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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

Events

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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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

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For families and friends of Sailors who are stationed at Norfolk; for either Sea Duty or Shore Duty Sailors. Just make sure to keep OPSEC issues in mind and not disclose ship movements in advance.

Weather - Norfolk

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Latest Activity: on Monday

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.

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Comment by latate2 on December 14, 2012 at 12:57pm: I will be moving to Virginia in the next two weeks...I will be stationed on Little Creek base and I am trying to get some assistance finding some where to stay on that area...we are looking for a 3 bedroom 2 bath home...any help will be greatly appreciated

Comment by judysgirl on December 14, 2012 at 12:21pm: Is there any place that we can send out condolences to this family.

Comment by CLAMOM on December 14, 2012 at 10:54am: My heart is breaking for this family!! I will pray for the family!!!!!

Comment by Joyce-Scott'sProud Mom on December 14, 2012 at 9:26am: How tragic, my prayers go out to the family. Our children are not suppose to go before us.

Those who have been asking about the barge set up with the Big E. From what Scott has told me it is set up like a typical barricks. One big area with bunk beds plus a lounge area and kitchen. They do have more space than on the ship. On the ship they only have about 2 feet between the racks.

As far as the mail, you can use the same address you have bee using and they will get it to them. If you are new you will need to know sailors department and Division, The address would read:

Sailors Name, USS Enterprise CVN 65, Box 76, Dept/ Division, FPO AE 09543

Merry Christmas to all - Can not wait our son has leave starting tomorrow!

Comment by judysgirl on December 14, 2012 at 9:05am: Thank you for that information. My heart breaks for that family and his shipmates.

Comment by momoftwosons on December 14, 2012 at 8:37am: I googled - Navy Ship Well Deck and have been on my son's ship and still cannot figure out what might have happened to this sailor - I'm sure an investigation will persue, yet we'll never know. I can't imagine an accident like this happening - my heart aches for his family and his shipmates. Either way there is probably more to what happened than will ever be made public.

Comment by beachmom76 on December 14, 2012 at 8:33am: Sadly, the Sailor passed away as a result of his injuries. Local news is reporting that his family has been notified but they are not releasing the name at this point. No word yet on what happened.

The well deck is the part of an amphibious ship that they open up and flood to allow Marines and equipment off. You may have seen old movies where the back of the ship drops down like a ramp and small boats sail out...that is the well deck.

And you are wise to ask questions!

Comment by judysgirl on December 14, 2012 at 8:08am: I apologize for sounding naive, but is that fatal or an injury? I am new to this, what is the well deck? And yes, they will definitely be in my prayers. God is good!

Comment by Helen, T-man's mom on December 13, 2012 at 6:48pm: @ Theresa.....that's awful. Prayers going out to the family and shipmates.

Comment by John and Yvonne on December 13, 2012 at 11:56am: After reading your posts about mail and pkgs., the only thing that came to my mind was perhaps he could get a POBox at the Post Office. Not sure what that would cost, but it's worth looking into.