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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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: 6 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 8isenuff (ET & MM) on December 27, 2014 at 12:26am: Hi everyone, I haven't checked in here since Monday. Lots to read! Hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. Ours has been great.  The MM and ET made it home last Friday, and all the rest of the kiddos have trickled in. We have enjoyed the noise, fun and laughter. :-) The MM bought her first new car! So, we are currently playing the seven car shuffle, because someone is always parked behind someone else.   :-)

So sorry to hear about your stepdad, B'sNukeMom.   Prayers for your family.

Gretamae, I was lucky that both of mine got into the nuke program together, went to BC together, and apparently get to continue to PT together. RTC was tough on me, having them both gone at the same time.  It got better when they got their phones back, and were back in my time zone! It hasn't been so bad to have both of them in the Navy. One of my friends has three sailors!  I try not to borrow trouble. We were joking last night about the stories we will make up about what the ET is doing when he is on a sub: Looking for Coca-Cola drinking polar bears, tagging orcas, looking for the Lost City of Atlantis, etc.

march2013, congrats to your son for being picked up for ELT! It stands for Engineering Laboratory Technician School.  They are the chemists for the ships/subs.

Comment by march2013 on December 26, 2014 at 10:32pm: My sailor told us yesterday that he was picked for the ELT program. I'm not sure what that stands for. I do know it will give him 4 more months in GC.

Comment by Mommamac MM(CVN77) on December 26, 2014 at 5:18pm: I hope everyone had a great holiday. I spoke to our son yesterday and he said that they were enjoying a dressy Christmas Eve dinner together and then they went to one of their friends parents home for Christmas dinner. I'm so blessed that he has his Navy family.

Comment by MOMofDREW2.0 on December 26, 2014 at 1:37pm: A Big ol' Navy Nuke Hug to you, Annalee. The tears never really stop, they just shift around a bit. After 2.5 years I can pick mine up and drop him off at the airport ok, but show me a picture of a sub - any sub and there go the water works. The sub thing is very cool. He just finished his first underway and the stories are amazing!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on December 26, 2014 at 2:32am: Mine have been gone now, one Nov 2012, his twin the nuke, April 2013. I still miss them teribly at times, an proud and cry liquid pride a lot. It does get better but I still cry for nissing them from time to time.

They waited till tonight but talked with both for over an hour each.

Comment by NavySon'sMom on December 26, 2014 at 1:20am: Thanks gretamae3 (nuke mom). I had no idea I would feel so sad and proud at the same time. I would love to have my little one next to men the bed reading a story together. I know they have to grow up but I sure wish I could have kept them little forever! At least when he gets out of basic I can talk and text him a lot more. I know the next big thing will be when he is on a sub but at least I have a little while until that day comes.

Comment by gretamae3 (nuke mom) on December 25, 2014 at 10:44pm: Annalee he will have an INDOC address upon arrival until he starts classes. I am lucky enough to have my son at home and I still get teared up. I think he is getting tired of me constantly hugging him and snapping his picture. As far as it getting easier.... Not for me!!! I am dreading the day he goes on that sub. Then to top it all off .... Tomorrow our recruiter is coming to our home (he is also a family friend). He will be talking to my other son about ROTC. SIGH .,..... Although I'm proud I can't help but get an empty pit in my belly having 2 children in the military.

Comment by NavySon'sMom on December 25, 2014 at 10:06pm: My son will be graduating basic on 12/31/2014 and head to A School in goose creek in nuke program.
How long before he will have a new address? First Christmas without him and just keep crying. Proud of him but miss him terribly! Does this get easier?

Comment by sportykr on December 25, 2014 at 4:42pm: Get this, the letter I sent my sailor-with the SAME address I have always sent other mail/packages was returned to me with "unable to forward". I received it in my mailbox yesterday. Go figure. From now on I am only sending packages with tracking numbers. Hope all is well with everyone!

Comment by Dittersmom on December 25, 2014 at 3:09pm: Merry Christmas to all.

Linda girl I love your picture and so glad that you have your sons at home for the holiday.

Co-twin I am glad that you enjoyed the candle light service. I too am sailor-less this Christmas. My son was invited to someone's house for dinner in charleston, so he is covered for the food. He forgot to go pick up his package that I sent, so he won't have gifts until tomorrow.