his Chief and staff advisor and they said we look good.  I just keep praying that my sailor will walk me down the aisle in his dress blues. 

 

Comment by Andi6109 on July 10, 2011 at 9:35pm

I hate to say it but right now in my life I have no patience for children. I babysat when I was in high school and even then I would pray the parents would come home! Those kids are so big now, the one just turned 12 and the other 10!! Hard to believe I changed their diapers haha even now still, I get annoyed easily. I live in a condo and it's in a timeshare community so people are constantly coming and going and the last few days the people on vaca above me have let their kids have what sounds like races back and forth across the place! It's almost shaking my ceiling fans! Finally went up and said something. I just wanted to say get a hold on your kids! Sorry mom's, I guess I am still too young to understand it lol

Comment by quiltblue on July 10, 2011 at 9:33pm

My oldest son was living with his GF and her parents took them to Vegas for a trip... parents arrived a week before and when they got off the plane, she asked her Daddy to give her away in two days when they were getting married at a "Vegas - The Wedding Chapel".  He was upset at first because we weren't there, and he felt that it was being unfair for them to marry without both sets of parents. They had our blessings to do this! I understood and appreciated that she just didn't want to mess with all the fuss that "her Mother" always dreamed about for her wedding (Catholic Mass - four hour ceremony...). Well, they had a lovely ceremony, we were able to watch it via a DVD (later) and 4 months later we had a large reception for them. It was fun, but I think they were too extravagant... she planned for 300 people and only 80 showed up. Lots of cake and food left!  

 My neighbors had a picnic at the park with their friends and invited their parents to attend as well. Then they surprised everyone by having a Minister arrive and perform the wedding! It was lovely and they served cupcakes from a fancy bakery. That was it! It's still one of the more romantic "small" weddings I have heard about!

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on July 10, 2011 at 9:03pm

There are many that have courthouse weddings and they have the celebration later on. It all works out for them and everyone else. We got pretty lucky when we did Diego and Kelsey's wedding last 22 December. He wrote us in a letter the middle of October to let us know that he wanted to marry her and to do it on Christmas break. He said, "I know it will only be a courthouse wedding right now, we can have a big on later on." Well, that won't change the "date" they got married, but that is not what Kelsey wanted. She always wanted a "church wedding" and that is exactly what they had. They were married on a Wednesday evening with a nice reception following. It was truly beautiful, we did it all in a mere seven weeks!!! Lots to do in a short time, but Kelsey and I did it all. The only thing that really stressed me was the darn wedding cake, the girl I wanted to make it was unavailable, so guess who had to make it along with over 70 cupcakes, and a full chocolate table. Doing their wedding cake re-inforced why I have never and will never again make a wedding cake!! It turned out o.k., but I am not a wedding cake person!! It sure was good too!

Anyway, just my 2 cents on wedding stuff.

Comment by Binker & Bro: 2X Nuke Mom on July 10, 2011 at 8:46pm
Emily! Now you understand why we say do everything you ever wanted to do before having kids!
Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on July 10, 2011 at 8:26pm

Cruise wedding is a great idea!
And my financial aid would definitely change for the better...

Meanwhile, I'm in charge with a fiesty 3 year old and 1 year old with a double ear infection. Greaaaat. haha.  

Comment by Andi6109 on July 10, 2011 at 7:57pm
I really like the cruise wedding idea! it will be a long time before i cross that path. bf wants to get thru protoype before that happens (and he is on hold for power school right now!!) like i said long time. my mom has said recently she cant pay for a fancy wedding anytime in the next few years, but that sounds like something to def keep in mind especially on a budget!
Comment by Kat (MM Nuke) on July 10, 2011 at 7:45pm

Sherri - I agree, those quick, small ones that everyone helps throw together quickly, are fabulous too.  It sure doesn't mean you are any less married just because you have a small wedding.  Personally, I think people get way too wrapped up in the huge, expensive weddings.

I have been thinking about your son today and keeping fingers crossed for tomorrow for him that everything works out as it should.

 
 
 

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