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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

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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 CCity on July 15, 2011 at 12:13pm: Hey Everyone!

My husband and I currently live in Florida and we just found out we will be relocating to Norfolk, VA around the beginning of next month! I really want to find a house or anything off base. Does anyone have an suggestions of where to look? We have a baby so we want it to be in a decent area. Any information on the town will be great too! I hope to meet some of you girls that live there! Us military wives have to stick together and it is always nice to meet new friends =)

Comment by Sandra on June 29, 2011 at 12:59pm: Welcome to Virginia MTsWife!

Comment by Sandra on June 20, 2011 at 12:07pm: Hi, I'm not a new Mom, but I'm a 'new Navy Mom' (and I'm in Tidewater/southeast VA)! My son is presently at ODS in Newport, RI and will return to VA at the end of his time there to begin his second year of medical school. I'm always open to meeting new people and making new friends!

Comment by triciab2010 on June 9, 2011 at 1:34pm: Always Ready: could you either post or PM the name of the housing you are in? I am looking at base housing now for us, we will have 2 kids, and 2 dogs, so it's hard finding what we need off base, for BAH.. any advice would be great!

Comment by Mitchell's Babygirl on June 9, 2011 at 1:16am: You can get housing even if you don't have any children but they are very small for even a single person. There are a lot of decently priced places that are perfect sizes for couples without babies and most of the time you will be able to pocket some BAH.

Comment by Sonja on June 8, 2011 at 10:57pm: I am new to this group my husband was recently given orders to VA and we are looking for a place. Does anyone have any suggestions? We should be moving in mid August. We have both been searching the internet non-stop for places but I am looking for a safe area and it has not proven to be an easy task. Please help.

Comment by Kac46047 on June 8, 2011 at 9:40pm: sounds wonderfull i doubt i cant get base housing for just my husband and I , no kids. Plus i think finacially it would be better to live off and possibly make a little money off of BAH. we shall see

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 8, 2011 at 9:11pm: It would be great if one of you would add a Discussion above and call it Base Housing, add what you know about it - seems a lot of times the question comes up...

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 8, 2011 at 3:19pm: Also try this group http://www.navyformoms.com/group/norfolksailorsfamilyfriends and post in the main comments on the front page, or start a new discussion so you're right up top :)