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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

**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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Duty Station NAS Oceana, VA Beach VA

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Duty Station NAS Oceana, VA Beach VA

This group is for families who are stationed in Oceana or family members of sailors stationed at NAS Oceana.

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!

Members: 130
Latest Activity: Feb 6, 2023

Fight Night, Oceana, 1944

 

Discussion Forum

Housing

Started by rysmom. Last reply by rysmom Dec 31, 2014. 1 Reply

My question is, Well base housing have kitchens or will she be eating in mess hall? She was told the first year she had to live on base. Continue

moving to Virginia Beach help!!

Started by krystal. Last reply by whitneylg Feb 23, 2013. 7 Replies

himy husband is and e-4  were getting transferred to Ocena VB in march... we are going to be new to the area never been there before looking for a place from SD is a paini have heard alot of negative…Continue

moving to Oceana

Started by Tan. Last reply by Mrs LaLa Nov 10, 2012. 2 Replies

Looks like we will be stationed at Oceana real soon.  What are the best military housing to try and move in to there?  Thanks

in need of friend play groups something

Started by kittykatbarbie Mar 27, 2012. 0 Replies

hello,  I just moved here about a month ago no I'm all settle in I've made like 2 friends but one goes home every month and another one our schedules make it are to hang out but i need to find friend…Continue

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Comment by kander on October 1, 2013 at 12:08am

Mikesnavymom Is your son all settled in at Oceana? Have you gone to visit him?

Comment by John and Yvonne on September 30, 2013 at 6:53pm

to zachsmomct,

My husband and I invite the sailors to our home on the weekends. Saturday night is board game night and of course we feed them dinner and dessert! On Sunday, when we get back from church, we have a sit down home cooked dinner, including home made bread and dessert again. :) We would love to invite your son to join us! Does he work on the weekends? And if he doesn't have a car we would be willing to pick him up and take him back to the base. My husband is a retired Navy Chaplain, so we have a heart for military men and women! If you'd like to know more about us just go to our website at www.openbibleministries.com  I hope we can help  relieve some of that loneliness We have sailors who come over from Norfolk and Little Creek.

Yvonne and John Wagner.

Comment by zachsmomct on September 27, 2013 at 10:07pm

Hello group. It's been a year since my son graduated basic training, he's been to A school in Pensacola, then moved to Oceana, and on went on his 1st deployment. He has been back in Oceana for 3+ Months now and seems to be so lonely and sad. He is an Air Framer (Aviation Structural Mechanic) he works 2nd shift.  He lives on base in the barracks, and he said it's not too bad. He has a couple of buddies, but his work schedule is different than most of the other guys. My heart aches for him because he is so home sick. Any suggestions I could give to him to help him meet people, or ideas of things he could do on base while he's there?  We live 12 hours away, and he has been home twice since he's been back from his deployment, but he can't keep making that long drive home all the time.  I'm worried he's alone and depressed.... Please reply. Thanks!!! 

Comment by Toncat44 on September 8, 2013 at 3:15pm
Even as I type this comment, my son, Bobby, is on the airplane flying to Oceana, VA naval base. He sent me a text message to ask me to research what the barracks are like on base. I haven't found any positive information. Any information that someone can provide will be helpful.
Comment by John and Yvonne on September 1, 2013 at 8:12pm

A "Fine" Labor Day Weekend at John and Yvonne's

 
Last night Crystal, Kari, and Christopher from the USS Ross came over for grilled hamburgers, pretzels, and watermelon...then ice cream cones for dessert. Crystal brought over a new game called: "In A Pickle!" We laughed a lot as we tried to figure out what goes "inside" what. Huh?

This morning Christopher and Kari joined us for Sunday school and worship at Azalea Garden Church. Christopher had duty so he had to back to the ship. Crystal, Kari and Cody from the USS Iwo Jima came over for dinner. Cody helped make dessert: Blueberry Crisp. And BOY! was it yummy! :) Dinner consisted of Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and homemade bread.

Yvonne spent time with the girls while Cody and I had another round of chess. He beat me again. However... I won the second game today... (I really hope he didn't just let me win) ...hmmm???
Comment by Valtameri on May 12, 2013 at 10:22am

Happy Mothers Day

Hope everyone gets to talk to her favorite sailor!

Comment by sjtina on April 1, 2013 at 5:58pm

Also be careful when purchasing cars from those flood zones. my son was not so lucky because he did not have anyone check it out first. The brake lines were completely corroded and it could of been deadly if not caught in time. Besides that, he loved it there. My oldest will be there soon, so any advice on housing would be appreciated. My youngest stayed on base while there.

Comment by Mikesnavymom on March 4, 2013 at 2:57am

Thanks Kander. My son will be in Oceana in April. Hopefully, they will know he's coming. Lol

Comment by kander on March 2, 2013 at 4:33am

Hi Mikesnavymom,

My daughter is an ao stationed in Oceana, she has been there since November. Oceana did't even know she was coming shool doesn't even start until April, so the put her right to work on the flight line. She just went to key west to work for 2 weeks.

As you may all ready know, things don't always go as planned. He may be on hold until class starts next month. Just gotta go with the flow.

Im sure you will be able to vist as soon as he gets his bearings. It is much more relaxed ther.

Hope I was able to help a bit.

Comment by Mikesnavymom on March 2, 2013 at 1:57am

Hello all. My son is an AO and is heading for Oceana later this month after A-School. Does anyone know how soon they can be visited after they leave Pensacola? Will he be taking more classes or will he be on a ship or will he be in a land squadron? He doesn't seem to know yet, just asking if anyone knows this routine.

 

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