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 ⚓️.

Members: 2694
Latest Activity: 1 hour 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

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

Discussion Forum

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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 14, 2018 at 11:18am

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday!

I edited a comment below by NNLori and removed the name of the FB admin for the nuke moms group.  In case any of you new members aren't aware we don't use our full names on here - safety reasons and OPSEC.  I am friends with the FB admin for the nuke group and I can get you added if you send me a message.  And like NNLori said you can only be added to the FB group AFTER your sailor has PIR and has moved on to Goose Creek.  And only moms are allowed in the FB group.

Chipmunk - I bumped the discussion so it's at the top now!

Comment by JayDee659 on March 14, 2018 at 10:40am

Soccermom, T-Track is the time between A & Power Schools.  They do what I'd call "odd jobs" around the base until they class up for Power School, approx 4-6 weeks depending on classes filling up.  They do everything from mop/polish floors to stand watch at the check points.  My daughter had a couple weeks where she escorted vendors around the base (like the guy who was there to fix the Coke machine for example).  Bonus part of this is that my daughter was able to take leave during T-Track and come home :)

Comment by soccermom19 on March 14, 2018 at 10:31am

Hi JayDee659 - what is T-Track ?

Comment by Moonbeam on March 14, 2018 at 10:20am

proudNukemom that's awesome!  Thank you so much!

Comment by proudNukemom on March 14, 2018 at 10:12am

Moonbeam, it’s a secret group that u can’t even search. I’ll send you a friend request and show you how to get in. You’ll have to on me on Facebook. It’s a wonderful group like this one. I’m meeting over 25 moms this Friday at GC graduation from that group. 

Comment by Chipmunk on March 14, 2018 at 10:03am

Freebird - This is the one with the information on the different ratings and A School  - although, at Christmas,  my son brought home a copy of the page that is scanned and had corrections on it, but I have set it aside and not figured out how to make those corrections yet here.

Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC

It is the top one on the pages at right if the link doesn't work.

Nuke A School daily schedule-a sailor's perspective-from 2017

Also, my son helped me with a daily A School schedule, mostly when he first arrived.

And there is more information with that in the discussions above, by the same name. I need to add an update so hopefully it will bump so you don't have to search. This will give you some understanding of what your son will be doing once he gets to GC.

Comment by NNLori on March 14, 2018 at 9:33am

Moonbeam - The Facebook group is called "Nuke Moms" but it is closed and I believe you have to send a message to xxxxxxxx. If your Sailor is already in A school then you should send her a message to join. I'm sorry I can't keep track of where everyone is in the pipeline. If still in boot camp she will wait until your sailor passes BS's before accepting you into the group. Please correct me if I am wrong. I may have mixed up sites. I'm on so many! LOL!

Freebird- ET's and EM have a 24 week A school and MM's I believe it is 12 weeks if I remember right. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. It should be in the files to the right side of the page here on N4M's in the Nuke Mom's group. 

Comment by JayDee659 on March 14, 2018 at 9:18am

Moonbeam, it's a private group so you will not see it if you look.  B'sNukeMom can get you in, I'm sure she'll get with you when she catches up.

Freebird, A School varies in time by rating.  My daughter is an MM and her A School was 3 months.  I think an ET may be longer?  You mentioned that your son was still in bootcamp.  A school probably isn't even on his radar.  He's, rightly, concentrating on finishing boot camp.  After A School, they move on to Power School (with a short stop at T-Track in between).  After they pass Power School it's on to Prototype.  This is when they have to move off base.  Also Prototype can be in either Goose Creek or Ballston Spa.  They can state a preference but the Navy decides where they do Prototype.  

Comment by Moonbeam on March 14, 2018 at 9:12am

Thank you for the info Chipmunk

proudNukemom what is the FB Nuke Moms group called? I looked and I don't see anything.

Comment by Freebird on March 14, 2018 at 9:11am

Good morning everyone.

Where do I find a schedule for Nuke school?  Mostly I am confused about the duration of A-school.  Is A-School the same for all nukes and then they go to other schools once they graduate?  My sailor is still at basic and has not been very clear to me about schools. Or maybe I have not listened well.  Thanks!

 
 
 

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