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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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Navy Speak

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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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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 Diana AZ NavyMom on April 25, 2011 at 1:08am: I have to laugh over the weather. I was talking with my sailor today and he said sailors were already in shorts and short sleeve's because of the heat. He said he hadn't even rolled up his sleeves yet, but we are from Yuma, AZ, which is probably the hottest part of the States outside of Death Valley.

Comment by nvmomma on April 24, 2011 at 11:58pm: Dang, Emily, don't those people know how to check the doppler radar?? Glad you made it home, we missed you! Enjoy your sailor, that's a nice long leave! If you figure out how to make it go by slow, please post the secret, we'd all like to know.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on April 24, 2011 at 11:34pm: Hi Moms! :)

Hope everybody had a great weekend!

Aaron and I just made it back home (what a long 13 hour drive today was!). He's on leave until May 9th when he has to report to Prototype. He's all moved into his apartment and the furniture people are supposed to be there tomorrow (his roommate is there because he didn't take leave). :)

Power School graduation was a disappointment to me.. But the weather was at fault for that. When we arrived (about 8), it started to rain (again). The lady standing next to us told us that they had already moved it inside and then changed it back to out. So they put it back inside-- moved all of the officers and their families to another building, kicked out all the MMs and their families and told them they didn't have to be back until 9:45. They had a lot of people seated (barely any room in that room) at 8:58 when a big wig came on and said they were moving it BACK outside! Ugh. How frustrating!! Not to mention the MMs that walked up about 9:30 because they were told to muster back at 9:45.
Other than that it was pretty good. A little long. Oh, and then right as closing remarks started, it POURED down rain. So everyone went nuts and I was soaked--in a white dress.

We didn't really get any pictures with Aaron because he was soaked and extremely frustrated by this time...

Anyways. My trip was wonderful. I had a bad power school grad. experience, but it was great to know he was done none the less. I'll be posting pictures on my profile soon! :)

Comment by Sherry/Coreysmom/1201-5 on April 24, 2011 at 11:18pm: Hi everyone, I've been reading all the posts & trying to get a feel for things. My son said in one of his letters from BC that he got a lot of info about A school. But did he share any of that info with his poor ignorant mom? Are you kidding? That might mean I would know something about his business. He does write to me some of the goings on at BC and begs me to keep writing to him. Maybe when I see him at PIR on 5/6 he will share a little. I will probably be asking all you moms to help guide me through this.

Happy Easter, all!

Comment by nvmomma on April 24, 2011 at 11:16pm: I asked my son whether the galley was serving a special easter dinner, and he didn't know or care - he's not a fan of galley food. He was going to order a pizza. We skyped with him tonight, he sat in on the egg coloring festivities with my granddaughter while he folded his laundry. It was nice to be all together as a family. I'm pooped.

Comment by quiltblue on April 24, 2011 at 11:11pm: Welcome Maddie! Classes start tomorrow finally for my son! He PIRd on 4/1/11.

Comment by Dodie on April 24, 2011 at 9:24pm: Hi All, My son called to wish us a Happy Easter this evening. He spent Saturday at the beach & had a great time. For Easter, he & several friends went to dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse.

Comment by William in Nashua on April 24, 2011 at 8:34pm: Talking to my son now, they had regular galley food for Easter dinner lol.

Comment by Cheryl on April 24, 2011 at 8:07pm: Hi maryquitecontrary! Maybe our boys will be in the same class. Hope everyone has had a wonderful Easter!

Comment by MN Mom of MM on April 24, 2011 at 7:48pm: Welcome Maddie, Happy Resurection Sunday as we say in our Bible fellowship, where this morning we (Sailor included as he came home on leave Friday) enjoyed a breakfast, then it was a short drive to my brother's farm where we enjoyed a big potluck type dinner. I still feel stuffed. It is also hubby's B'day so he wants us to go to a Mexican place this evening where he can have a FREE b'day meal. Oh well tomorrow back to normal eating. What a great weekend to have our son home. Have a feeling it will go fast.