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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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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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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: 2692
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!

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Comment by MN Mom of MM on March 12, 2011 at 12:28am: The air travel is rather crazy. We are going to visit our sailor this Thurs. Have a stop over/plane change in Philidelphia traveling from MN to SC both going down and comming home. The price is what made the decision. With the package air fare was 395.00 but we fly out 6:45AM. So EXCITED to spend the weekend with our guy not to mention getting away from the snow and cold.

Comment by Sherri_M on March 12, 2011 at 12:06am: @Diana, I hope all goes well and graduation is wonderful for you. Mine graduates in 3 weeks from A school..he can't wait, but as you said, it seems to have been a very long month (couple of months for me). But so proud of all the young men and women there at GC! Enjoy your time with your sailor! I can't wait to see mine in a few more weeks!

Comment by Diana AZ NavyMom on March 11, 2011 at 11:49pm: Sometimes things don't go as well as we would like. Sometimes it isn't the big no-no's like underage drinking and the like, instead it is a series of little things that add up that could bring our kids close to losing what they want most, to be a Nuke Sailor. It has been a difficult month being a mom on the sidelines. Thankfully, Monday is Comp day and my sailor should graduate A School on Friday. I am so looking forward to him coming home and seeing him next Saturday.

Comment by Sherri_M on March 11, 2011 at 11:33pm: wow...this group is wonderful! You all have great information! I had no ideas about the villas, so will be checking them out! I've not been able to visit SC yet, but we are excited about going-whenever that may be-hopefully in the next few months.

Now, a question...as for the getting married part...my son is wanting to get married in Dec after his power graduation...we are a tad bit leary cause him and his girlfriend are so young, we'd like then to wait a little while. Anyway, for the getting permission..they still have to ask permissiion even after power school..is that correct? If they do go ahead and get married, I'll probably have loads of questions in the next few months about the housing, and all that stuff.

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on March 11, 2011 at 9:17pm: Mary, Your analogy made me laugh.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on March 11, 2011 at 7:52pm: I'm meeting up with a girl tomorrow that I met online and have been helping her through the boot camp process while her Nuke starts his pipeline.. We'll definitely have to go through Forever 21. :)

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on March 11, 2011 at 7:32pm: I knew you would, Emily. You can get it at Forever 21.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on March 11, 2011 at 7:22pm: Elizabeth- I love love loooove that shirt! :)

Comment by MichPad(STA21 Officer Mom) on March 11, 2011 at 7:15pm: MichiMom, I just got done talking to my son and he said he would go to talk to the Villa people about availibility. I hope there is some! Sharon-I told him how concerned I was about the "shouldn't be" and he said "Mom, if worse comes to worse, I just don't get overnight liberty". SO I guess that's true, he'd have liberty for the weekend, just maybe not overnight liberty. WHich would suck for him, lol! I feel a little better. I did a quick check on airfare and it's $600+ per ticket, and not an easy task to get there. If anyone has any advice/experience on fying in I'd take it! Thanks everyone!

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on March 11, 2011 at 6:52pm: Michpad, don't worry about the wording. I remember when Diego told his uppers that he would be getting married and they too said "it shouldn't be a problem." Though they didn't get married in SC, they got married in MI. on 22 December. Diego left for BC on 22 September and who would have thought a mere three months later he and Kelsey would be married. lol It has all worked out and we can't wait to travel to GC in June when our two K's get out of school. Diego will graduate "A" school on 03 June, but we won't be making it. We will have to wait for Power School graduation, we hear that one is more and the "one" to attend. Good luck with the wedding plans, it is a world wind, but so much fun too!! Enjoy every moment, it will go by much too fast!!