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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Ladies of VA

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I am living in VA with my sailor and would love to meet some friends in the area! I am a proud Navy wife. My hubby is stationed in Norfolk and we call Chesapeake home! Don't be afraid to introduce yourself!

Location: Norfolk VA
Members: 145
Latest Activity: Aug 30, 2017

Demographics
Statehood: June 25, 1788, the 10th state

Capital: Richmond

Total Area: 35th among states, 109,624 sq km (42,326 sq mi)

Water Area: 7,068 sq km (2,729 sq mi)

Highest Point: Mount Roger, 1,746 m (5,729 ft)

Total Population: 12th among states
2000 census - 7,196,750
2005 estimate - 7,567,465

Population Density in 2000: 66 people per sq km (170 per sq mi)

Distribution in 1990: 69% Urban, 31% Rural

Economy:
Gross State Product - $197.8 billion (1996)
Personal income per Capita - $26,172 (1997)

Largest cities in 2000:
Virginia Beach: 425,257
Norfolk: 234,403
Richmond: 199,184

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Comment by Janae' *My Love is HOME :)* on April 8, 2011 at 3:36pm: Yea, I go shopping with my fiance but sometimes he's like are you almost done yet... I'm ready to go home... so lately I have been going with his cousin who goes to school in the area.

Comment by Mitchell's Babygirl on April 7, 2011 at 5:11pm: Hi delta :) How exciting! And I agree, it's wonderful going shopping with your man but sometimes you just need a girl's opinion haha.

Comment by delta_golf on April 7, 2011 at 1:12pm: Hey Ladies!!! I will finally be moving to VA in 39 days and couldnt be more excited. I would love to meet some of you guys. I know I am gonna need some friends and shopping buddies even though my finace loves shopping sometimes it is more fun with a girlfriend!

Comment by Brogan on April 7, 2011 at 12:57pm: I took a weekend trip down to Norfolk to look at areas to live. So far it looks like we'll either find a house in Chesapeake or Virginia beach. The prices for houses in good areas are kinda high for what you get but that's just the way it is.. Hopefully we'll be able to find a house once my hubby gets here!!

Comment by Mitchell's Babygirl on April 5, 2011 at 10:25pm: Hi Alexis :) Hearing someone say they like it there already after only a week is making me even more excited! We are from Nevada originally and this whole East Coast experience hasn't been the best for the two of us so far...I can't wait to get out of here lol. I'm hoping Virginia will be a much better time for us. We are gonna start driving there Friday the fifteenth probably and be there for a few days looking at houses and then head home for a week hopefully.

Comment by Lex on April 5, 2011 at 8:12pm: hey ladies im new to va and im loving it!! im in virginia beach. good luck to all you ladies moving!! it was hard for me but ive been here alittle over a week and its awsome!

Comment by Mitchell's Babygirl on April 3, 2011 at 4:18pm: He got his orders and we are still going to Norfolk, VA!!! Yay :D

Comment by SailorsWife'10 on April 1, 2011 at 3:21pm: Hi ladies, my name is Magan. My husband and I are going to be stationed in Norfolk, he is actually reporting there tomorrow. Not sure when I will be there, but it'd be nice to meet some ladies before I go so I'm not so nervous about moving! My husband, David, graduated boot camp 2/11/11 and is already done with A School in Pensacola. He will be aboard the Harry S Truman that we were told is dry docked for 18 months, but not sure if that's completely true.

I normally don't come on here that often, but trying to make it a daily routine now lol.

Comment by Mitchell's Babygirl on March 31, 2011 at 4:39pm: Hi Brogiexx, me and my husband are looking at moving there between April 16th and May 5th, as long as things don't change too much to the orders we are waiting for. I hope we can get to meet each other :)

Comment by Brogan on March 31, 2011 at 12:44pm: Hi ladies! My husband and I will be moving to Norfolk at the end of April. I am very excited to find a home and get settled!! He is going to be stationed on the IKE for 3 years.. He's been in for just over 5 years and has never been on a ship before!! I would love to meet some of you ladies and get together and hang out.. It will be nice to have a support system while our husbands are away.. Looking forward to getting to know you all :)