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

Weather - Charleston

Members: 2693
Latest Activity: 2 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 CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 15, 2018 at 11:12pm: I also deal with splitting time when my kids come home. One seems to come here and take advantage to get me to drive him 6 hours to his dad's for the holidays. Last time his gift from me was a bus ticket. He lives in Alaska now that he is out of the navy so I don't get to see him a lot.

His twin is at Pearl Harbour and tends to hang here more.

Comment by submomIII on November 15, 2018 at 9:17pm: Co-Twin - I am going to send you a PM. I live in Chico too! We have been having heavy smoke, and a small part of the city was evacuated Thursday night. Everybody I personally know that lived in Paradise is safe, but everybody I know in general knows several people who have lost their homes. The devastation is just astounding, but there are some really uplifting stories coming out too. Prayers for everybody, victims and heroes. My Nuke will not be home for Thanksgiving, but we recently saw him for the weekend in San Diego at the Notre Dame/Navy game (didn't realize until later that B'sNuke was there too), and he said he's pretty sure he will be home for Christmas. We've been pretty lucky - this will be his 6th Christmas since joining, but he has only missed 2 with us.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on November 15, 2018 at 8:11pm: Don't forget to wear your RED tomorrow!

Comment by SubMom on November 15, 2018 at 5:20pm: B'sNukeMoM - you are so right about spending time with your sailor. We take every minute we can get - even if it means pizza in lieu of a holiday dinner.

NancyJo - I am right there with you on the count down! I am so excited to hug my sailor and meet his GF. I am also looking forward to the much warmer temps (if only for a few days)!

JayDee - hoping you get power back quickly. We have had snow off and on all day today. I hope you have a fantastic visit with your sailor and stay warm!!!

Comment by Chipmunk on November 15, 2018 at 2:51pm: Hi All!! Reading but commenting little, as I play catch up on many other household needs from my hiatus.

Prayers for those in CA and now ice as well it sounds like.

Just a comment on holidays - ours was Halloween!! And we still were missing our eldest and her husband.

BigSky21- and my other Mom friends in PS, just keep encouraging and praying for your Nukes. Thinking about you and your sailors. Certain tests are also more a priority for getting the pass than others, and there are some tough ones with lots of points, at least from what I recall with my ET. One my son wasn't even able to finish because it was so long. They just keep pressing forward.

B'sNukeMom- thanks for the links. I will share with my son, it helps to remind them of other perks they do receive. Especially when goof ups occur and records are lost and a PFA has to be redone. Thoughts for my son today!

Comment by WearsLargeHats on November 15, 2018 at 2:39pm: bigsky21, IIRC they need a certain number of points to graduate, and the "2.5 stay alive" is an average. Tests are mainly used to track progress and identify areas where they need further study. Worst case they'll just up his study hours.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on November 15, 2018 at 1:37pm: Jana sent a message to "all" nuke mom members. I went ahead and asked her to post her questions here - hopefully she does. While you can send a message to "all" members it only goes to your email account - it doesn't show up in your inbox here on N4M. Better to post your questions on the comment wall so everyone has the opportunity to respond. (Unless it's private and then just send the individual a PM.)

Comment by bigsky21 on November 15, 2018 at 1:19pm: Thanks NancyJo and B'sNukeMom, I know he can do this, it just hurts my heart to hear him sound so down.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on November 15, 2018 at 1:13pm: Yikes JayDee - just make sure you don't open the fridge at all and everything should be good for a while. Of course it's going to be hard to cook the lasagna for her with no power! It must be freezing in your house!!!! OMG Wishing her safe travels too ;-D

bigsky21 - like NancyJo said one failed test isn't going to ruin him. He might get some extra study hours....continue to encourage him and let him know it isn't the end of the world!

NancyJo - it's amazing how many places offer military/veterans discounts. They just have to remember to ask!

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on November 15, 2018 at 12:44pm: JayDee, terrible! It's early for an ice storm. Prayers for your nukette.

bigsky21, one failed test after many successes won't be the end and the navy wants him to succeed. What you can do is encourage your sailor and see what happens. They provide help for sailors who have struggles and this might not even be the case for him. This may be one lesson he didn't grasp and will figure out. Let's wait and see.