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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: 9 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 Joniana (Helen) on January 25, 2015 at 8:08pm: NancyM, Am sorry to hear your son's news, but am sending good wishes that he'll find something more suited to him. Hope you all can enjoy your time together and that he gets restored for the next phase of his journey. Please give him our best wishes.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on January 25, 2015 at 7:32pm: Oh NancyM, I am so sorry. Hug your son a lot while he is home and you both can be proud he was chosen to try the nuke program. I am certain he learned a ton. He should find a great place to fir in, I think they put so much into these young nukes that they place them at a new decent job. I think they quite often end up being non nuke MM's or EM's don't know if there is an non nuke ET, is there anyone know?

Comment by NancyM on January 25, 2015 at 7:24pm: Just a quick word of thanks to everyone! I lurk a lot on this site because every time I have a question, some one else asks it too! We've had a great visit to Charleston because of recommendations on this site and have had many moments of relief due to answers to questions found here as well. Unfortunately, I will be leaving this group. My sailor didn't make it past his Powerschool comps (followed by an acboard the next day). He is home on leave and is decompressing. It's sad, and he is going to miss it, but he's adjusting. I am grateful to all the others who have shared their stories on this site so that we have the comfort of seeing where other sailors journeys have taken them after leaving the Nuke program. Thanks for all your time and answers! Best of luck to you and your Sailors.

Comment by Dink(Vinson) on January 23, 2015 at 12:09pm: Congratulations to all of today's graduates!

Comment by gretamae3 (nuke mom) on January 23, 2015 at 11:09am: My sons father picked him up at goose creek the day he arrived and took him to get supplies

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on January 23, 2015 at 10:53am: I see. I can't answer that one from experience. If they can go off base on the weekend, I would assume they can go with anybody. Does anyone know any differently?

Comment by CarolR,KRmom on January 22, 2015 at 7:22pm: Thank you NancyJo I think that will answer my question. My sailor was in fit and had no pir so I was unable to give him the things he needs including a phone. I was mainly curious about liberty on Saturday if it was off base and if a relative can take them and bring them back. I was also curious the items listed how do they go about getting them? Does someone take the new arrivals out in town shopping? We are trying to work out logistics. The address given is that the one I would send his personal items to right now? Thank you

Comment by NancyJo (NNPTC) on January 22, 2015 at 4:59pm: Your son getting delayed probably will still not be enough to get him the privilege of being picked up by family in SC. There are sailors in GC who get chauffeur duty. However, don't worry. The sailors love to go shopping and Best Buy is one of the first places they hit. See on the right of this "Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival go GC". It lays that part out for you a bit.

Comment by CarolR,KRmom on January 22, 2015 at 4:37pm: My son is a sailor now and is expected to fly out on Friday. He was delayed and was unable to go to his pir. I was curious can his brother pick him up from gc on Saturday and take him shopping to get needed items and a phone. Not sure how the liberty works at gc. Thank you