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Navy For Moms

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

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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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

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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: 1314
Latest Activity: May 12

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 abuon18 on July 5, 2014 at 9:20am: Malen what ship is your son on?

Comment by Malen (navy mom of two sailors) on July 5, 2014 at 2:50am: Guys I have a son in Norfolk. Its his first deployment and his ship will be under repair for more than a year. He keeps calling me he is bored. Is there any couple who can adopt him for weekends? I can vouch he is a good son. Thank you Malen

Comment by Leach73 on July 3, 2014 at 8:43am: Good morning!

thanks so much Marcy!

Have a great 4th of July!!! I'm already beginning to feel the sentiment come over me as it will all be more meaningful with now with my daughter being enlisted! I keep her and all of our Sailors in prayer.

God bless America!! God Bless our Sailors!!

HOOYAH!!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 2, 2014 at 11:45pm: Are you referring to PIR from BC? which one?
Mine had PIR the first friday in January 2013 I have his division picture could make a copy if it happened to be the right one.

Comment by CatMom509 on July 2, 2014 at 8:12pm: BTsmom,

Contact the NEX Photo Lab to see if they can help~~

847-578-6205 Hope so!!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 2, 2014 at 7:13pm: Hampton Roads Fourth of July Fireworks and Events, with weather postponements noted at the bottom: http://www.wvec.com/community/4TH-OF-JULY-Fireworks-parades-events-...

Virginia Beach Oceanfront and Mt Trashmore fireworks and events have been rescheduled b/c of the storm - http://www.wvec.com/news/Most-July-4th-events-rescheduled-at-Oceanf...

If anyone's going to the Oceanfront fireworks display, just know that the traffic in and out is absolutely awful! Just a heads-up :)

Comment by BTsmom on July 2, 2014 at 7:09pm: I might have lost my Sailors graduation pictures from Jan. 2013. Does anyone know if we can still reorder those?

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 2, 2014 at 7:08pm: Here's a Tiger Cruise FAQ for one that took place in 2012. Some things will be different for yours, but it will give you an idea. http://navyformoms.com/profiles/blogs/tiger-cruise-frequently-asked...

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 2, 2014 at 7:02pm: If you're on their lists, the Family Readiness Group and the Ombudsman for your sailor's command will provide information when one is coming up. You can email them with your questions, too.