This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

**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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends Discussions (106)

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Need advice on 2 questions.

My Sailor is a student and will be riding out the hurricane in her housing area. Hope she is safe.   Does the Navy check on people that are…

Started by dancer

2 Aug 31, 2011

Orders to Norfolk, VA!

My husband and I are currently in Kings Bay, GA. We've received orders to Norfolk, VA and I was hoping to get some advice on best places to…

Started by Lexa Rae

45 Aug 27, 2011
Reply by claudia

Apartments in Hampton/Virginia Beach!!

Hello everyone, I'm looking at Apartments in Hampton or Virginia Beach. I'm looking at apartments called Waypoint at Hampton in particular,…

Started by mfrobish

5 Aug 23, 2011

Apartments in Norfolk area

Does anyone know of a good apartment complex in Norfolk for a single guy that is fairly safe and not too expensive?

Started by ShortBecky

8 Jul 14, 2011
Reply by CCity

Change of Orders

My daughter just graduated and originally was on IRR and has now been changed to active duty with orders to report to Norfolk in about 4 we…

Started by patsal

5 Jul 13, 2011
Reply by navymomx3

Willoughby Bay

Hey everyone! My husband and I are moving into Willoughby Bay base housing. They were unable to show us a model of what it looks like insid…

Started by NukeWife

3 Jun 30, 2011
Reply by nicolet182

New Friends : Norfolk (Hampton Roads Area)

I'm currently 5 months pregnant and about to move again to Portsmouth. I'm from small town America and the City Life has been a bit ov…

Started by ShayShayJo

4 Jun 11, 2011
Reply by Britt - ET wife

PCS'ing and looking for the BEST place to live?

LADIES WHO ARE PCS'ING.. There are 3 sites that will help you out TREMENDOUSLY in your search for a new home..   hotpads.com (easy way to h…

Started by Brogan

1 May 9, 2011
Reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Hey everyone

If anyone is looking for a photographer in the hampton roads area for homecomeings, pre deployment, or just regular photos i know the perfe…

Started by navywife17

0 Apr 30, 2011

visiting my sailor in virginia

Does anyone have any advice on where to stay while visiting my son in Norfork, Oceana or Virginia Beach? We will also be traveling to Washi…

Started by skmatt123

4 Apr 16, 2011

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