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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Navy Speak
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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
Discussion Forum
Driver's license, car titles, etc
Started by LisaMB. Last reply by meagan5220 Aug 7, 2013. 7 Replies 0 Likes
How to make friends in a new place
Started by Cjohnsonusc. Last reply by rachz413 Jul 20, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Moving to va...near little creek, need help on housing, moving, and NEED FRIENDS lol...
Started by Yeisley. Last reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Jul 30, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by Kayla (Dann's Wifey) on August 6, 2010 at 11:22pm
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Good luck with the move chelsea! Keep in touch!
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Comment by Chelsea-NAVYWIFE on August 6, 2010 at 5:16pm
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Yeah I thought about that later!! I am just so excited I am not thinking. Haha. This is my last week in MI!!
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Yah I bet I was excited about moving here too! I think thats near my court, I'll have to check and let ya know!
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lol i know our closet is huge!! I love it, but your house is nice! I just didnt want to wait that long.
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I just moved into Wadsworth this weekend and love it so far! There is lots of storage space and my little boy has a lot of kids to play with. Do you know what your address is yet
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My husband, 9mth old son & I are moving into Wadsworth in mid-august!! I would love to meet up with some other Navy Wifes!!! And get all the info I can about the area!!
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Comment by navywife72 on July 21, 2010 at 2:55pm
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It would be nice if we could all meet up.... I dont work so whenever is good for anybody else.
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Hi Emily .... my name is Ranee my hubby is not on the same ship but will be deployed sometime soon and would love to meet you . we just moved to Virginia Beach and only know one other person here . her husband and mine were in A school and both of us only have our husbands and i have boys here so the friends we all can make the better . Thats one thing that is really hard feeling alone.
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Comment by Cp7 on June 20, 2010 at 9:01pm
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I just moved to chesapeake va all the way from Ca, its hot here but I love it!
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HI everyone we will be in VA by the 21st . We have a apartment ready to go for us in Virginia Beach now just to learn the area first duty station a lil nervous I just hope everything falls into place
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