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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 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).

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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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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.

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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 Grasshopper on August 29, 2012 at 10:35am: Hi Mom's & Wives!! I need to ask you all a favor! Any of you that have Sailors stationed in Norfolk and that are not on deployment, I'm looking for a Sailor to help with a fundraiser in Raleigh, NC. Funds are for a charity called Active Heroes which is a group that helps Military Families that need financial assistance. I worked with Troy Yocum in 2011 when he was walking across America and we did this event. It's a Stand at Attention Competition and we have guys from each branch of the military compete to see who can stand the longest. We did this last year at a local mall and raised right at $10,000.00 and were able to help 3 families that had lost everything in tornadoes that weeks earlier had torn through our area.

We have someone from Army, Marine and Air Force but I need a Navy representative now. It will be on Sept. 15th in Raleigh. We are having a Gala on Sept 14th also and would like the person to come as our honored guest to the Gala as well. Just learned that one of the men from the movie/documentary Restrepo is going to be our Key Note Speaker. This movie is intense but really shows what our guys in war go through! Hard to watch as a Mom! Anyway, last year the guys stood from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. They do get a 5 min break each hour and a 30 min break after 4 hours. For the folks that came out to the mall it was a very emotional day!! The guys were glad they had done it afterwards!

Please, if any of you have a Sailor that would be willing to help us out contact me immeditately!!!Stand%20at%20attention%20Flyer%202012.jpg

Comment by Grasshopper on August 29, 2012 at 10:28am: JackieD...My Son got to know a really good auto mechanic when he was stationed in Norfolk. Let me email him and get the information from him. Philip was an MA and as such was one of those considered essential personnel and had to be at work! He had to have a dependable mechanic for things like what you are describing b/c they have water problems us there. I just know he had a great relationship with a mechanie up there and actually sent a bunch of his buddies to him. Philip is in Naples now so it may be tomorrow before I hear back from him depending on his work and sleeping schedule. :)

Comment by Trevor's mom on August 29, 2012 at 10:26am: Hi JackieD, I am in Norfolk visiting my son and the roads were horrible yesterday flooding everywhere. My son has relied on his Chief and ship mates that have lived there to suggest reliable auto services.

Comment by JackieD on August 29, 2012 at 10:19am: Good morning everyone. I'm a bit stressed out this morning. My son just bought a car and yesterday, he was in Norfolk and drove through a BIG puddle or somehow got stuck in one, not sure which. He said his engine "locked up" and will have to be replaced. He got the car towed to his apartment in Virginia Beach. Now I need to figure out what next. I guess he should take it to a shop and have them say whether it's something that can be fixed or if it will need a new engine.

Of course, his safety was number one, now that I know he is safe, I'm worried about him handling all this on his own. Yes, he is very independent, but I had always been there to help him out, it's stressing me out that I can't be there. I can just give him advice as to what to do.

I don't even know if there's a shop he can take it to and "trust" that they'll be honest. Does anyone know of an auto shop that he can take it to?

Thank you.

Comment by joyce on August 26, 2012 at 10:52am: Heading down to Norfolk on Wednesday to bring remainder of baby stuff from the shower. Its an 8hr trip and im not thrilled to drive that long. Will stop at my mother-in-law in Delaware 5hrs and continue on thurs. morn. Will do the same coming back on Saturday. Cant wait to see Norfolk and the kids. Hope the weather stays. Keep hearing about all these tropical storms on the horizen. Enjoy your sunday all.

Comment by lorriemi navy mom x2 on August 22, 2012 at 8:11am: hi everyone!!! hope you are all having a Wonderful Summer :)

Comment by Kerry on August 17, 2012 at 9:53am: Have a fun time in VA Allie!

Comment by allie1928 on August 17, 2012 at 9:46am: Thank you to all you great Navy Mom's.....I called the # for pass & ID and lady told me what I need in the letter....my son is thrilled he can have his car to get to work. Appreciate all of you responding to my question. I knew I could get the answers I needed. We leave next week:) can't wait to see my son again. Thanks again...Have a great day! Allie

Comment by Sue(Daniel's Mom) on August 16, 2012 at 3:30pm: Hello, Allie. Yes your son can take his car on base in Norfolk even though it is registered to his dad. He will be required to register the car with the base , they will provide him with stickers (to be applied to the windshield) so they can be seen. He will have to have a notarized letter from his dad stating that he has permission to operate the vehicle. He will need to list the make, model, vehicle identification number as well as the tag number in the letter. Off hand I can't remember the actual name of the place he goes with the letter to get everything approved but I am sure there are people at the base that can give him directions. If I talk with my son today I will ask him where your son should take the letter and post that information for you. Good Luck.

Comment by Joyce-Scott'sProud Mom on August 16, 2012 at 2:54pm: allie1928, I would check with your insurance agent because it may be best to keep him on your policy depending on where you live. I am sure that Norfolk has high insurance rates just because of where they are located and the volume of drivers in that area. Plus each year the rates will drop for boys but in many states the big drop in insurance rates does not happen until they are 25 or if they are married then they will drop some too. It would just show as garaged in another location on your policy. And as far as phones, in most cases it is cheaper to have them stay on your family plan.

As far as places to stay at a reasonable rate we have looked at renting a home for a week in the area. There are some for rent for one week at a time as long as you have a car.

Everyone have a great day!