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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

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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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Comment by William in Nashua on January 28, 2013 at 12:47pm: My son had 8 weeks between the day he graduated power school until he reported to prototype in Ballston Spa, which included his 10-day leave right after graduation, and several days it took to move from SC to NY last June. His actual "grad hold" as far as Navy is concerned, was 6 weeks.

He is a nuke ET now serving on a Virginia-class attack sub.

Comment by Aggie08Mom (ship 02,div. 903) on January 28, 2013 at 11:47am: Gulf Coast Mom, my son and I stayed in a house on Isle of Palms last year when we went to Charleston to visit my sailor son. I can't remember if I got the house through HomeAway.com or VRBO.com, but it was one of those two sites. We had a really cute little house a block and a half from the beach and because my sailor was on grad hold at the time, he was able to spend most of the week with us.

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on January 28, 2013 at 1:27am: I wondered who else saw that the Stennis project would be deferred.

I mentioned it to Aaron in an email after seeing the KitsapSun's article the other night. His response was this:

don't pay any mind to the rumors or articles about the dpia getting cancelled. I was assured today that it wasn't cancelled or getting cancelled

I am a little nervous as to what the future holds, but I can't control it, so it's one day at a time.

Comment by Mark on January 28, 2013 at 1:19am: I think you can relax a little, J's Mom. I read the first link very closely, and yes - it paints a bleak picture, but the only effect on active Navy that it mentions is less funding for base support services and some maintenance. That will not impact the sailors' pocketbook, in fact the workload may be reduced temporarily if maintenance is deferred. I should say that critical maintenance will still happen, but there is some maintenance that can be safely delayed six months or so. This sort of thing has already been publicly announced, for instance a $65M work package on the Stennis will be deferred. The second link is actually unrelated to sequestration entirely, the short term shortage of carriers was planned for years ago when the Enterprise decommissioning was due, and a replacement carrier (the Ford, under construction) would not be ready for another year or so. The civilian workforce will take a bit of a hit if things are not worked out by April - but we'll get through it OK, that's just the way things are these days...

Comment by cathy on January 27, 2013 at 8:25pm: Betseyleebig - It seems that quite a few in power school are not making the grade. Some have been put back and some have been reassigned. Last week 20 were taken out. Power school is hard and it is understandable that some will fail. It does not help morale to see friends disappear.

Comment by Mark on January 27, 2013 at 7:49pm: As one who was there, it is only a good deal to have a delay between Power School and Prototype. I know it seems to make sense that they may "forget some stuff" during the delay that will come back to bite them, but the truth is, they learn very different skills and material in Power School and Prototype. They will review the most crucial stuff from Power School, but their success will depend on mastering the new stuff in Prototype; the delay means a better quality of life, compared to what it will be in the fleet, and should be a chance to "recharge" before Prototype, something especially nice for those who had to battle more to make it through Power School. As far as who starts Prototype first, it's mostly whether they're ET, EM, or MM. They look forward to the number of spots they need to fill six months or so down the line in the fleet, based on the numbers of nucs in the different jobs that are projected to be getting out, or re-enlisting, in the meantime. Then the "match" the numbers with those starting Prototype to meet that demand. It would also make sense to send those they have the highest level of confidence in their success first, to make the most efficient (from Navy point of view) use of the sailors length of enlistment. I'd bet less on the second than the first, though both make sense from a management standpoint. Finally, I don't think active military, particularly essential skills like nucs, have any concerns with sequestration. Sequestration will mostly effect contractors and civilian employees of the armed forces - active military; not so much.

Comment by susank on January 27, 2013 at 6:03pm: J's mom yes morale is low. Beth my son has been in since 2009. He has been on 3 deployments and has at least one more to go followed by a two year shore duty so another 3 years or more! He is working practically 24/7 and I am not joking! He is not a complainer and he is complaining. My heart breaks for him!

Comment by Gulf Coast Mom on January 27, 2013 at 5:14pm: Emily - my heart goes out to you. My son is an EM assigned to a sub. He has just a little over a year until he can get out, and even with the reenlistment bonuses is not in the least bit interested. He is single, and said he was not interested in looking for a girlfriend - "this is no life for a family". He has recently reconnected with an aquaintance from 7 years ago and they have been "talking", he has seen her for a weekend in October, parts of 4 days at Thanksgiving and off and on for two weeks over Christmas. We love her and hope things work, but I know this upcoming underway is going to be especiallly hard on them. Don't know how much communication you have with Aaron, but we only heard from him twice (several short lines in an e-mail) the last time he was out for 10 weeks. At least now, he can see the end in sight, but this was not at all what he thought. He was 22 when he went in, but just not focused in college. Prayers to you and Aaron. I have "seen" you on here since you were just a senior in high school. You are lucky that you are in school and stay busy, but I know it can't be easy, and trying to keep up the encouragement for Aaron and your own spirits has to be hard. I admire you!! Hang in there.

Comment by NavyMom9999 on January 27, 2013 at 3:08pm: My son just arrived in Charleston and he is wanting to buy a new cell phone and switch service providers. Do any of you know which cell provider is best for the Charleston area? He wants a plan that does not require a contact.