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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

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 ENwife on June 16, 2010 at 9:51am: hey everyone just had a question. does anyone know anything about the willoughby housing in norfolk? is it a good area, crime rate ect. im so used to living in virginia beach so it might be a change for us. but we have been offered a 3 bedroom house there and im wanting to take it but torn between having a extra bedroom or a nice new apartment in va beach near everything lol

Comment by delta_golf on June 10, 2010 at 1:46am: Denise! That's cool! What is his job?

Comment by delta_golf on June 1, 2010 at 4:34pm: Hey everyone how many of your sailors are stationed aboard the Mighty Ike?

Comment by always waiting on May 20, 2010 at 10:31am: Hello everyone,

My name's Lauren and my husband, Logan, just reported to the USS George H W Bush stationed in Norfolk on April 26, so needless to say I'm new to the area and to the Navy life. We're currently living in Virginia Beach and I would love to meet some other Navy wives in the area!

Comment by Ashliej90 on May 3, 2010 at 7:46pm: Hey ladies! so looks like I'm moving out there around the 18th. :) I think a meet and greet is in order if one isn't already being planned.

Comment by Aimee G on April 8, 2010 at 11:20pm: So this deployment is going by really fast and my BF emailed me and he was concerned about how I was going to get from the air port to my hotel and from my hotel to the pier on homecoming morning. He offered to have some of his friends chauffeur me around but I don't know them. What would be the best hotel to stay in that is close to the air port and pier.I live in New Mexico and I would like to get to know new friend that live there so i dont feel so scared of not knowing what to do or where im at. It will help cause when my BF is back it looks like im going to be spending allot of time in Norfolk. So i need someone talk to or hang out wit while he is busy at work. So im really excited to get to know new people.

Comment by Ashliej90 on March 23, 2010 at 11:34am: Hey ladies, As of right now I'm living in CA while my husband sails around the world ;) I will be moving back out there at the end of summer and I was just wondering does anybody have any info about Chase Arbor apartments in VA beach... Thanks in advance.