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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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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

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

Members: 2694
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

Here's the story of RED SHIRT FRIDAYRed 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!

Discussion Forum

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Comment by ProudOfK on August 1, 2019 at 11:14am
I believe on carriers the non-nukes, or at least non-reactor sailors are known as topsiders.

I've been appreciating all the posts.
Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 1, 2019 at 10:36am

Image result for it's almost friday pictures

Happy Thursday and happy 1st day of August!

CSW - "forward pukes"  - ok, I lol'd at that ;-D

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 1, 2019 at 10:33am

Image result for happy august pictures

Comment by CSW on August 1, 2019 at 9:20am

I think the Nukes are treated differently for a couple of reasons, I don't think the other rates get a signing bonus like the Nukes, or if they do it's certainly not as much. Secondly they have a different security clearance and have clearance to go everywhere especially on a sub where as the foward pukes (as they are affectionaly called) are limited right out of the gate to the front of the boat.

Comment by momterp on August 1, 2019 at 12:48am

Chipmunk, My son is doing qualifications and duty shifts but no sea trials as yet, although I understand they do try to send them out on other ships at times. His only complaint has been that his superiors have not consistently logged his check-outs so it looks like he’s behind the curve in the computer system even though he’s not actually: as a result, he has to put in extra work hours, much like they did in Prototype.

Comment by Chipmunk on July 31, 2019 at 10:17pm

Nancy Jo  - Thanks for sharing your 2 cents worth, I appreciated it!! 

MomTerp - Hi, I never received an email notification on your comment so missed it earlier. I will have to look into your book recommendation and add it to my reading list. I'm curious, even though your son's carrier is still in dry dock is he doing any qualifications still and duty days? Just seeing how it compares to my son.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 31, 2019 at 6:08pm

My belief is that the Navy works everyone hard!  Each job is important and they all need each other to make everything work. But I do agree that the nukes are looked at differently by others.  I remember we went to a fleet week in San Diego years ago and we were touring the Vinson that had made a stop there to pick up marines.  A young sailor came up to us and asked if he could help us and we mentioned that our son was a nuke and right away his demeanor changed.  He gave us a "oh, he's one of those smart guys". We just laughed it off.  And like I said - the nukes tend to stick together and watch out for one another.  But I'm sure that most of the sailors at the end of the day would look out for each other. Although you do hear horror stories of thievery on deployments :(  Ugh, it is what it is......

Comment by momterp on July 31, 2019 at 1:50pm

I appreciate what others have shared about their sailors' experiences in the fleet. My son's carrier is in dry dock currently so he has not really had a typical assignment as yet.

I will share about my son-in-law's experience in the Marines, though. He has said that when he was deployed to Afghanistan (non-combat role) they worked long hours too, so it's not just Nukes who work hard.

I think it is important for us to all help our sailors understand that what they are learning about working hard and getting along with difficult people who may resent/be envious of them are skills that will benefit them all their lives, both personally and in the workplace. I have just read the book "Grit" by Angela Duckworth and have been so inspired by it and our role as parents to instill and encourage this quality in our children. I highly recommend it!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 31, 2019 at 12:23pm

Can you all believe that tomorrow is August 1st?!?

It's almost Christmas!!!!!!

Image result for almost christmas pictures

(Did I freak anyone out lol!)

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 31, 2019 at 12:20pm

Hi all - Happy Wednesday!

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NancyJo - you summed it up quite well!  And I just want to say that they will make some of the best friends of their life in the Navy.  B has friends that he considers brothers and would do anything for them and I know they would do anything for him.  It's nice to see.

 
 
 

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