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Navy For Moms

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 WearsLargeHats on September 16, 2014 at 12:33pm: Pastlady, when my son got the nuke contract, it pushed his ship date from April to Sept. Well, around Feb. he got a call asking if he could ship out the next week. He turned it down, mainly out of surprise: he really wasn't in the frame of mind yet. I would advise your son that it is possible that the phone could ring and he could have the opportunity to ship out very quickly. As soon as he gets to a place where he would say yes, he should tell the recruiter to go ahead and accept any such openings, as they are only available for minutes. The next step past that would be to file a DAR for an earlier date. In the meantime, he should use his DEP time to prepare, esp. for the Physical Fitness Assessment part.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 16, 2014 at 12:18pm: Hi all - Happy Tuesday!

New Nuke mom 1357 - I'm in the Mission Grove area of Riverside. Where are you? We should get together sometime. We also have an Inland Empire group on here that gets together every once in a while......

Pastlady - ditto what Carol Aileen said. He should definitely start learning as much as he can now! He can request to his recruiter to go sooner, but you (& he) will learn that the navy will do things on their own schedule. Your son just needs to be prepared & be flexible!

1proudmama - glad to see you back and hopefully you are rid of all the computer viruses! Frustrating when the computer doesn't want to cooperate ;-)

Co-Twin - any luck on the house showing?

J's/S'sMom - ugh that's not much sleep! I don't know how these sailors can function with so little sleep....Oh to be young again LOL! Sorry to hear that your second Nuke won't be getting leave after Christmas - but who knows, maybe it will change again!

We still have the hot weather only now we have the humidity on top of it. I can handle the heat but the humidity, no thanks! Yesterday we were at 17% humidity & right now we are at 35%. I don't know how some of you do it :-/ (Listen to me, such a crybaby!)

Hope everyone has a great day!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 16, 2014 at 10:03am: 1proudmama... My son was going to get sent to BS but a few days later there was a post he was staying in GC after all. He was happy as he has a little white sports car that he would have to have sold, not a snow car.

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on September 16, 2014 at 8:36am: wow i had to read 10 pages to catch up. My computer had a bunch of viruses. I almost threw it out the window a few times.

Co-twin- like everyone else hope everything works out for you. Trials will only make you stronger. refresh my memory did your sailor get sent to NY or did he stay in goose creek?

william - those storms wow crazy. Your boy sounds like one smart cookie. So lucky to have him home now.

congrats to the 3 winners.

loved catching up on everyones stories and where they are in their lifes journey.

Welcome to the newbies we have the best support group out there.

Comment by UBU'sMom on September 16, 2014 at 6:54am: Congrats to the winners!!

Comment by BoyWonderMom on September 16, 2014 at 1:58am: Thanks nuke moms! My son had an amazing birthday and I was blessed to have him at home this year!

Comment by Carol Aileen on September 15, 2014 at 10:39pm: Pastlady, have you checked out these groups?

http://navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet

http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms

Both groups were lifelines for me 6 years ago when my son was in DEP and then BC.

Comment by Carol Aileen on September 15, 2014 at 10:29pm: Pastlady,

it is a good idea to prepare, the more he knows before boot camp - memorizing the Sailors Creed and such, getting in shape, everything that he can do in advance will make it easier for him.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 15, 2014 at 9:52pm: I may be too late and someone else answered.

A school 6 months

T-Track varies.

Power school 6 months

Grad Hold varies

Prototype 6 months.

Comment by Pastlady on September 15, 2014 at 8:03pm: Still getting used to the idea of being a Navy Mom. My son just had a review with a petty officer about expectations etc. He may not ship out to basic until next April. He is thinking of using some time to prepare, then asking if he can get in sooner. Good idea or not?

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