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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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Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

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For families and friends of Sailors who are stationed at Norfolk; for either Sea Duty or Shore Duty Sailors. Just make sure to keep OPSEC issues in mind and not disclose ship movements in advance.

Weather - Norfolk

Members: 1316
Latest Activity: Jan 13

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Shanny on August 20, 2022 at 10:04pm: Here I am! Sorry it is a festival day here with fireworks and food trucks and games and all that…. Currently storming. And they are lighting fireworks lol

I can’t get ahold of my kid for some reason tonight. He may have duty. But his previous apartment was at New Hampton Commons in Hampton, VA. He really liked the apartment itself which was more like a townhouse. Two stories, two bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms. The rent was a lot more reasonable than others in the area. But his roommate was the only one on the lease and the lease renewal was due while they were underway and he forgot to notify the complex. So they ended up having to move. The only complaint he had was it sometimes took forever to get maintenance to fix things.
he currently lives in Newport News but I don’t know the name of the complex. I was trying to ask but he hasn’t answered. Also townhomes. They have a pool, a gym, outdoor grilling areas. Safe area of Newport. Not the sketchy part. If I hear back from him I’ll post the name.

Comment by Northwoodsmom on August 20, 2022 at 12:30pm: Proud AG Mama, hopefully Shanny will see this and be able to help, her son just moved into a complex or house recently. I heard the rental there is ridiculous.

Comment by Northwoodsmom on August 20, 2022 at 12:26pm: Thanks Kim, so appreciated!

Comment by Kim8 on August 20, 2022 at 11:34am: Reply to Northwoodsmom: My son is not on a carrier but I was interested about the refueling process for a carrier & came across this documentary that the Navy made; there appears to be 5 parts to this. It is 11 yrs old but still may give you an idea of the process & what it means for sailors assigned to the ship.

Comment by Proud AG Mama on August 20, 2022 at 10:50am: Hi! I have been pretty quiet on here over the last few years as my Sailor went to MS then Germany. He is headed back to Norfolk. Does anyone have suggestions for good apartment complexes to check out? TIA

Comment by Northwoodsmom on August 20, 2022 at 10:43am: Hello, I heard rumors that the USS Harry Truman will soon need to be refueled and that takes 3 years. I know these are just rumors but has anyone have experience with this process? What do they do with the 5 thousand Sailors while this is going on? Do the Sailors attached to a squadron wing get attached to another ship. I am just curious about the steps and know that the USS George Washington has been going through this now.

Comment by Chipmunk on August 20, 2022 at 10:11am: Katharine if you have anything to share on places to visit or eat at, be sure to add to the discussion above.

This is the one that we were posting to recently. - Norfolk Navy Lodge info, base tours, plus what to see and do in the...

Comment by Chipmunk on August 20, 2022 at 10:08am: Hi Norfolk families, just checking in to say hi and how are you all doing?

Comment by Chipmunk on August 12, 2022 at 12:27pm: MyKidsMom - Thanks for adding to the discussion above!! I will have to remember that the next time we visit. My kids are on the Norfolk side now, but I would like to see the USS Monitor artifacts.

Comment by Shanny on August 2, 2022 at 2:48pm: We had people telling us that it’s the most dangerous job in the Navy but who knows. I’d rather have him in catapults than arresting gears. He covered there for a few weeks once and I heard too many stories about broken lines. Can’t imagine one of those cables snapping and flying back.