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Navy For Moms

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.

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

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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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Navy.com Para Familias

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

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

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2693
Latest Activity: 5 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

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!

NPTU OMBUDSMAN TEAM (4/2024)

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 10, 2018 at 10:59am: Hi all - Happy RED shirt Friday!

Comment by CSW on August 10, 2018 at 8:25am: Congrats to all who graduate today. It's a big step in the next chapter of your life. Bravo Zulu! And don't forget your RED (like I did )

Comment by Chipmunk on August 10, 2018 at 12:39am: B'sNukeMom - Ditto, sorry to hear about your husband's foot. Prayers for continued healing! Glad to have you back.

Regarding the Non-Nuke EM's, I know Phoenixmom is trying to stir up some interest in that rate and get a group going, so BZ Recruit Mom, your husband may have seen that information regarding them staying in GL. Also, if your son is in a 900 division, you may be able to see him in the PIR the week before on the live stream, depending on what he is doing. Otherwise, you can sit in his section that he is overseeing at PIR and briefly chat as 3B'smom said.

For other new moms still waiting on PIR, I highly recommend watching the live stream (or at least the reply) of the week or so before your PIR. It really helped me get a sense of what was going to happen. I saw the Hall and how things were laid out, so I had a little better expectation. Which is always helpful to me.- You can ffwd through recording.

Comment by ProudOfK on August 9, 2018 at 10:07pm: B'sNukeMom - so sorry your husbands foot got infected. That is never fun but especially not fun when you're supposed to be on vacation. So glad I got to meet him and your son - you're super tall men.

Congratulations to those of you with sailors graduation boot camp soon.

Comment by 3B'smom on August 9, 2018 at 7:26pm: BZ Recruit Mom - all Nukes go to GC. Non-nuke EM's stay in GL. Since he is in a 900 division you may be able to chat with him for a brief moment before things start. Enjoy your visit!

Comment by BZ Recruit Mom on August 9, 2018 at 7:20pm: Hi All! My son got his rate - EM. Since he is a Nuke, he does his A school at GC? My husband found info that EM' s stay at GL. He is in Div 942 and performs tomorrow. Can't wait to try and find him;)

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 9, 2018 at 7:00pm: Don't forget to wear your RED tomorrow!

Comment by Rebecca J on August 9, 2018 at 3:52pm: B'sNukeMoM. ..I'm so sorry about your husband's infection. Please keep us posted.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 9, 2018 at 2:35pm: Lots of new members to welcome ~ Navymom18, NukeMom, AuntKim68, Rhondal71, SuzeMN, BMTnurse and The Nucleolus!

Please be sure to read the ***NEW MEMBERS*** info at the top of the page and take a look at the Pages (13) to the right under the member profiles. And of course, feel free to ask any questions you may have!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 9, 2018 at 2:30pm: Hi everyone - I'm back! Trying to play catch up on your posts and catch up on everything here at work! We had a wonderful visit with my dad - he was so surprised when we pulled up - he cried. He just kept saying he couldn't believe we were there! Made me so happy to see him and celebrate his 80th birthday with him. And it was wonderful to meet with ProudofK and another Navy mom (who hopefully will join us). Awesome getting to speak with General Mattis too.

The only downside was if you remember my husband fell off a ladder before we left - well there was a cut on his foot and shin and it ended up getting infected (really bad). So he was in pretty bad shape while we were gone but finally Monday I was able to get the doctor to phone in a prescription to WA for us and we got him started on antibiotics. Then when we got home yesterday we got him in to the doctor and they gave him a shot of antibiotics and another prescription - so 3 different antibiotics - and hopefully they clear up this mess. They also took a culture to make sure it's not something more serious. This hasn't been a fun week for him :(